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Hi people I've used caulk around the interior of my bedroom window a couple of times now but it always develops a massive crack and I can feel lots of cold air rushing in. I think I need a flexible sealant as I assume its not sealing properly due to excessive movement and temperature...

Hi people I have a 1970s house, with a large amount of fascia tiles, and unfortunately who-ever had the house before me has painted them with the wrong type of paint, and this has lead to them peeling and looking really bad. I went up with a ladder to the lowest row and had a look at how I can...

Thanks guys, very helpful. If I buy then a couple of square right angles and a short length of square downpipe this will suffice, as in its just push fit, no other connections or sealant needed?

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

Hi people I have a pitched roof on a rear extension and the guttering from the main house emptys onto one of the tiles and down the groove to flow down this pitched roof and into the new guttering of the extension. This seems to work but when the rain is heavier than normal the flow of water is...

Hi people, So I posted in the decorating/painting forum originally as I have done a bodge job of painting my porch floor tiles and am looking for a method of remedying the mess. Now I'm thinking of tiling over the top of my red Quarry tiles with black Quarry tiles rather than painting as it...

Would I be OK to use all purpose liquid primer over the top of this, and then lay a new set of Quarry tiles with external tile adhesive? Would that work OK and give me a firm long lasting finish?

Hi people I had a go at painting the tiles on my front porch but unfortunately the paint has peeled in about 2 weeks.... I used masonry paint but clearly I haven't prepped the area properly so can anyone advise me how to fix this and do a proper job?

Thank you for that reply, very helpful. :)

Hi people, Recently had a new Combi with the v-smart controls installed and the app that accompanies the controller has supposedly learned my house parameters after 4 days and set an advanced algorithm.... This all sounds ok and the house is nice and warm, the only trouble is the heating is...

Thanks for the input guys. I have managed to find an intergas installer so getting a quote off them too. Anyone else got any advice regarding the other boilers mentioned? It's quiet confusing regarding the 100w open vent viessman as it doesn't have the same LCD touchscreen as the 100w system...

Thanks for the quick reply. I enquired about Intergas with my local merchants but he told me they'd hardly sold any in 7 years? Any idea why they are not more popular?

Hi people So had a few quotes for a replacement boiler, and I have come to realise is most gas engineers nowadays only recommend the boiler they are trained installers of.... So these are the boilers I have quotes for Vaillant ecotec plus 832 Baxi 36kw 800 series Viessmann 35kw either 0-50w or...

Hi people So my 12 year old combi has been written off and I'm in the process of getting quotes for a new Combi. This is obviously an important decision to make as I have a young family and want to make sure I choose the correct system and installer to give some peace of mind. So my questions...

Thanks for the replys guys I'm wondering if the pipe to the expansion vessel is blocked as I've had a similar issue before - is this something a diy-er can get to to check? I wouldn't want to undo any pipes in the boiler that might lead to water escaping inside :/ p.s checked filling loop is...

Nottinghamshire why do you ask?

Ok so I checked the expansion vessel and it was reading 8 psi so I topped it up to 10 psi following the guide in the FAQ section and turned the boiler back on....after some weird gurgling noises it's working as before but the pressure guage is still rising into the red zone .... Anything else a...

Hi people I have had a compact HE boiler for some 12 years now and all in all its been OK just a couple of issues that have been quickly sorted via engineers. Today when i tested the central heating for the first time since last winter it sparked up fine and heated the rads OK but the pressure...

Thanks for the advice guys, very helpful :thumbs-up: