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Hello, We would like to renovate our bathroom. House was built in 1984. I wanted to know if in your opinion it is possible to remove the tiles without having to go back to brick. Regards,

hi yes it did strike me as an expensive quote.

Hello, I have had a quote to skim an artex ceiling. quote 350 pounds. Ceiling 5.8m x 4m. There are a couple of ceiling roses that need to be removed. The quote includes scraping worst bits, pva and then two multifinish coats. Is the quote reasonable? NW based. Regards,

Hello we are gping to obtain quotes for a new heating system. Currently boiler is in tne utility room. Which is tha best place to have the boiler? utility room or attached garage? We would have the option of moving the boiler to the garage if this has advantages. Regards

we don' t want a tank in the loft and heating systdm is 35 years old in thd house we are buying. so iwas wondering with cold water straight from mains and hot from a combi would existing pipework to bathrooms cope with the new pressure? regards

Hello, We would like to change our plumbing system from gravity to mains fed. Does this means that all the cold and hot water pipes to the bathrooms will need changing or can they be used in the new system? Regards,

ok ne,t question, do i need to get the elec board out when electrician installs new cu or can those seals be taken off by said electrician?:D Also what earthing does the property have? regards

Hi please see enclosed pics. We are buying a 1980s home and I am hoping we can get away with just having a new cu and partial rewire. How old do you think the meter is and do you think tails and earthwire are the original ones? Regards

Hello, We will soon be completing on a property which would require the following work: 1)partial or full rewire 2) system boiler converted to combi system 3) artex ceiling plastered over 4) new kitchen 5) new bathroom Now to avoid deadling with each trade separately I could hire a buildder...

Hello, We will soon be completing on a property which would require the following work: 1)partial or full rewire 2) system boiler converted to combi system 3) artex ceiling plastered over 4) new kitchen 5) new bathroom Now to avoid deadling with each trade separately I could hire a buildder...

combi is an option but i was worried about the extra pressure causing a leak in the existing heating pipes.

could one assume that a leak may be more likely from a radiator that through exidting pipework from the early 1980s?

could i keep the original heating pipework with this combination or will it have higher pressure than the pipes can currently take?

she worries about leaks whilst being away. one of our friends had a massive flood due to tank burst.

yes that is a non negotiable with the other half...

if the system is pressurized would it mean that old pipes from the 80s install are likely to be a problem?

two bathrooms two of us in the house

many thanks for the replies. we are not really happy having a tank in the loft that is one of the main reasons for having a combi system.

Hello we are buying a house and the current setup is tank in the loft and electric heater for the hot water. Central heating is gas. The setup is the original one from the 1980s. We would like to update the system to a COMBI boiler and I was wondering whether we should also get the existing...

Hello, We are going to purchase some ducks to keep in our garden and I would like to build a duck house for overnight winter uses etc etc. I have seen online that one can buy these for 250 quid but I would like to build one DIY. Do you have any advice regarding its structure and / or material...