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well palerider45- it was a rip off, she got a quote (not qoute), accepted the quote, and now thanks to this forum she knows the truth and has, as you put it "jogged on"

Thanks Dextrous and Boilerman2, 4k did seem to be a little steep. As for you DP, anyone willing to take £4000 pounds off a pensioner for £2-£3000's worth of work,in my view, is ripping them off. Or as you would probably describe it, "maximising profit margins". By the way she had accepted...

Hi, British Gas has just quoted my mother around £4000 to replace her boiler. I would hate for her to be ripped off and was wondering whether this is a reasonable quote. She lives in a three bed small to medium detached house which has 8 radiators of various sizes. The 4k quoted was to...

email now added to profile. Thanks for all your help Chaps.

Hi noseall, The insulation boards have been fitted so loosely that some of them have even slipped out into the eaves space. Most of the rest have gaps up to 1" down the sides.

Hi, we have a warm roof and have discovered that the Celotex Insulation boards have been fitted very poorly. As the house was less than two years old at the time of discovery the builder was responsible for correcting this problem. Unfortunately it had to go to Resolution, however NHBC decided...

Hi DP, I must admit that the Gas Fitter didn't take long to balance the system. He just seemed to give some of the Lockshield valves a quick tweak and then on to the next one. I have since measured the temperatures of the inlet and outlet pipes. They are all over the place. None showing a...

Tanks for that advice. Just got in from work and have noticed that the vent pipe now has a constant drip coming from it. No signs of blue particles though. Any ideas about the water dripping?

Tony The blue particles are very similar to the ones we used to get from the taps when we first moved in. I think the developer said that they were just bits of debris from the new pipework and would soon be completely flushed out with use (which they did). There are still some left in the...

Thanks for all your replies I'll get the developer to pay for it. Just going to get my pig sized net from the garage. By the way, you should see the state of the Kingspan in the roof which looks like going to Resolution, but thats another story. Cheers all Stu.

Cheers Kev, Do you have any ideas about the blue flaky particles which were discharged when the pressure relief valve was tested? Stu.

Hi Kev, The fitter balanced the system when he carried out the initial inspection Stu

Hi Dave, the system is a pressurised one heated with a condensing boiler. I also noticed that where the pressure relief outlet pipe discharges outside the house ( it has only operated when tested) there is and accumulation of blue coloured particles. Does this sound normal? Stu.

Hi, We have just come to the end of of our two year house warranty and for peace of mind have applied to sign up to a maintenance contract for our central heating and boiler etc. A gas fitter called to carry out the initial system inspection and has recommended that further investigation is...

A gynaecologist would probably do a better job than the monkeys that have lashed this house together. I can't possibly see that they are going to achieve acceptable results fitting it the way that is being proposed. So I think I will insist that either the roof comes off or the ceiling comes...

Thanks PaulJR, They are definately intending to fit the boards by sliding them up between the timbers. Can't see that this is going to achieve a better result than what I already have(if it is at all possible to get the boards up the timbers in the first place). I suspect they don't want to go...

Hi, We have a three story town house with the top floor rooms located in the roof. We have just found out that the builders have left out some of the "Kingspan" type insulation boards and the others have been cut undersize so are loose between the sloping trusses/rafters or whatever the correct...

Hi, I have some 240v downlighters in ceilings under roof spaces. I removed a couple to see if they are the sealed type or if they have insulating covers/boxes fitted. They aren't sealed in any way. Also the loft insulation has been laid directly over the top of them and is in contact with the...

Thanks again for your help Woody, When (if) the developer returns to start investigations at least I will have some idea of what to look for.

Hello, could anyone help please. We have draughts coming from under the skirting boards, through recessed light fittings and the interior walls are always cold. I know that no sealing of the dry lining has been carried out where the extractor fan exhausts pass through the walls. It has been...