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Hi All, Ground floor are on a dedicated lights circuit on MCB. In the Kitchen, one of the switch is linked to a cable coming out of the wall, above cabinet (not easily accessible). The cable (2.5mm), is directly plugged into a brick transforming current to 24v to power a LED strip. That way the...

I have a likely original (~1905) staircase above a cellar which like a lot of cellars is damp (rh 75%+). Removed the lath plaster to fix creaks after reading for weeks on this forum on how to fix however it seems there is structural damage on the stringer on the brick wall side (the other...

Hi There, 120y cellar is crumbling quite severely. It seems to have been patched already and most of it sounds hollow. I can take out large pieces, it's crumbling sometimes over 2 inches in. I believe it is an old concrete foundation wall. I am unsure how much is the actual foundation falling...

Hi All, Went to the basement to check the state of things recently (rarely go there..) and along crumbling render on basement walls to be re-done I noticed this floor joist which in most places does not rest on the wall anymore. For one moment I could not believe it is mean to be supporting /...

Hi All Found out my condensing pipe had been dripping water right outside my house next to the brickwork years ago .. I am looking to redirect to the kitchen drain however I will inevitably need a pump. I am looking for something as quiet as possible, in your experience what could be a good...

New guttering is in place, it's flowing reasonably well apart from one small corner. It rained yesterday for 30 minutes (decent amount of rain) and I was surprised to see today there is still water in there, about 2 cm or about 0.8 inch. I did a test by emptying a bucket in that corner in about...

Hi All, have done a fair bit of research and observations on my roof but could do with some guidance at this stage. Pointing is being done on the house and scaffold is up. I seized the opportunity to spend time near the gutter when it rains and unfortunately I noticed that quite some water is...

Hi All What's your take regarding installing cowl on chimney pots which are unused? I can't help thinking that when it rains heavily some water must go in the chimney and pool somewhere? At the same time I see a lot of pots which don't and there are no damp issue. In your experience what are...

The color of this cement render on front roof elevation (above fascia board) is tarnished now. Are there some product to apply a thin layer of new cement whilst binding well out there? Alternatively would you just paint? Thanks !

Hi All, I'm looking to protect my front elevation fascia board from elements with Upvc 9mm cladding. As you can see in the photo water drops can run from the render onto the fascia board at this specific location. Im looking to create a "lip" or "bridge" from the render to the gutter. It's...

Had the roofer have a look at chimney stack for a leak, re-bed parapet capstones (some were proper loose!) and point in places the parapet sides. He said he re-bed 5 capstones. Looking at it by the skylight I see some gaps under the capstones, should those be pointed as well or are they secure...

Took the air brick out and saw that a joist runs right in front of it. there is a gap between the bottom of the joist and the ground however. I am unsure but the visible planks might well be the original floorboards, covered by a think plywood layer and then the flexible vinyl floor taped on...

The previous rendered plinth was swollen and has been removed. It appears the ground has been raised with concrete by previous owners to create a slope away from the house and the original victorian DPC (some sort of tar) is now only about 2 inches above the ground. There is no particular damp...

Hi All Plinth at the bottom of the driveway was removed as part of repointing. The bricks under it look damaged but the pointing guys did not mention replacing yet. Additionnally I don't know where the damp proof course is, it seems there is a dark line under the air Rick's which could be...

Hi All Considering re-tiling the pathway at the front of the house however before putting anything new at the surface we want to make sure whatever is below is sound so we don't have to break the new if we need to fix the old pipes later. We lifted the sanitary cover and saw the below photos...

Hi All Under kitchen cabinets, for washing machine and dishwasher. Fused 13 amp yes, but does it need to be attached somewhere? Thanks

Hi All This is the set-up: 5 beds, victorian, ~1800 sqft, 12 radiators (including 3 towel rads, one in each bathroom / en-suite). Vaillant ecotec 637 plus S-plan. There was weirdly an additional grundfos pump ups2 on top of the internal pump in the boiler. This pump is disconnected so only...

Hi All Vaillant ecotec 637 plus, S-plan external cylinder, eBus control. When in DHW mode the boiler acts weirdly as in it goes full on for ~5 seconds then minimum output for ~5 seconds and this forever until it stops. It's shooting for 75 degrees and with the behaviour of full on / full...

Hi All S-Plan with two MRVs (CH and DHW). Valves are controlled by a Vaillant wiring centre. When calling for CH the CH valve opens and boiler fires, all good. How do you connect a CH water pump (type grundfos) to this wiring centre? It has a live neutral and earth but if all connected to 230v...

Hi All, I have a Vaillant ecoTEC 637 plus, likely fitted ~2017 mounted as a system boiler, single zone, with a separate water tank for DHW. The thermostat is a Salus RT500 wired via the 230v RT connection. There is also a Drayton scheduler. (Small parenthesis: It is also a classic case of...