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Thanks crank39, I think I have sourced a suitable item at eurocell.

Hi, Is it common for PVC windows to make a quite loud creaking/cracking noise when they have been exposed to direct warm sunlight? I am sure that it is either the PVC windows or eaves that are making this noise, usually early morning and later at night. Could this be due to expansion /...

Hi, I have a timber bearer (38x18mm) approx, which runs along the head of the window/side door on the gable wall of my property. There is dry dash render beneath the timber bearer and timber cladding above it. I am wondering does anyone know of a product that I could use to cover the timber...

The banging isnt coming from the boiler (boiler was installed new Jan 2011 with 5 year guarantee) it seems to be from the C.H pipework in the hall and to the spare bedroom. It seems to be a couple louder thuds, then more of a rhythmic sequence of bangs until it eventually stops the later...

Hi, I have recently moved into a property and the central heating was working fine (quietly), then suddenly a couple of days ago, when I put it on, and when it goes off, there are banging/knocking noises coming from I think the hall/spare bedroom (hard to tell exactly) Its an Alpha combi...

Had a proper look in the attic space last night and there seems to be a 'capped off' pipe which runs down the wall into the bathroom (I presume this would have been to do with the old water tank in the attic) so surely the stop tap must be where I think it is..........I will post my results at...

Just spoke to plumber, said cant remember finding stop cock when installing new system, and in cases like that they just put the water off at the road, which is most likely what has been done. Said deals alot with the properties near mine, and the stop cock is either in the cupboard at the...

There doesn't seem to be any isolating valve near the boiler. When removing the old water storage/gravity fed system, would it have been normal to leave the stop tap in its original position? From what I can tell from neighbours stop cock position and the redundant pipework in my attic...

Yes i have bought the necessary things to create the hatch, its just that the seller said that when the plumber was installing the new system last year, they had 'found the internal stop tap' and as the wall was tiled approx 6 years ago, it suggests the stop cock might not be in the original...

The stop tap on the pavement is on the line of our driveway, i presume the mains comes up the driveway then into the building, the bathroom and kitchen are both on this external wall at the driveway also, so where the mains I think must enter the building. The neighbours stop cocks are...

terrydoh: Thanks for response. I did think about fitting another one, however i am unsure where the mains enters the building, ie would it not need to be fitted closely situated to where the mains enters the property?

The issue is that I have just bought a new property and cannot find the internal stop cock. I have spoken to neighbours and where theirs are positioned is in the bathroom at ground floor level (its a bungalow) but our bathroom is completely tiled. I have checked everywhere I can think of...

Hi, my question follows on from another thread, but I have a question relating to this section: If a new combi boiler / radiator system is installed, would the installer have to switch off the mains water at the internal stop cock in order to install the system?

Quick update: I have received most of the items I need to remove the tile and create hatch, however I have been thinking more about the situation, the bathroom was tiled approx 6 years ago, by the people who were in the property before the people we bought it from, but the central heating system...

dannyboi2003: I will definitely try that first suggestion thanks. To be honest we have only been in the property a week or so and I had a quick look in the loft for water pipes but I will need to have a more detailed look. The other problem is that they seem to have floored over the...

foxhole: I like that idea!! Would the mentioned grinder and tile blade be easy to use or is there a chance it could crack/shatter the tile?

Thanks guys lots of useful information. I am now more apprehensive of removing the tile and not finding the stop cock, but if 3 other properties round about mine that are of the same sort/layout have it positioned in the same place, I think I will just have to take the chance! Better that...

TheVictorian: the mains I believe comes into the property at the point where the current stop tap is (I think tiled into the wall) Would it be easy to install another stop tap somewhere on the system close to the existing one? Or is it better to have the stop tap right at the point...

The beds between the tiles are only about 3mm, but I had not thought about cutting the whole tile out so to speak including backing, but yes I agree there would be a slight element of danger to that as I am not 100% sure what is behind it. Do you have any suggestions what sort of tool would...

Thanks for quick response. The tiles unfortunately are a speckled effect, on a cream background, I have looked at B&Q etc but cannot see them. There are no spare tiles in the attic etc I am afraid, thats why I was thinking of forming a hatch in possibly timber. Going by the other...