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Cheers guys; I had no luck finding jamb or undercut saw hire, but it looks like a door trimmer is the same tool?

I wonder if that might have been a jamb saw. They're not overly cheap and I would probably never need it again. That's why I wondered if a multitool might do the job. No don't own one, but it would be useful in the future.

Poor wording on my part no doubt. Basically the skirting has about 1-2mm clearance with 16mm boards, so I'll need to remove 4/5mm from the bottom to allow for slightly thicker replacements.

The other half fancies traditional boards for the bedroom; the old boards are a bit naff so I've been looking at salvage. Our existing boards are 15/16mm deep, but most of the reclaimed boards are 20/22 up to 30. Our original skirting is not going to come off without taking half the wall with...

I thought that would be the case, good call on the tunnel. Do you have any idea what those sort of fans would be sold for? It's tricky searching without a known application. Edit: I've thought about it and I think I'm going to use a couple of 250+mm 'silent' PC fans attached to a DC adapter...

This might sound a bit mental, but bear with me. Our house has a loft conversion, which upon moving in I've repurposed as a home cinema. I studded and boarded the window as I had no want of light in the room. It's fine, but it's a little warm in summer; it obviously gets warmer still once the...

Hi wwwebber, just the cold tank being done; which is cheap and cheerful.

Hi John, Yup, obviously you're right. But I have roughly estimated the HWT at 95l; as the shower's cold feed is coming from the header tank, I'm surely going to need 200l as an absolute minimum?

Hi John, No we've only got the one bathroom, but the power shower empties the 25 gallon tank in 7 minutes max. That's fine for me, but not for the other half (plus, the pump objects). So I figure add an extra 50 or be neat and swap for a 100.

Cheers, I did wonder about that. Maybe there was some water damage to that area and the joists were rotten in the past; I'll never know. I suppose I should ignore that area, put a coffin tank behind where the old tank is as close to the external wall as possible. As JimCrow suggests, two or...

Ok I had a proper look at the joists, they're all 2x4 at 14.5-15.5 inch centres. I was wrong about there being no wall available, it's there but the joists around it have been cut out. Cross-pieces of 2x4 are secured between the joists either side and across the wall. Tank space by Grenage...

Thanks guys, I really appreciate your input. Would I be mad to consider adding a 50 to the 25, if I measure the joists and try to calculate their load tolerance? I'm just thinking that at 50gal and let's say a power shower rate of 18l/m (worst case), that's only 10 minutes in the shower.

Good morning! One inlet would be easier; I just wondered if the old tank might have a little stagnation at the top with the water entering and leaving at the bottom - the tanks would also refill quicker. Happy to go with the advice of just one inlet though, if you think it's better. Good call...

Cheers, KenGMac; that makes sense. I think I'll get a second 50gal tank and link them at the base with a run of 22m copper. I can spread the weight more easily, and I'll only have to move the inlet pipe, so less faffing with the overflow and two outlets. The tank should be ok on another bunch...

Cheers. My only concern with a larger tank is the additional weight - the existing tank isn't over a wall. Access is easy as half the loft was converted, so there are standard doors for admittance.

Shameless one-time bump.

Hi guys, The tank is approximately 70w x 53d x 50h (cm) there's a good 10cm from the resting water level to the overflow, so I can gain a bit extra there. I was mistaken in one outlet, there are two. I believe the second outlet must feed the cold to the shower, so effectively both the hot and...

Ah that's the right term? It's not that large, but I'm not sure how high it fills. I'll check that out tomorrow, I'll also figure the capacity.

I can only see one, so I that will be the hot water tank; everything else appears to be mains. :)

Our power shower starts making a whine and then the water goes cold after an average shower duration. Average for me, not the missus. I legged it upstairs after the last time, and although the water wasn't at the outlet level, it was within a couple of cm. It must be the tank size, because if...