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Djangobanjo, that is a superb looking loft hatch! The rectangular cutting in the ceiling looks PERFECT! How did you get it to look so good? Most loft hatches I've seen overlap your plasterboard cutting a bit, hiding any ragged bits. Do you need to cut perfectly to use this particular loft hatch?

Having watched a few YouTube videos and examining a loft hatch in one part of my house; I feel confident I could install a loft hatch in another part of my house. In looking at the spec for this part of my house, the roof trusses are at 60cm centres. Does this mean the distance between the roof...

It just occurred to me that due to loft insulation, it wouldn’t really be possible to insert an inspection camera through the ceiling. I'm thinking of getting a loft hatch.

Thanks, RayCaister, that's now a third reason for drilling a small hole. 1) Provide drainage. 2) Provide ventilation. 3) Insert inspection camera.

I haven't excluded the possibility of doing something like this down the line but just now I'd view cutting a hole of magnitude in order to stick my head through would seem to be a bit extreme at this stage. The drilling of a hole, or two, into the loft space would be an attempt to reduce the...

Flat.

Just thinking; This problem I have is obviously one of these long-term issues that could take months to isolate and resolve. In the meantime, while water is still splurging that same point in the ceiling; would it be a good idea to drill a small hole in the ceiling, to the loft space? This...

The bottom ledge of windows (two of them) need re-siliconed. I'll do that in due course. I never cast an eye over the bricks; once again, all in due course. I wasn't comfortable being up there and just wanted it overwith. Oh dear, I so wanted to believe I'd sorted the problem. For now I'll...

There was some heavy rain a few days back and a splurge did form in that same area on my ceiling , albeit not as large, perhaps less than half the size. I called out a roofer. He got on the roof to examine it. He lifted a few tiles, looking underneath. He also examined the flashes at the side...

No I didn't, thanks for pointing that out, will get on it.

If I may question, why would I want to turn the valves? In the years I had the previous pump and valves, I never touched it. Reducing the pipe length would have meant using a further new tool, a "pipe slice" as well as the issues in having to remove/(and attach new) olive on the reduced length...

I see you don't think there is any credence in my theory (overflowing of water through gaps in tiles during heavy rain). I'll leave this 'experiment' running for a while until my theory is either proved or disproved.

It's pretty jam-packed the cloth. I had to cut it into strips in order to get the tight fit needed, so overflowing rain will have some difficulty penetrating through that. Yes, the gap(s) are perhaps a millimetre or two bigger but hopefully the gain from the rain water not being able to...

To test my theory, I've filled in the gaps where I believe the water could be overflowing into the felt/wood.

That's why I stuck with the ball type. I hear you; though the consensus of opinion on the thread was that because I will only be using the boiler for1 or 2 hours per week, it was sensible to go for the cheaper machine, as I am unlikely to wear-it-out at that rate of usage.

I have a theory too. Take a look at this: You can see that the two adjacent tiles don't 'flush' overlap like the rest. The set of tiles above is the same, though the gap isn't so big. In lifting the bottom left tile, you see this: The circled area (where the nail is cosily still) is a...

I have an issue on the single floor room extension of my house. It's a streak of water penetration that usually appears after very heavy rain, which we've had a bout of, over the past couple of days. Around 6 or 7 years back, I got a roofer out. The two gentlemen said it was to do with the...

Worked on this today and just finished. Took two-and-a-half hours. Had to remove electrics from old pump: This wasn't too difficult, just push the clip and pull out the wires. It was easy to loosen the top nut but the bottom one took considerable force using the largest long armed...

Yes, I saw that in a YouTube video. You can also slam/knock olives off using an adjustable spanner. Not sure if you've read the whole thread Harry; I purchased an olive removal tool. However, the general consensus of opinion was, if the olives looked 'healthy' and the thread of the new valves...

Thanks for clarification; proves that by doing a 'thought experiment' and doing this job over-and-over again in my head, I'm realising things.