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I am putting 90mm phenolic between rafters with 60mm layered over that then 12.5 vcl plasterboard. I have a 1360mm wall on one side and am making a smaller wall approx 400mm inside one of the triangular voids for storage with access to plumbing manifolds. All joists in in space still has the...

I am doing an attic conversion. I have wood for general stud work and I have decided to batten the gable walls 50 x 35 treated. Is 2 weeks generally the standard to acclimate the wood to the space? Is it overkill to do the verticals in 2 or 3 pieces with a few mm gap, (vertical spans 2.36m) or...

Thanks I`ll try that. Will take a good few picture first just incase I am missing anything. Can`t understand why it is not venting cause when I emptied the sysytem before I definately heard it sucking air, so if it sucks it has to expell the air I would have thought... just cannot listen...

No, I know about the expansion vessel, it is a compressed red ball at the side of the boiler. The manual only mentions one aav at the top of the boiler it is just impossible to get at. Having not seen it only felt it what I don`t know is can I stick anything down it to manually release the...

Really appreciate any help. I have a 2 year old linea max boiler with a thermal store. Problem is when I use hot water it seems to cycle the water in the store to heat it up again, but there seems to be as much air as water. Am I right in saying this sounds like the automatic air vent? trouble...