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hi folks, I've got a 3 year old combi heating system with a worcester boiler and was wondering about putting an inhibitor in. I had never heard about them before, until someone mentioned it at work. The booklet i was given by the installer says nothing. Should I get some? If so, is it...

thanks for the help. looks like a weekend of sanding!

it is sticky and it feels a bit damp, so it may well be that paint was put straight onto the varnished pine door. It looks like a satinwood finish. It's definitely not shiny enough to be gloss, though it could be peeled if the edge was lifted. what will happen if it had been treated and...

some of the doors in the house we moved into have a strange bubbling on them. It looks like a satinwoood finish. When scraped it comes off in rough strips and the wood is visible underneath. Not sure what the cause is, because it is only on part of the doors (around 20% of the total door.) I've...

thanks for the confidence. So it's ok to have two 1m square ply sections within a floorboard floor? I was worried becuase I've never heard of mixing the two. I suppose it is best to pre-drill and use screws to secure the 18mm sections? How much of a gap should I leave around each section where...

I'm in the process of preparing the hallway floor for some amtico tiles. I've removed all the old carpet and underlay and found 2 trap doors, around 1m square each. They were used when the central heating was fitted and the "proessionals" who did it broke most of the tongue and groove and just...

what can i say? when you boil it down you're completely right, but then "those" designing the kitchen know best. Anything for a quiet life sometimes. At least I'm saving something by doing it myself. small victories :wink:

point taken. Just want to make sure I'm getting it right, as I really don't want to have to take everything apart to re-do at a later date. Most of my "concerns" were based on not having a decent set of instructions to follow. Having spent over 500 on the hood, I'm a bit disappointed with the...

thanks for the response. The kit I have got has an single airbrick that fits on to the end of the flat channel. It's the kind that has damping sloped lines on the front, no flyscreen. I might see if i can get the same thing with a flyscreen. Only problem with a flyscreen is it might become...

not sure this is the right forum, but I have a couple of queries. I want to vent a cooker hood with 150mm duct (70cm high), converting to 220 flat at a 90 bend, then 1m of flat and another 90 bend to outside. I have a powerful hood (650 m3) so it should be able to cope. queries - The...

do they only make them for trade and are they open to the public? I'm looking to get one and fit it myself.

Hi folks, anyone know where I can view/ buy a composite door in the birmingham area. Ideally, i'd like to see the glass designs. I've googled but can't really find anything under doors. I've found a few online, but have to rely on the website pictures and delivery. any help will greatly...

I’ve made a small hole through the plaster and lathe to have a look at what’s underneath. There is no sarking board or felt (a bit worrying, but other than removing the roof, there's nothing I can do about it.) The rafter is approx 12cm, so I should be able to use 70mm insulation with the 50mm...

I've removed a small section of the "plasterboard" and found that it's 1cm of plasterboard (i think) and then that old form of wooden strips (don't know what they are called) with lots of mortar/plaster between them. Anyway, there is a 12cm space between the board and the underneath of the...

problem with quilt between the rafters is how to get to the rafters. Remove all the roof tiles? (rather not have to do that!) or rip the plasterboards off from inside (not quite sure what I might encounter and don't want to bring anything down (especially on top of me!) I understand what you...

Hi folks, not sure this is the right forum and please bear with me as I try to explain (it's tricky) My hallway is always difficult to warm in the winter. It's a wide space and has the staircase in it. the sloped ceiling above the stairs has no rooms above it, just the sloping outside roof...

will the backdraft flap affect the airflow outwards? Not sure how powerful the pressure of the air is, but will it be enough to push the large single flap up?

Hi, just made a hole for the tubmle dryer vent to go through and was wondering what should be put on the end, facing outwards. According to the bloke in b&q, I need a cowl, but without the back draft flap - flyscreens will fill up with fluff, and any flap will stop the hot any from venting...

Thanks people. The tip about 45 degrees was useful and the photograph confirmed it. Also, they gave a guide to tomato plants on Gardeners World tonight. Just one thing - some of the plants have grown with a central lead shoot growing upwards, but a couple have split to form V shapes. What's...

I'll go out and have a look tomorrow (too dark now!) let me see if i follow what you said. Are these side shoots coming out from the trunk or are they on the branches. If they come out of the trunk, how do I tell the difference between a branch and the side shoot. If I remember correctly, I...