Recent content by Synchrouk

I have been told the Engineer is giving a high quote due to the uncertanty of the ground conditions. Surely he would carry out all calcs based on sound footings and not otherwise, in which case the ground conditions should make no difference to his quote price?

Hi, I need to some steel beams to support the rear corner of the existing house once a two story side extension is built. The steel beams will be within the ceiling of a large kitchen. Anyone care to offer me a suitable quote range for an Engineering quote, through my Architect...

So normally new cyclinder? Sorry don't the cyclinder model as not at home.

As above. We have offpeak central heating. We used to get hot water warmed up over night in the tank for us to use. This stopped working. So we started using the 1 hour timer, hot water boost switch to heat water. This no longer works and the light on the timer unit, which tells me the...

How would a WR compliant one look?

By the looks of the picture in the FAQ, I wouldn't want to be looking at very often!!!

Whats a filling loop? Excuse my ignorance please.

I'm in exactly the same situation as you and I have been going around and round about what to do first :-/ Except we are on System 7 electric heating at the mo', with no gas at the house....yet. Plus damp work means lots of replastering :o

Would this be on the meter at ground level?

I am aware of the corgi regulations (permanent ladder, handrails etc), but what are the downsides to have a boler in the loft. My insulation is on the floor of the loft, so temperatures will vary from summer to winter....a lot. The boiler will hopefully be mounted on the gable end wall of...

Fairly sure our new house has lead pipes for the water to the house. Is really neccesary to replace thse, even if they are not leaking?

Thanks, we will be bathing the children a lot. I'll check my cold water flow ASAP.

Would this boiler be suitable for a 4 bedroom family home? Thanks in advance.

Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly do you mean, stood off the damaging motor, with pipe clips? Are these little stands, so that the pipe is not attached to the house, but supported off the ground?

Thanks for your reply. It looks like my meter is going to be around the other side of my house, to where the gas is needed. Will this be a problem, bringing gas around the house? If not, how is it usually done? In the ground or along the outside wall? What problems are sometimes...