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Hi, just couple of questions on backdraught shutter. My fan is a 4inch vent axia which just extracts out of side of bathroom wall in open (on a semi detached house). There is an air brick fitted on the outside but no ducting or backdraught shuttter. I am replacing this fan with new one as its on...

Hi Can someone please help me choose between these two for hallway and landing? These will be from johnstones. Currently the walls are covered with very old plain wallpaper or lining paper. I will be painting over this after cleaning. 1. Acrylic eggshell 2. Vinyl soft sheen Ta

Hi, never painted before as since moving to this country I have lived in rented houses. I have an old staircase which is yellowish white and I suspect previous owner used oil based gloss. I just saw a post here about someone having some problems and I wanted to ask for some advice. I...

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Hi, we r looking at replacing out quite old double panel type radiators with modern ones with fins. In couple of places (living room and hallway) I would like to put vertical radiators to make better use of space. We have conventional system with hot water tank. Is it a good idea as in I...

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b576/lat321/Mobile Uploads/20160320_192936_zpsm9gymecy.jpg Hi, Would appreciate some help with a problem please. Our 1950s semi have a fireplace in living room with chimney breast going through upstairs bedroom. The fireplace is not used. In living room the...

Thanks for your replies. Yes, you are right I hadn't thought that I will in effect be cleaning the old radiators if I do it prior to replacing them.

hi as we are just about to change radiators, i was just wondering if there is any decent chemical cleaning that i can apply to our conventional boiler to help clean up sludge build up in old pipes. I can perhaps ask plumber to drain system and then add the chemical and leave for few days prior...

Here is the itemised quote. As the current radiators are very old they are metric size and hence pipework for all radiators needs adjusting with soldering to fit to nearest standard size in mm. 3 Compact Radiator K2 600*1300 £119.00 £357.00 1 Compact Radiator K2 600*800 £78.00 £78.00 1...

Hi after my earlier thread I am looking to replace 6 radiators in our home. Plumber has quoted £1300 including radiators and labour. Not sure if it's any good or not.. We are in north west London. He has quoted kartell compact radiators. Which sets expensive compared to a standard store...

Hi we are looking to replace our existing flooring (laminate in dining room & hallway, carpet in living room) with engineered wood flooring. I believe underneath it is concrete. Few questions. 1. Generally what wear layer is acceptable?I appreciate higher the better and We have one kid in...

many Thanks. My only concern was cost with filters also quite costly but I will have a search on internet....

Thanks. House is not a single skin house and has cavity wall insulation already. I cant feel any cold spots on existing radiators. Perhaps it is down to sludge and originally not being sized correctly.

Just bumping up if anyone can share any recommendations.

Hi, please bear with me while I try to explain this. Our house is a 1950s semi and I have ways wondered if it's too cold unless I run quite a bit of heating. House has all the insulation at recommended levels and all doors/windows are double glazed and mostly draught free. When we bought the...

Hi, we currently use brita jug with filter. I am now looking to see how feasible and costly it is to get one of those undersink water filtering systems. I had a look on Google and it seems there are two main types. One is RO units and the other some sort of multi stage filtration system. RO is...

Thanks. I have heard decaissant Dehumidifiers are able to work effectively down to 1deg. Anyway I understand it's better to eliminate the problem rather than trying to fix it. Any suggestions as to which material to choose for roof? Ta

Thanks I didn't consider it on basis of building regulations and my impression that such large wooden building won't be as strong as concrete one..

Thanks for your reply. Any tips or advice on how to prevent water leakage and condensation. I guess condensation maybe manageable by putting dehumidifier in few winter months but would appreciate any advice to remove either of these problems by buying a particular type of garage or any...

Hi, hope you guys had a good Christmas. we r looking to replace our existing prefabricated garage which is quite bad shape and would cost quite a lot to fix properly. I know people don't generally prefer Prefabricated but my budget won't stretch to build a brick or block one (am not too good...