Recent content by slaval

I created some french drain a while back - I dug a trench, bedded with 20mm stone, layed geotextile in it, added perforated drain pipe, covered with more stone and wrapped with the geotextile. The geotextile does a very good job of preventing water getting to the drain! Actually, I have very...

3 port Emmeti manifold 2 zones coming off heat pump - Mitusbishi Ecodan 11.2 KW When we moved in the house was heated by oil. We had major works done which included the underfloor and a gas boiler. At this point there was a mixer coming off the underfloor manifold to get the reduce the flow temp...

Looking for some advice on my underfloor heating. It was put in over 10 years ago as part of major renovations to the house. Its a relatively small underfloor system that covers 2 downstairs rooms and 1 upstairs room, the rest of the house being heated with radiators. It might have kind of...

Hi, can someone give me instructions on how to fit a hinge like this... https://www.dgsupplyline.co.uk/product/sobinco-2800-2d-euro-hinge/ . I was hoping to find a video but have been unable to. The door has 3 such hinges and the top one needs replacement. Thanks

I have a nasty feeling that the over eaves vents have been installed wrongly. I have just been up in the loft, as close to the eaves as I can get, turned the lights out and I can't see any daylight at all... surely I should be able to. I am thinking that I will just go around and install soffit...

the insulation is about 30 cm - depth of rafters plus another layer on top, although I have pulled some back near the eaves for now. The eaves ventilation is not obstructed though but I am curious about the felt support tray and the way it curves around the vent - seems like that would obstruct...

Hi, would be grateful for some advice. Noticed recently that the north facing side of the roof has quite a bit of condensation on the underside of the waterproof membrane. I've installed lap vents the other day and but so far thats not cured the problem. I did notice that there is maybe too much...

Hello all, hoping for some advice. I have a deteriorating track that approaches my house which is getting rather annoying. It’s got worse over the last few years and I need to do something about it. The pics below show it not at its worst actually. After a lot of rain, the water can cover the...

the thing is... the motor runs when I haul it out of the bore and try it (for a second only) on the surface. When it is submersed however... it doesn't start. My latest theory is that the start capacitor in the control box mounted on the side of the house might be faulty. These motors need a...

Hello, I have a borehole pump to fill a garden pond and its stopped working. Someone left it switched on without the outlet taps opened for a while and I suspect that is the cause. Anyway, I have hauled it out and it works out of the water (only ran it for a second as I know that can mess them...