Recent content by robpeake

thankyou for your replies, its a solid concrete floor i cranked up the heating to 22deg last night and the room was alot warmer than previously, plus i had the heating on during the day so the room was not so cold to start off with. was thinking maybe a panel heater on the the other side of...

lol thanks, no bi fold doors on this extension, a skylight but no draughts from that at all. Perhaps need to bump the heat up as 21deg on the thermostat isnt cutting it

morning, we had our extension finished a few months back, noticed its very cold even though we have two radiators (bigger than were there before although on one side of the room) the skirting board has not been installed yet but there seems to be a draft from the black (think its the damp...

thanks, yeah ive used the smaller fischer plugs and they are really good, no movement at all, its a shame as the whole room is decorated and not hes got make a mess of the walls again.

its dot and dab plasterboard but blocks on the otherside. got a couple of battens holding it.

builder came round and said he will speak to the plumber, he thinks he used the original raw plugs that came with the rad and should have used longer ones to go into the brick. Ive wedged some batten under the radiator and against the floor so hopefully thats enough support for the time being.

thanks the strangest thing is its not lose or wobbly , in fact there is no back and forth movement at all, either up or down from the wall.

Hi all we had two radiators installed , heating has been on and it looks like it's pushed through the wall, I can't wobble it it seems pretty rigid where it is, I guess the heating on has made it move. Never seen anything like it I have messaged the plumber tonight but I'm assuming the whole...

just a quick question, how good is the sticky lead substitute?

thanks, funnily enough it was this guy i was watching on youtube last night thinking thats doable

thanks, yes to be honest I think the same way, the guy that was repairing the neighbours property said about our builder that hes a general builder at best, not a roofer. I dont think i can fix the roof on my own, but the flashing i think i can do.

Afternoon, I had an extension built which started at the end of February 2025, the build should have taken about 8 weeks, but in the end it dragged on for 3.5 months due to delays with materials, etc. The builder was decent in many ways but very disorganised - he always left ordering materials...

just for someone thats in the same situation, i managed to put another wire in across the driveway fro one sensor to the other and it works, so its the wiring, the trouble is the wiring under the driveway. I've seen that they have battery operated photocells which i will try to get then i...

afternoon all Ive had nothing but issues with my gate since it was installed a couple of years a go, but today it opened fine then wouldnt close, its showing a Err 3 code which seems to be photocells, ive checked those and they have not been hit or moved, one side of the gate the sensor has a...

thanks, yeah i will try my best to get it out with as much as possible the top shelf had 6 dowels each side plus two screws and without taking the two units either side i couldnt get them out i will try to cut down the side. my main concern is that the filler panel at the bottom is not the...