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Hi I've just received a quote for some internal lime plastering on our old farmhouse, to replace the blown cement based plaster with a 3 coat lime plaster instead to allow the solid walls of our property to breathe again. Plaster specification 2 x haired scratch coats using 3-1 sharp...

Unfortunately no its not possible to lower the existing pipe work anymore as part of it runs under the front porch extension at the front so were stuck with it ss is. The land drain/french drain will have to empty into a sump and well need a sump pump in there to pump it out when it gets full.

Hi I'm after a bit of advice. Our house is suffering from penetrating damp around 3 sides of the house caused by high surrounding perimeter paths and raised gardens. It's an old farm house and has solid walls, no real footings and no DPC. We have had the paths lowered as much as we can...

Hi We bought an old farm house just before xmas, on the initial survey it was thought that there maybe woodworm in the oak beams in the the loft conversion. A second survey was done by Timberwise but they said that there was no active infestation. Great, so we thought! Anyway doing a...

No he didn't charge for visit. The Gas Cert was going to be £40+vat once he'd done the other bits of work this is the guys website http://www.metgasservices.co.uk/

apologies i dont know what NCS is? He had quoted £40 +vat to do it along with replacing the expansion vessel and PRV which was unnecessary, but he said he couldn't issue me with a certificate unless all these items were done, in doing so trying to charge me about £250 for unecessary work in...

seems to be slightly conflicting opinions :? the meter is on the floor in a cupboard off the lounge but it's not secured to the wall. The flexi is on the household side not the incoming to the meter side

And if the meter isn't bracketed?

Oh right I've had a cowboy plumber round to do a landlords gas cert he said he couldn't issue in as 1) it needed new expansion vessel and PRV. when it didn't it just needed some fittings nipping up and the system repressurising 2) the gas meter had a flexible pipe and needed replacing...

Could anyone confirm whether having a flexible metal pipe on the gas meter is a fail for a landlords gas certificate? Thanks

Well it would appear the guy it a bit of a rip off merchant! :mad: I followed the guide in the FAQ's as to repressurising the expansion vessel. I first checked that when i pressed the middle of the PV valve that water didn't fire out, which it said would indicae that it was knackered...

So does it sound like he's talking *******s about the flexi gas pipe? I don't believe he tried recharging it, the missus said he was only there for a couple of mins checking it, i presume that should that have been his first port of call? Also since he visited i found that black valve...

thanks for the replies gents >The fused spur box is the mains feed for the combi boiler above it >I've no idea where that cable goes once is disappears into the wall, i'm assumign it is earthed somewwhere but where exactly i have no idea and the sparky didn't mention it. > The incoming...

Hi I realise gas meter bonding has been covered numerous times however I couldn't find an answer to my particular question so please bear with me. I've got the standard problem of sparky came to do a landlords safety cert as we're going to be renting out our house only to find the gas...

brilliant thanks he sounded a decent chap, I was at work when he came and so it was only my missus at home so I didn't actually get to meet him he seems to come recommended from a local city web forum I use and a lot of people have been happy with his work but I thought it was best to ask...

Well the gas man came today to do us a landlords gas cert. I'd mentioned about it losing pressure prior to him coming. He said he couldn't issue one due to a couple of things 1) the boiler losing pressure. He's said the expansion vessel is knackered and will need replacing and the PRV...

Ah brilliant thanks!! Doh it even has pressure relief valve written on a sticker underneath the boiler :) I think the pipe runs to the guttering outside and looking at it there appears to be a slight weeping coming from it so it looks like its a new valve time!

Whilst I can't feel any wet on any connections it looks as though some of them may have been leaking?