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I am having all new central heating and all existing pipework has been removed. I want mains pressure hot water so have discounted any gravity fed system; In my mind this simplifies the system but this may be my naivety. I will have 2 bathrooms but even if I didn't I would still prefer mains...

Thanks for showing an interest Hugh, your help is much appreciated. I'm doing a lot of additional reading/google searching the more I understand what is required. Agree unsing the redundant connection. It looks good enough to me and was in before I took the old wc out. It runs into the...

Here are a couple of photos from the digging this weekend. Currently dug down about 70 cm from top of manhole. You can see the old wall foundations in this picture. The existing drain is coming out as it is not used and was for the washing machine and a sink. Solid pipe will...

Manhole is at the end of the trench. New soli pipe will start where the hose reel is. Either inside or outside. The exposed drain will come out. It does not have a a backdrop.

Old drain which will come out. It has a trap and was previously used for the washing machine and a sink.

thanks, digging floor should not be a problem. I have dug up all the floors to put in insulation and ufh. All screeded except for this last room as it was previously the boiler room, only accessible from outside. having dug some more outside this morning I have come across an old wall...

No, can't use the old soil pipe, there is a back door in between the two locations. In any case the old soil pipe was retro fitted in the way I have just described, found that out when doing the excavations. Going from the drop straight to sewer is almost impossible for an existing building...

Of all the jobs in the renovation this is the one I am least confident about and I am very aware regs are quite strict and don't seem to be that easy to apply. I do have buildings regs notice so just want to ensure I am doing the right thing before I get the them out for this. Any advice will be...

Isn't one of the advantages of the flat panels is they can be fitted in the roof like a velux style window? These are flat panels on top of the roof so it may as well have been tubes? I have solar input on my thermal store and would like to put flat panels and fit them in the roof. My tiles...

Thanks for all the comments. This does seem to a be a marmite question. Some think it is a good idea others seem to think it is bad. From the comments the only down sides seems to be cost and the fact it might be inefficient and remove all the heat. Its not cheap but the house needs...

Sounds like we are going to share a lot of stories. We are a bit ahead of you in terms of time but we are going very slowly and doing a lot ourselves. Enjoy the journey as I am sure you know there will be ups and downs. I am sure you have realised you can't do this and have a weekend social...

I regularly step back and just look at the house to see how it is evolving and walk through how I am going to do things. As for the plan we do have a high level list of jobs, it is quite easy to see which ones have to done first. I always have a few on the go at once for the very reason...

Thanks for the comments, I dont really expect it to pay for itself but think if I do it DIY from a wholesaler I can install it comparatively cheaply. My logic is that having a centralised ventilation system will make the house more comfortable. I am renovating the whole house and while I dont...

Has anyone any experience of fitting a whole house heat recovery system as a DIY project? During a complete renovation it makes slot of sense to me to fit ducting to all the rooms while I am building new stud walls upstairs. House is old solid brick detatched so I understand that while the...

Thanks, and enjoy your new project. Things do present themselves and often there is a logical order for doing them. Sometimes I go to the house and don't know what I am going to do next but generally keep a few jobs going together so if I get stuck on one I can move on with another.

Thanks PrenticeBoy, Started plaster boarding the inside surround of the dorma window, not going to have any services in there. Yep, very aware I have to get the services sorted I have a heating engineer lined up to fit a new boiler and thermal store. This should make hot water and...

Hi, I have been meaning to post on this forum for a few months now but so busy with work and renovation had not had time, so I'll at least start it and post updates. It started in sept 2011 when we bought a solid brick 3 bed detached house which looked like it hadn't been decorated...