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No I checked this and at that time there were no drips unfortunately i wont be back there for a couple of days to take any photos.

Hi I turned it off as soon as I discovered it I have a boiler which does the CH this was serviced by BG the day I got the keys could it be that the heat from the water from the cylinder is rising up into the tank?

Hi Thanks for the quick replies There is a cylinder in the airing cupboard and 2 plastic square tanks in the loft above it. One, as The Novice said, is smaller than the other the bigger one is cold to the touch but the smaller one is hot, as hot as a cup of tea.

Hi I have just bought a house and when exploring everything I found two tanks in the loft which I was expecting, however one of them was boiling hot. Is this normal? I have never had an immersion heater set up before. Cheers in advance

Hi I have been told that the deflection on a lintel over a bifold door should be a max of 3mm. But is this the future deflection once the bi folds are fitted or the overall deflection on the beam? I am guessing that to fit a bifold door the measurements are taken once the lintel is in and the...

The foundations are strip foundations probably 200 mm of concrete and about 500 deep into clay with conifers close by.

Hi Thanks for the replies There should definitely be regs for these as some are pretty expensive and soon become an eyesore which instead of adding to a house can devalue it all due to the fact that an installer can do what they want

Thanks woody That's what happened Too many trees about and the soil has moved and taken part of the conservatory with it. I can say that the foundations were not deep enough but as its not regulated does it matter?

I am just wondering if a conservatory installer has to meet any regulations when he is building a conservatory. As far as i can find out they can do as they want as a conservatory is classed as no more than a shed. I have had one installed and they used hardly any foundations less than I would...

Tay7 spot on it was one of those' I feel stupid now' moments AGAS the guy was doing work out side for a few days concreting i had drained down the system and obviously not put it back on properly.

Hi What is the industry standard for fire proof paint there are so many out there I just want to paint a shed Thanks

Hi I have had some work done to the water system where the water had to be turned off at the main stop cock. When I have turned this back on the pressure in the boiler has rocketed and the over flow on the boiler has been spewing out water at high pressure. Any ideas? Thanks in advance Andy

I have now found out it is Laing Easi form, Are you familiar with these? Cheers

Hi Thanks for the sensible replies. I had a bad experience with one of the big companies 15 years ago, cant remember which one but the guy was in my house 4h and what started as a massive price dropped down to a quarter of the start price but i just wanted him gone by then. I will definitely...

Cheers I just bought a really good second hand car for £600.00 I thought they would be more

Thank you for the reply That is yet to be confirmed Whats the easiest way of confirming that Cheers

Hi I have a pre cast concrete house and would like to extend it No one else has done a full extension on the street Looking through planning permissions all other extensions are built around existing openings I was wondering if it is feasible to cut a larger opening in this type of...

Hi How much should 6 windows and 2 doors cost in upvc? I am just after a ball park figure to get a feel as to whether I can afford these before I waste peoples time getting a quote. all windows are circa 1m x 1m Cheers

Hi I am building a extension on the side of the house and need to form an opening, the architect has said that it is probably wimpey No fines but you can see the fines It looks like Tarran but I know nothing about this. I am guessing that if it gets cut into there most probably will be steel...

Hi Thanks for the reply Its not necessarily bad ground. I would definitely get further advise before trying to do the piling myself, in fact I wouldn't do the piling myself. I was merely wondering how much this scheme costs when compared to installing a cantilevered retaining wall? The area...