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Hi, I am looking at inserting a door into a wall from the inside of the house to access the garage that is part of the house. Could somebody advise me of the type of door I should use and if it has to be a fire door. And what if any building regulations I need to be aware of, before I...

Hi Yes, 8 Months left on NHBC cover. Currently there is almost no ventilation at the eaves. The Bricks touch the wood. The gap (where there is gap) is smaller that the thickness of a standard 30cm ruler and even then I have to apply some force to make it slid past the brick / wood to gain...

Hi I have had two roofers in to look at solving the moisture within the loof space. We moved in about 2 years ago and have about 8 months on the NHBC. The second roofer has said that it would a good idea to get a building control inspector in to look at the loft space and the lack on...

Thanks for your help SurreyRoofingEstimator Can I ask, am I wasting my time about thinking of adding extra ventilation to the roof space as we mainly get the condensation over the winter months when we increase / use the heating? Cheers Coops

Hi, I am about to get some roofers to quote to fit Roof Tile Vent to add ventilation and hopefully remove the condensation that is within the loft. I am also going to add some air brinks at the lower level of the roof - I will do this over summer. Just need to know what I should ensure is...

Seco Services Can I ask why ? Could you give me a brief explanation. I did close the valve for 1 day and the radiators were a lot hotter, they were kicking out plenty of heat. Cheers Coops

Any thoughts please? Should I shut the valve based on the fact of having TRV on each rad. If so, why should I do this - see previous post

Cheers Namsag Unfortantely we do have Radiator Thermostat valves on each rad in the house. So should I open the valve back up. Not having the knowledge of Central Heating and Hot water systems why would this matter is I have a TRV on each rad an extra safety. E.g When the rad hit is...

Namsag Yes, we do have a mid position valve. And is it a bypass ? We had a mid bypass at our old house and we had a loop / bypass similar to this one. If I close it, will anything happen damage wise? Is just that I am thinking, why would they add the bypass if it were not needed in...

Sorry the white square box in the top right hand corner.

Hi, Seco Services I am talking about the valve in the white box in this picture. Is it a bypass valve? I just called it this, but I am unsure I just labelled the pipe A to show where it led and that it is connected to the same pipe and that the valve is connect to the pipe Cheers...

Seco Services Are you saying to closed the valve completey? Does anybody else have any thougths Cheers coops

Hi Nickso Cheers for your help If this is a bypass, do you know what it bypasses. I will leave it open 1/2 turn to 1, Also what would happen if I were to close it? Cheers coops

Hi nickso Its just the main pipe goes into the floor, and a smaller diameter pipe continues up towards the valve in box A. If you look in the forth picture down (i have removed the insulation) you can just see the pipe going into the floor. It seems like its some sort of bypass. With the...

Hi Seco Services When HW and CH are on together, I can completely close the valve, thus stopping the cylinder from taking heat from the Rads. Would this mean that I would stop the HW from heating up? So, by closing the valve it does what? and by opening the valve it will allow the HW...

Hi Nickso, Thanks for the quick response. I have added a photo album from DIYNOT, as I cannot get the photos to link or inbed via picasa. Are your comments still the same based on seeing the pictures? Cheers again Ckcoops

Hi In our previous house we had a valve similar to this that if it was closed allowed the radaitor to be really hot. Also when the valve was open the radiators would only been warm to mild hot. In our new house I am wondering if the valve within the square that is feed off pipe A is the...