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Hi all My father is worried about the above problem Hes noticed warm water in the cold tank in the loft Any idea what could be the cause of this? Apparently they put the water on to warm and also mentioned the overflow pipes had water comming from them I think (not 100% sure) They...

Thanks both kinda like flash band (I think thats what its called for roofing repairs Was thinking of bitumen paint but the flash band may do it - or help at least

Hi all Just wanted some thoughts Been digging some holes in the garden for some pressure treated fence posts to go in (concreted) 4" x 4" Two of the holes are quite deep and seem to have hit a water layer (clay etc) Any thoughts on how to deal with this - would wrapping the post in...

Didnt know that about damp meters Any reason why a concrete skim is not a good idea Just so I can tell him - hes old school - and yes I agree outside render seems to be the cause so that will need sorting Thanks again

Hi all Just wanted to see what you think of this My parents have recently spotted damp in a wall - they have had cavity wall insulation done a number of years ago now My father is an ex bricky so he still quite handy Anyway hes knocked all the plaster off to get at the brick Hes...

Apologies Just wernt sure on / if any sort of regs Thanks

Thanks for the reply - that would mean quite a lot of new timber then I guess to cross batten Will price it up after having a search on the forum - I know these type of questions have been asked again and again Anybody know if you should have to put like ventilation holes in the new floor...

Thanks for the reply - that would mean quite a lot of new timber then I guess Will price up Thanks

Never heard of these Any one have any experience of using these - from the pictures it looks like a number of packs would be needed to do the whole attic - so maybe a bit expensive Presently only part boarded the attic and where ive boarded theres only one normal layer of insulation around...

Thanks - this means more expense then !! So the smooth stuff is water based??? Anybody know where the cheapest place is to buy online by any chance or is that not allowed on ere?

Hi all About to start painting the house again - was done about 3-4 years ago in Sandtex Smooth - Brilliant white However especially in the front its looking a bit shabby on a 1930s semi Anyway - decided to look into paint in more detail this time rather than get what was on offer in...

Shouldnt be a need to ferilize yet Had mine down for about a 6 weeks now Make sure you only cut at most a third of the blades when cutting for the first few months to give chance to grow I did do this but last week went for a shorter cutand now looks a blooming mess...I hope it will come back...

Hi guys Has anybody had any experience of the RX8 http://www.espuk.com/intro_rx8.htm Looks quite good to me just wondering if anybody has installed to a wired panel which Im planning on doing

Brill thanks.....old lawn was a mess anyway....neeeded to do a lot of landscaping so hence we ripped up the old There only a few small things appearing so will dig em up tommorrow

Hi all A few weeks back we ripped up the back garden lawn as it was in a sorry state...........we still have some levelling to do to get it completely ready for the turf Just one question.....there are a few small green weeds appearing.....which Im worried about Plan is to go round and...

Ive only bought the masterseal socket and cable Found a bargain on ebay for the MK sockets ....sparky would never get at that price Ill wait for him to sort out I suppose........just wanted to understand a tad Thanks anyway

Thats the docuble socket one ive already bought Ok so we also need a fused spur will go an buy one of em ready then...any particular rating thast recommended?

So spurring is a bad idea? Would it be against regs? The consumer unit is in a position that I really wouldnt like to get too from the outside....it would be very awkward As weve had everything recently plastered that sounds awful to me too :) nothing has been done yet really just...

Hi Hope somebody can offer some advice. I know doing this is part p and we do have a sparky comming to connect all up soon......I just want to make sure we have everything the sparky needs when he comes and ive done as much as possible (digging up etc) Plan is just to put two external power...

Brilliant thanks for the reply