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Hello guys and gals, Can folks offer me advice on what preparation I can do to keep the cost, effort and time down for a qualified spark to perform a complete rewire of a 3 bed house with 2 receps and a kitchen? I have just made an offer on the house in question, which is a victorian build...

Thanks guys. Does seem like bad timing but I really appreciate your recommednations on getting a local CORGI to do the job rather than BG. Cheers

Hello there. After 10 months of trying to sell my house, I'm now going to try and let it out. My problem...... 4 weeks ago I had an annual Gas safety check done under my BG Home Care agreement. Since then I have decided to let the house and BG tell me that I need to have all of my gas...

That's a worry. I found this thread relating to the exact same boiler, with a picture too. http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=87774&view=previous

OK, looks like I might not need help now as the owner is gonna take it off the market and rent it out.......seesh! Anyhow, after telling me that, they then thought it "....unnecessary for me to take pics"! The 2 boilers are: Glow-Worm Fuel Saver MK II Glow-Worm Ascot 1.45 (which I...

Thank you all so much. I am now going round to the house tonight and will take some pics to post here this evening. Be sure to check back y'all......

I wish! I fall in the "another Joe Bloggs who can't afford a decent place" category!

jonjb, Thanks for the advice and suggestions for further info. I an currently bidding on the house and hope to make another visit there next week. I'll let you know what I find regarding: cylinder; water heater and size of pipework. However, the house is in a bit of a state and it would...

Do I sense an injoke hijacking my thread :wink: I'd be more inclined to have someone take out the 2 old boilers and the existing pipework and start from scratch. However, I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any pitfalls to doing it that way and what probs are associated with...

Hello there. I'm looking to purchase an old 3 bed house house that currently has 2 boilers - one for hot water and another for the central heating. The house would be a full renovation which would mean easy straightforward access for fitters (I'd hope!). What I would like to do is replace...

Guys Thanks for your advice. The house is 100+ years old and the previous owners seemed to cut a lot of corners hence the wall sloping at an amazing degree! Anyway, I cut into the wall which did the trick. What I wasn't expecting was the shower enclosure to be manufactured incorrectly and be...

Guys After the nightmare of making a level plinth to mount my shower tray on, I am now faced with the dilema of an uneven wall. I have a 2 sided shower enclosure - one end fits perfectly to the wall. The other is less than perfect because the wall slants. Basically, the end of the shower...

I'm installing a new shower tray and would like to know what method you prefer. To fit the shower tray top edge under wall tiles and seal. or Fit the tray against the tiles wall and seal? Thanks