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Thanks again Joe-90. I have some B&Q ready mixed joint filler for some plasterboard areas - i will use that after a light sanding of the hight spots, then sand after it has dried... Eddy

thanks Joe-90 - i struggled so much the first time...i want to avoid doing it again! Eddy

Hi, i have skimmed my ceiling - it was old plaster that had partially collapsed. I did a bonding layer in the repair patch to level woith the original lath & plaster ceiling. Then i PVA'd the whole ceiling and applied the 2 coats of skim (multi-finish). near the end i dolloped a big load into my...

Can i use bonding to fill the joints? there is foil backed insulation behind the plasterboard - will this make any difference? Will i be ok just using bonding straight onto brick party wall up to the level of the current plaster and then skim the whole lot? or should i dot and dab some...

trim it back - do you mean sand down? Eddy

do i need to fill all joints as well as tape or just tape the 'good' joints? Eddy

so panel pin it, skim dab it, skim coat over it? great, thanks Joe-90 Eddy

I have some areas where i need to infill with bonding - shall i be using this to attach my thin coat angle beading to the window reveals on the new plasterboarded areas? i have heard that a dab of skim every 300mm will keep the beads in place but that sounds iffy to me? I also have some large...

Hi guys, found the leak today!!! went under the house and firstly listened for a drip, i heard one, found it, tightened the push fit type connection and hey presto - pressure remains constantly betwen 1 and 1.5bar :) Happy Man Thanks for all your help - quite liked the idea of pouring perfume...

As i (suppose) i expected, the pressure stayed at 1.5bar with the flow & return valves closed. I cannot return the flow valve to open now! it seems properly stuck in the closed position!!!! I need this open tomorrow to fill the system so that the leak will be dripping, don't i? Eddy - We will...

closed the far left black valve and the far right black valve. i guess the middle (slightly to the right) black valve is the water feed? I have left this open... Eddy

thanks Stormer - i will try that...

my job for tomorrow is to find this pblasted leak and try to fix it!!! today i am trying to narrow my search. i swithed the far left (original post photo) black valve to 'off' - i am assuming this is where the hot water leaves the boiler on its way to the radiators. i did this and then topped up...

Gigz - where would i add that? Eddy

all timber floors! i will take them up and look at where there are joints and see if there is seepage... Thanky uo ever so much, i think you have all taken me as far as you can and now it is a case of finding the leak :( thanks again Eddy

it is now almost half an hour after the previous test and the pressure has dropped to 1.25bar - i cannot see any signs of any dripping from the pipe outside or from any of the radiators :( Any further ideas? best way to go about finding a leak?..... Eddy

Rightio! This is the next installment!!! hehehe I (almost) did what gigz suggested above, except i remembered it incorrectly and bled the upstairs rads first, when i realised (after doing the downstairs ones) i re-did the upstairs ones! So i topped up to 1.5bar, bled the rads and it went down...

Many thanks Gigz, i will do that today and let you know what happens... you must feel as though you are walking a child through this!! hahaha. thanks again Eddy

Thanks gigz - how would i rectify that? this is the only thing that has changed on the system since it was installed so i have been thinking that i have not done the radiator replacement properly.... The pressure still drops - sometimes slowly - sometimes quicker. Eddy

Silly Me! the rads are now heating up! i will check back in a bit and see if the pressure is still in the green... Eddy