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A Picture of my Boiler last week, I will get some more close up shots tomorrow showing inside and the controls.

Well first off I have used this site for many years and having recently took the plunge and moved to a pellet boiler I thought I would share my experience here. Having checked online there are not huge amounts of info regarding pellet boilers so here is my 2 pence worth. History; Large 5 bed...

Having wathced that Mike Holmes guy fix many a dodge basement in Canada he alwats seemed to tank the basments but I think you need to look up some advice from guys your side on the correct codes. That Mike guy was always going on about how the Canadian builders were just trying to rip people off...

Defo get a wood turner to do them for you and make sure they are pressure treated wood so it won't rot like that again

I have had similar issues to you in the past in my stone built 2ft thick solid walled house. real bad damp downstairs in some rooms that i thought was rising damp. after several companies tried to sell me injection would solve it a few people and lots of research said first try ventilation so...

The rooms in the exisitng dwelling with no insualtion will be upgraded as and when the rooms are refurbished, a few of which will be done when the extension occurs, luckly I have already done the upstairs rooms that are not connected to the extension so no waste of cash there. As for the...

Should I use insulated plasterboard to give me more insulation? I live at the top of a hill in Wales and the existing dwelling is known as the cold house.

Hi all I am after some advice on insulation my extension as I am getting conflicting reports I should point out I have not started the build yet but planning passed and all funds in place. I am happy to go above and beyond min spec insulation. 300mm wall with 100mm cavity (potential to...

Not sure if i should go for the induction version now as it needs so much work to be done. I will just get the ceramic only version. I bdid mention both as i was not 100% now my mind is made up :) plus i wont have to worry to much about what pots and pans i use. as for ban-all-sheds thanks...

thanks for that I will give them a buzz much appreciated Rob

I will make sure it all works as it should and if the spark doesnt want me involved so be it. How can that possible help me know how much its going to cost have you had a bad day or something?

Many thanks for the reply. I will make sure i get a 45amp supply, the DB is about 8-10 years old and almost full, I will make sure they fit a new isolator with mcb from the meter i have an old storage heater DB that is redundant and can be removed and the tails utalised :D will let you know...

Hi I intend to buy an electric range for my new kitchen. The one we want is all electric with a max electric load @230v of 15.6KW now that is high and I am wondering how the spark is going to do it, I want to make sure he does it correct. It will require a new cable to the kitchen what...

Thanks for the info i like the multi heat bank how much do they cost usually?

Loft hatch is a old wooden one, roof seems well insulated but i will get this investigated as it is a huge void as all the ceilings in my house are lowered (i suspect to make it easier to heat:)). What is a heat store how big etc? I like the idea of using all the options BigBurner how can i...

With my last fill of LPG it was over £620 it was only filled up 25th of Jan and again last week to get the new bill. So i want to bring ongoing cost down rather than keep paying them prices and all the LPG prices are going to do is keep going up. Solar was one thought if it can be added to...

I am looking to make my heating/hot water more energy efficient. current system is a Worcester 35CDI combi and my Gas supply is LPG (flogas). I want to save money on my bills and be eco friendly at the same time. I also have log burners around the house and i am quite happy to harvest...

Thanks i am going to do it myself i think some more research for me i think :lol:

Looking to replace 9 windows Hardwood Approx 1.4 m high by 1.2m wide What sort of costs should i be looking at to replace as i want to know who is being reasonable.

If they went 3 years ago i am doubtful for recovery