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Thanks for the replies. This is all I have for the thermostat/control, I'm not sure of the model. And this is the Vaillant boiler model I don't have any pictures of the leak, as it is under wood flooring. There is water pooling near a door threshold though and I knew it would be that as...

Hello all. Recently noticed the pressure on my combi boiler keeps going down, and I've found the leak which is causing it. Unfortunately it is not going to be an easy straightforward fix so I need to buy myself some time. Does anyone know what I should do? Would it just be a case of draining...

Thanks for the advice. The porch is closed off, it has two front doors. The damp in the hallway is on the internal door side. As for the living room, the damp wall isn't directly next to the window and I just don't see where from the window there can be a penetration of sufficient water that...

They're internal walls, so I don't think it is penetrating. The moisture didn't start at the bottom so it's not rising (assuming that even exists because it is disputed) The dehumidifier does seem to be improving matters. I think it is a combination of salts in the wall and internal excess...

I need a dehumidifier because the internal walls are suffering from damp. It's not penetrating damp. It's been like this for two years and nothing seems to fix it, opening windows or anything, in fact it seems to get worse. This will set me back around £100 for what I need so I'm going to...

Hi foxhole, thanks for replying. The chimney balloon that fits my chimney is £25, I need two. It has some terrible reviews, so I don't really fancy paying £50 for something that might not even work. I think it's another £11/12 for the pump to inflate it as well. I don't mind what type of...

Hello all. I have a front room with two open chimney breasts. I am concerned these are making the rooms really cold. Also, I am going to be using a dehumidifier in these rooms so I want to minimise the amount of the external air being pumped in to the room. To block them, I was thinking of...

Thanks for the help. You're right, there is no magic fix, I'll weigh it up when I have all the materials and see what looks best. Thanks again.

Because there is another hearth on the other side of the room that has 10mm gaps, so I want it to match. When you say cut down centre tile, do you mean work from the outside inwards, and fill the centre with a cut down tile?

Thanks. That is the basic layout of the hearth. As you can see there are 8 internal tiles across, measuring 15 cm each, with 10mm grout lines. The total width of the hearth is 131cm, with these tiles taking up 127 cm, leaving 2cm either end. This will be filled with one 10mm grout...

I'm already using 10mm spacers for it to match the other hearth. Don't think you can get any bigger anyway. Looks like I will have to persevere and do my best. Thanks for the suggestions.

Hi. There are patterned porcelain tiles on two and standard black 15cm quarry tiles on one. I'm not sure what a cross section looks like but I just assumed it would look naff any way because a cut edge will never look as good as a factory cut one. Working outwards in I don't think will...

Hello all. I was hoping you could give me some advice regarding how to tile a hearth. I have done some tiling before, and I usually mark out the centre point of an area and work outwards from there to ensure symmetry. Taking this approach on the hearths I have to do, I am left with having...

I contacted Dulux, apparently this stuff is the same as Gliddens just rebranded in case anyone wanted to know.

Hello all. I'm about to do a spot of decorating around my sister's house. Last time around I used Gliddens Trade Contract Matt from Dulux Decorator Centre for the mists and ceiling coats. I was happy enough with it. However it appears they don't sell it any more, and have replaced it with...

Hello all. Sorry to bump this but I feel I have a relevant question. Looks like we might be getting a wood burning stove fitted in the downstairs lounge. Will the chimney in the above bedroom need heat resistant plaster? Also, is it absolutely imperative for the chimney in the actual...

They sell the Rubbol yes. And the primer. Ask in store if they will colour mix, they mix other brands so they might do the Sikkens as well. They might have colour card in store, if not, search on line, someone might deliver.