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Hi pablo. I'ts a 4 foot by 16 inch rad .I have a similar double and 6 feet by 16 inch all in the lounge about 40 feet away from boiler.(in the garage). The circs are standard, 3/4 inch, to 1/2 inch to rads.mixture of imperial and metric.circs. The boiler is a Veissman condenser 30Kw, three...

Thank you, that makes two of us.At least I know where to use ' now.

Hi guys, I,ve got 13 rads, and a new Veissman boiler, however, 1 rad, which is the last one on the circs, in the lounge,( 2 others in lounge) only gets warm, whilst the others are hot.The system was flushed , 2 years ago, when boiler installed, I,ve taken thermostat off rad, the inlet pipe is...

Hi Micilin . Leeds. Base coat is sound, it,s an old house, but, compleately renovated 19 year ago. I want to be sure I can achieve a very good finish, to just paint, shaded again.Very rarely use the lounge, hence the length of time, but, did it with good stuff first time.walls obviously are...

Hi Guys, picked up on this old thread, and interested because, I,m thinking of having my lounge stripped of paper and the walls skimmed to just paint. I had expensive moulding made and fitted, dado, wall lights, egg/dart cornice, greek archway, etc.but, the walls were not in good nick, 19...

Hi Shaun, I too suffer with condensation, and some houses it,s just inherrent. I,ve had it for 19 years in this house, and the same with my last house. I,ve got up to date insulation, Double glazing, a mixture of new and old, dehumidifyer,(too dear to run now), cheaper to leave heating on...

Thanks guys, much appreciated. usefull info.

Hi, I did mention it, but, at 49, my Son decided to have the cavity done, I,m not a lover of it, but, got random stone anyway.It was free for him.energy company did it. he has a rear elevation, over looking his garden, bungalows all round him,so, should be ok? I doubt he has BM, it,s 60,s...

Hi Architexter, thanks for your reply. It,s for my son.He,s having the loft of his link detached bungalow boarded all out and loft ladders fitted for extra space, . I suggested a Velux, so he would have an extra room, as it,s quite high and make it more usable. His bungalow roof has several...

Hi Guys, can anyone please tell me if planning permission is needed to instal aVelux window in the roof of a bungalow ? Also, a ballpark figure of installing one by good roofer.? Cheers

Hi kbdiy, thanks for reply. Both names on the mortgage,NOW, since last £46k remortgage, but he,s only just moved out. Daughter has taken legal advice,, but knew nothing about the PRC stopping the sale till this week when estate agents told her the buyers couldn,t get a mortgage. That,s when...

Hi D, been reading this thread, et.al. My daughter has one of these houses, bought off the council, approx, 2004 for £32k, and no cert, because no work was done or even mentioned, she was renting it first on her own. Her partner, a conman, moved in,remortgaged it, for a further £32k, to...

emily, I did not reply to your, "hear.hear," quote, ;I replied to bosswhites quote telling me to use a good decorators shop,thanking him, and have done so today. I,ve no idea why your quote and bosswhites quote, came up together, it wasn,t down to me, it must have been the forums fault. with...

Hi emily, I did put a comment, but,to, bosswhites quote, not yours, but, for some reason, when I posted it, it came up with my post between your post, and bosswhites, nothing I did, however, I,ve edited it.Sorry about that.As you can see, somehow, both your quote and bosswhites came up together...

something wrong with site, not what I,ve commented . You quote, I comment.but, only to bosswhites

cheers boss, gonna start from scratch, strip it all back to bare walls, reline, and when oh has decided on paper, do it then.just take my time, plenty of it; as you say, prices from local shop are ott, she,s gone to next, today, £15+, so she,s gonna order, from there,if;; she sees something...

Hi Boss, just been doing a bit of reading about, PTW paper, bit contradictory, and nearly all the best patters are PTW. Wifes loking at Nexts range, got several books here from local shop 50>£100 per roll. The one that,s on was £25 per roll 17 years ago.top quality, but had trouble with the...

Hi Boss, I won,t be using paste the wall paper, just the old tried and tested way,I,m 70 so, stick to what I know. Wasn,t till I looked at another thread, that I come across "paste the wall." If I give the old backing paper from the existing paper, on top of dado, a good sizing, or, perhaps...