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Thanks for the info guys, the best solution is then to make lighter gate, how much weight/ leverage would the above said pillar be able to cope with without failing.

Hi guys, I had a small existing pillar which sits on concrete foundations and built further to reach around 6ft high. The pillar is 1.5 brick x 1.5 Brick. The core of the pillar had a half brick centre to about 1 ft then I left it empty and filled it with concrete for the rest of 5 ft I...

Thank you for your reply, I am going to to putting in DPM and insulating it so I can use it year round. Also I am building up to 2.5m high roof at the highest point so I can build close to the boundary as well.

I am also doing similar summerhouse build of 7m x 4.6m and max 2.5m high. I have been thinking of many methods but I have decided to go with concrete slab.

I am building a summer house in my garden spanning 7m x 4.6m which should give me internal floor space of 30msq and be as per the permitted development and building regulations. I am taking this task as a challenge of DIY, and would appreciate some advice. I have currently prepared a sub base...

Hi Guys I have had Atag combi boiler for 3 years now and the boilers is working fine in terms of producing ch and dhw. However, when I turn the DHW, for the first few seconds the boiler is making a sound that I can best describe it to be "tok tok tok tok" and then stops after 5 or so seconds...

Just to clear up I bought the heat exchanger and got it replaced by an engineer, I have never done any work on the boiler myself.

I had personally also bought secondary heat exchanger and replaced it as the boiler was locking out due to heat being built up. I told this to the engineer and he wasn't having any of it. So after spending 6 hours the engineer gave up and I politely showed him the door without a dime as he had...

No, as far as I know none of them opened the gas valve at all. My concern is with safety as the guy who was here for 6 hours said seal this boiler down and get it replaced without any explanations why. The boiler has been in operation as it is a necessity in winter and therefore I am seeking...

The boiler had worked absolutely fine for 4 years then the issues started but it has been functioning on and off for some 8 years now. The engineer who spent 6 hours did all the checks at the gas meter and at the gas valve and he would see the pressure drop when the boiler kicked into full...

The boiler has been having issues for sometime now and I no longer wish to put up with it breaking down every other month. The cost to get an engineer out and get things replaced is a hard pill to swallow. So I have decided that a new boiler would be the best choice, installed by a trained an...

Ok thank you guys for your replies. I will be looking to get a new boiler since the last engineer said he could not set the CO2 levels within recommended range and said gas valve is the culprit. He actually spent 6 hours on the boiler trying to fix it but as soon as he left the boiler started to...

So here is the deal, my current boiler Biasi M110.32SM/E is in need for gas valve change. The cost is quite high to do this right now and I was checking around other websites and have come across a brand new gas valve under the name BAXI DUOTEC PLATINUM GAS VALVE 720301001 SIT SIGMA 848. Now...

OK I accept my mistake and apologize as in the morning today my family needed hot water. So I opened the front panel and see that gas guy didn't even close the screw on the Gas valve inlet pressure test point but luckily I hate turned off the gas at night from the mains. So I closed the screw...

I am in a need for a boiler replacement after two engineer have failed to fix my current boiler and leaving me with cold winter nights. I have had enough of trying to get the current one fixed and I am looking for a new boiler but the question is which one? So I would appreciate it if any of you...

I understand this view but do you not recommend that I get a powerflush done before installing a new boiler if that was the case.

The current system is also very dirty and clogged up (hard water area) as I have seen the water in the radiators. The engineer also mentioned this as the boiler was making gurgling noise when firing up. However when I asked him if he would do the power flush to clean the system before installing...

British Gas mention this in there terms and conditions: The charge for the work includes the labour and parts for fixing the first fault we identify, and faults directly related to that fault. We may charge you separately for repairs to further unrelated faults. Now I have no idea if...

They are not god I do agree with you and to be fair the manufacturer hires local engineers to the jobs anyway. I understand that you feel confident in being able to repair the boiler but the problem is what if you can not do it. I mean there have been two engineers so far tackling the boiler...

He told me two things the boilers is clogged up and the coil is too expensive to replace and the second that gas valve is faulty and that is why the CO2 is not coming within range. He was a ex British gash engineer and has been in business for more than 14 years. So based on his experience and...