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    Testing hot water pressure

    I've ripped out our bathroom and want to test the hot water pressure. I've bought a pressure gauge from b & q and attached it to the end of the hot water pipe. When I turn the water supply to the house back on, the needle moves from below zero, to zero. Surely we must have some water...
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    Combi boiler & a new shower?

    I think we're just going to get a mixer shower running off the combi, at least we'll know that'll work.
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    Combi boiler & a new shower?

    We've got a combi boiler (Potteron Performa 30HE). We're seen a new shower we'd like http://www.wickes.co.uk/Quad-Shower-Cabin-with-Monsoon-HeadRoof/invt/160602 From what I am aware, our boiler won't be able to provide the necessary pressure to the shower (or am I wrong?) Wicks have...
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    Cracks in a house we're looking to buy

    Structural engineer has confirmed that the cracks are not serious. They seem to be as a result of new windows and doors being put in a few years back, as some of the bricks have been replaced. He called it 'slippage'. Up shot is, the cracks simply need re-pointing and will probably cost about...
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    Cracks in a house we're looking to buy

    The people that did the first survey are a bit cagey and say the lender needs to contact them. I suspect though it's because there are minor, like I say, all the houses on the estate have them, so if they were a major problem I suspect they would have been picked up on a long time ago.
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    Cracks in a house we're looking to buy

    We had an offer accepted on a property, a survey was done and reported that there were no signs of movement and no further investigations were needed. The lender has decided to do an audit valuation, and this has found there are cracks in the mortar of the exterior walls. There are instances...
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    Funny smell in the bathroom

    We've got a 2 bed terraced house, and over the last year or so we've had this smell in the bathroom, it's kind of foisty, sometimes its there, sometimes its not. We've tried all sorts to try and figure out what's causing the smell, but to be honest, we can't find anything at all. The...
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