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That's interesting, it is out of NHBC but I'd be pleased to look at that thread where the owners contacted a solicitor? When you say its not ideal to retrofit, why not out if interest? Speaking to a builder it seems some are happy to do it and it shouldn't be too tricky on a flat level like...

Out of interest if there is no tray fitted I'm assuming there can be no claim against Redrow for building it this way in 2007?

Thank you got the reply. I was on the right lines in my head even though this is nothing that I have come across before and not even closely related with my day job! Got a tub of stormdry waiting but need the weather. Tomorrow got someone coming to take 1 brick out to take a look

thanks for the reply Ken. You are correct in that the flue seal isnt flush on the left, the actual recess is filled with the yellow expanding foam type. The flue also slopes slightly upwards to make the problem worse although having read online that condensing boiler flues are supposed to be...

Hello all During bad wind and rain out boiler flue lets a lot of water in which eventually drips out of the bottom of the boiler and into the washing basket sitting underneath. It is a decent condensing type boiler which was signed off as very effiicent on its last check. My question is can I...

Thanks for the reply Woody. Do you mean no cavity tray was fitted when the house was built then? How can this happen?

Hello all, Been a while since I posted on here but hopefully some of you may be able to help with an issue we are having. The property was built in 2007 Redrow and is west/south west at the rear and is very exposed to prevailing weather over the Pennines with only fields beyond the garden. We...

Hello all, Been a while since I posted on here but hopefully some of you may be able to help with an issue we are having. The property was built in 2007 Redrow and is west/south west at the rear and is very exposed to prevailing weather over the Pennines with only fields beyond the garden. We...

Thanks for the reply. What do you mean push fit wastes? I did not do anything in the bathroom at all, all outside the house. I smell down the sink and bath plugs and its fine. How can I tell if the air admittence valve is working ok? If this has failed would the smell be real bad around it in...

Hi Our house was built in 2005 and has 4 toilets. It also has some kind of "vent pipe" thing in the loft which I am not what it is for. It seems sealed. Just looked and its a center band 110mm air admittence pipe. Anyway the polystyrene and plastic bag was still on the end of this I presume...

Hi We have an integrated Baumatic Dishwasher model BDW15. It is 5 years old and we have been using it since we moved into the address in feb with no problems. Yesterday I re stocked the salt to the brim and also the rinse aid. On last night wash there was a different noise from it and...

no idea the house was built in 2005 and we have only just moved in...

its probably already around this, the rads hardly take any flushing to get 100% clear water and its not too bad or sludgy at all, not like my last address. Its had inhibitor in since new. Thats whay I was going to just add inhibitor after flushing each rad. Can you put X100 and X200 in the...

fill with cleaner then and drain after a few days? How do I go about this?

thanks for that. The colour of the water when I empty a rad is quite dark brown. It was last cleaned in 2005 with x400 and X100 was added then. As I said I have emtied every rad in the hosue as I have gone round and re filled each time so I was going to add x100 now to finish it off. The...

yes, 3. Also what pressure should a sealed system be at, obviously the pressure drops when I empty and remove a rad, but should I be adding water via the filling loop up to 1Bar or more? Having just looked online it might be useful to add some X200 noise reducer at the same time as the...

Our main front and back doors are solid wood the rest of the windows are PVCU. I want to treat the door to protect it as it is 5 years old now and not had anything done to it. I DO NOT WANT to change the colour or look of the door or make it shiny. What product is best to just brush on...

I want to add 2 litres of Sentinal X100 centrel heating inhibitor to my heating system. I have been removing each radiator as I have gone round the house decorating so the system will need some adding now. If I buy 2x litre bottles whats the best way of getting it into a radiator in a sealed...

thanks for the reply, makes sense now sort of. Them showertraps though look to have the exit pip to the side so why would water sitting in the bottom stop smells coming along the side pipe?? unless I misunderstand how they work.. Liam

Is this normal? It drains away absolutely fine and does not build up in the shower. I have used a plug hole un blocker just to clean them as we have recently moved into the house. Now the pipework is very clean and white but if you look close there is water stood under the plug hole, about 2...