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Wow Guys, Thanks for the really quick reply's. The valve is a honeywell, but cant see any model #, but just having a quick look as its me lunch hour. I'll do these checks when I get a bit more time. Just one question, how does the cover come of the Motor to test wiring / Replace the motor. I...

Hi My heating / Hot water is an open vented system with Indirect HWC. The boiler is a Firebird Popular 90 Oil Boiler. There are no Timers programmed for heating or HW. When I put on the heating the Boiler fires and heats the radiators ok. When I put on Hot Water only, the Boiler does not fire...

I am planning to cap over my Facia with upvc. However, the small conservatory we have is abutted to the side of the house and covers over the Original facia. My plan is to ease up the Lead Flashing used to cover conservatory frame and slip over capping ( which I believe is 9mm thick ) and slide...

Hello I am contemplating renewing my Garage roof. It is a low pitch single sloping roof abutted onto the gable end of the house. Its 32 1000 box section. Expenses dictate that I have to renew this myself, but I am a competent DIYer. The steel abutment flashing that is attached to to the Dry Dash...

Hi, My mixer tap is a Carron Phoenix Aztec. Just replaced the cartridges to stop a Drip and seems to be a success. However, The spout was also leaking from the Base so I also purchased a repair kit comprising 2 x new O Rings and a Fibre split washer . The tap is still leaking from the Base of...

I'm thinking of replacing the old sliding patio door in our kitchen diner. Its a standard size so pretty sure I can do this myself as I can tackle most things about the house. Its a Timber framed house. Been watching a few Youtube Videos and it seems there are a couple of different methods for...

Thanks for the reply Alstair, I really wanted to go with the Over facia option mostly for aesthetic reasons. The house is 1 & 1/2 storey house ( 2 bedrooms and shower upstairs ) so loft space is really just a crawl space. At present the vented grill on the soffit has had sections over-boarded...

I'm planning to replace Facias and Soffits this summer with Rosewood UPVC. to match windows and doors. My house is a detached timber framed house built early 90's and roof construction is rafters sheeted over with OSB, then felted and Tiled with concrete interlocking tiles. At present the...

Maybe I could do this in my garage prior to removing old steel sheet roof

Thanks all for the info. A lot to consider. Like I said, I'm pre planning for next spring, so plenty of time to weigh up the options. The reason I asked in the first place was that somebody mentioned to me that they had a GRP roof fitted a good few years ago on a lean to garage roof, and they...

Hi I'm going to replace the old Timber front door with UPVC. The house is Timber Framed with Block outer sheathing that has been dry dashed. Checking the Sand Cement render on the door reveals I notice that its sounding hollow in places ( Blown ) I'm guessing that this may well need to be...

Yep, there they are. I did actually do a search on Bing but not sure what wording I used but only seemed to get company's selling complete brackets, or maybe I didn't look hard enough. Anyway, Adaptor ordered via Amazon. Thanks

We've just bought a new Sony Bravia 32" to replace the current TV we have in our Kitchen Diner. The present swivel out corner Bracket has Vesa holes space 100mm x 100mm. New TV has 100 x 200 mm. Has anybody got any idea if there's some kind of adaptor plate available to fix to the present...

Next spring / Summer I intend to replace the 35m2 leaking Box section steel roof on my garage with a GRP roof. I live in the Far North of Scotland where the weather can be a bit hit or miss. My question is, would it be possible to pre apply a coat of resin to the OSB 3 prior to commencing with...

This is why no one in China suffers from the o'l Michael Miles. They all squat

Thanks for the Help Chaps. Never heard of those Gel Boxes before. Very interesting. Think I'll use the Choc. Just wasn't sure about whatever I used needed some kind of IP Rating in that Location

Thanks for the Reply, I Don't think there is enough T&E cable to come straight into the new light fittings. I am still making my mind up which fittings to choose at the moment. However, the soffit board is the type that has a continuous ventilation Grill along its length, and not individual...

I have to replace 3 external wall lights on the front of my house. They look like they were Cheapies from one of the Sheds and are starting to corrode. They are fitted on the wall right up under the Soffit ( Single storey house ) and operated by a PIR at the front door location, with the main...

The Penny's dropped. Thanks

Not sure what you mean by "Step at the end". The DPC I'm pretty sure is just below the level of the Dash / Render. This path actually has a step at the end down onto gravel driveway and has to run down towards the step. If I screwed a baton to the wall how do I get it out after pouring the...