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Too vague to help you repost in the Central Heating section and try to give more details. Is it a wireless programmer or mechanical/digital? If mechanical listen for it ticking. digital is it keeping correct time. wireless clocks battery's can go dead. try these things.

Sola grills are prone to splitting of the mesh but not normally after 18mths what happens is it lets unburnt gas through the mesh and it builds up and makes a very small explosion and blows the burner out. If this is the problem it's a simple job to replace grill burner.

I'm converting my loft and need a question answering about electrics. I fitted a combi a few years back( I'm a Gas Eng) and took cylinder out. The fuse spur for the immersion heater is still in the airing cupboard. Question is can I extend the cable into loft and use it for the lighting and...

Update All boards and joist ordered coming Tuesday Velux's ordered and steel ordered will take some pics and post near end of next week. Stairs to be designed when floor is complete

Shy is that bawlix reference in response to brig's comment

Question on the electrics there is still a fuse spur in airing cupboard that was for the immersion heater. Put a combi in couple of years ago. Would that be adequate to use and just use a radial circuit for about 4 sockets and 2 lights. My guesstimates say its ok.

That's scary cos my mate thats doing it his name is Woody

Thanks for the reply's i'll be sticking to RSJ's just got to get head round getting them into loft as chimney breast runs through centre of loft. Not gonna get them in in one piece am I.

Found some info on a thing called Fibre Reinforced Plastic Joists(FRP). So there is something out there. If it's carbon fibre surely the carbon fibre would be fire proof.

Take it that's a no then. Been trying to find info on them tonight i've found one called Silent Floor here are the benefits * SilentFloor® system guarantee squeak free floors - no dips due to the unique joist design! * Long prefab spans for wide floor areas and design freedom *...

Had the stair maker round tonight and going to knock down airing cupboard start them there then do a 90 then they will run parallel with existing stairs. Has anybody heard about plastic beams instead of RSJ's? Somebody was telling me about them there meant to be just as strong but are a lot...

Heres a plan of 1st floor the bed 3 and bed 1 are not as big as they look on sketch.

don't have a traditional straight landing. I'll try to describe it come through front door stair way is to the left as you walk in straight down hall to kitchen and lounge door on right. Go upstairs and the bath room wall is facing you turn right and then bathroom is to the left bed 2 is facing...

The pic with the brickwork really close is a chimney breast which runs through the centre of the loft its a town house so its the full width of the house its about 6.5m x 5m

Yes height is fine the pitch on the roof is quite steep. I was more after websites to look at Ideas of window option and stair options. My mate has called round tonight who's a joiner by trade but has done a lot of conversions. He said the height is no probs which I knew already that it was ok...

Me thinks pulleys and string leading to outside where you pull a lever. Energy efficient as you can get

Just starting to build up a bit of knowledge to do my loft does anybody have anygood web sources for 1. Loft windows? Seems only Velux have a site for there windows, can anybody name some more manufacturers. 2. Info on stair manufacturers? 3. Building Regs? All help appreciated...