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Thanks for your replies - hopefully it isn't too big a problem then. I have instructed the survey for this week so they will be able to give me more of an idea. Cheers!

Hi, I have attached a picture - it's not that visible on this one, but it's the best I have at the moment.

Hi, Tried this post in the building forum but it seems to have died; was hoping you guys may be able to give me some advice? Thanks a lot!! Hi all, I am looking at buying a new house and after settling on one I noticed that the roof has a bow in it the is quite noticeable. It looks...

Hi, Me again. Just an update on this, and some further advice if possible. I have done a lot of research into the (possible) issue of the sagging roof. I have since found that full building regulations were adhered to, and signed off for the loft conversion in 2004 - although done correctly...

Thank you all for your replies! I think what I am going to do first is double check that all the correct paperwork has been obtained i.e. building reg sign-off, planning permission etc. Then if all that is OK I will see about getting a structural engineer to look at just the roof. I think I can...

Also, Not sure if it helps too much but I have attached an image of the house. Other point that I thought is that the addition of the velux windows could have been too much for the structure to take.

Hi, Thanks you all for your replies. The house is of 1930's style, and from looking no other houses in the street have the same problem. If we do go ahead with the purchase I would be getting a full survey which as you say would bring the problem up (if it is one) but before I spent £900 on the...

Hi all, I am looking at buying a new house and after settling on one I noticed that the roof has a bow in it the is quite noticeable. It looks like it has concrete tiles, and has had a loft conversion, I am no expert but would suspect that the rafters were not strengthened adequately when the...

Make is actually white-westinghouse DW009. Tonight I stripped it down as much as I could and cleaned it all. By doing this I think that I may have found the problem. There is a removable tray underneath where the electrics are that was full of water, I removed this and emptied the water and now...

I have a problem with my dishwasher - the make is 'cookers' but I suspect this is part of a bigger company; it is integrated. It has suddenly stopped working. It will power up, drain some water, and start a cycle but this only lasts for a few seconds before it cuts out. I have taken the filters...

my boiler is firing up even when the water/heating are off on the programmer. It is not on the frost setting; is there any other reason that could be causing this? if not then I has a wireless thermostat fitted a few weeks ago that seems to be working fine but perhaps it could have been...

Thanks, Double checked the valve last night and I can move the spindle freely by hand - think I will fit a new actuator myself and if that fails get the plumber back - thanks for your help!

I will try when I get home to see if I can move this. I took the actuator off last night and tried to move the valve spindle by hand it did move but should it rest in a central position and turn both right and left? Also on top of the actuator there is a black plastic part which I thought...

Hi, I have a problem with my heating, and as the people on this forum are very helpful I was hoping that you could help me again. Firstly a few weeks ago my heating pump went, I got this replaced (£65 including pump, fitting and VAT which I though was quite reasonable) anyway now the heating is...

Thanks - just checked and the bolier has overheated. I have reset the bolider and will await the plumber. I thought all along that it may be a pump problem as the upstairs rads were working. hopfeully it will be a case of a new pump and all will be well (fingers crossed!)

Been having problems with my heating for a few days, it started with the heating pump making a noise, then last night all the downstairs rads stopped working but upstairs were ok, the pump stopped making any noise at all but the boiler was still firing up. This morning the boiler isn’t...

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Hi, I have recently had an extension built and wanted to add some mains powered spotlights to some shelves. The lights are very close to the existing light switch so I was hoping that I could replace this switch with a double and use it to switch the spotlights. The spotlights only have a live...