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The boiler is a sime ( not my choice put in when renovated). The boiler is ony a year old and we will only have a shower room on the first floor and then the shower in the ensuite. Lee

Hi, We are looking at having the two bedrooms on the second floor converted into the masterbedroom with ensuite. Can you tell me is the plumber able to come round and check that we will get enough flow or pressure to the second floor, not sure if there is a test they can do. We are on a...

Hi, We live in a victorian period property and at some stage would love to replace the staircase with oak. My neighbour has mentioned in the past that both houses were built at the same time, terraced victorian houses. He has said that the staircase could be joined between the twop properties...

Hi, We have a modernised victorian property and it still has the outside coal shed and toilet. We are looking in the future, some years down the line to alter the rear of the property, but in the mean time we are going to tidy up the outside toilet so it can be used in summer time when having...

Hi, Can anyone help, we are looking in the future to totally revamp the kitchen which will involve a large amount of structural work etc. One thing we will want to do is to remove the chimney breast that is in the kitchen/diner. Is it possible to remove the chimney breast at this level...

Hi, We have a shower room and recently the shower is not getting hot. Sometimes it will call for hot water at the boiler and it will get hot but on other occassions it wont. The bath and taps etc in the 2nd bathroom work fine and get red hot and likewise for taps in the kitchen, so it must be...

Hi Has anyone used Dukka board before, thinking off trying it for new shower ensuite. Cheers Lee

Hi, We have victorian terrace house and the 2nd floor has a bedroom with dorma window and is the original timber framed matching the lower sash windows. We are looking at turning the top floor bedroom into our master bedroom and are thinking about having the dorma window replaced still in wood...

Hi, My house is a victorian property and still has the old coal house and outside toilet. My neighbours is the same but they are having the coal house and toilet knocked down and a new utility room and shower room. They have had full planning etc and their out buildings are built onto ours with...

The shower is one which is fed from the combi boiler no pump, although there is some electric for the showers but this not for a pump its for a light which tells you when its reached the required temp.

Hi, The shower i intend on using is on this link, http://www.aqualisa.co.uk/Our-products/Browse-showers-by-range/Axis-Collection/Axis-Digital/Concealed-with-wall-mounted-fixed-head/?area=197 If you cut and paste should take you to it. Not sure what cable will be required for this but may...

Hi, I have no experience of electrics and was just asking out of interest, i know the sockets are removed but how is the wiring terminated from the old sockets, and can any of the original wiring be used to feed the shower as i thought the original wiring would be okay.

Hi, I am changing a top floor box room into a ensuite for the adjacent master bedroom. I know all about planning and building regs etc that are required. I am just wondering in relation to the electric sockets that are already in the box room, would the electrician make these redundant but...

Hi, I live in a victorian house with a staircase that at the moment is painted the normal white gloss. I am thinking about stripping it back to wood as i like the naural look. Whats the best way to do it, and will it look okay do you think? When bits of pain have been knocked off the wood is...

What type of boiler do you suggest when this when does break. I have a large house 2 storey.

Okay, Think that sums that up then,so should expect the worse.

Hi, Been a my renovated Victorian House for a year now and just wondered out of interest, what are Sime Combi Boilers like. The builder has put one in and its been okay but just wondered?

Where can i get this slim ducting from? P.s Thanks for your help appreciate it. Lee

http://www.diynot.com/network/divingmoose/albums/ Hi think the above link should take you to the photo of the room that we want to convert to a ensuite. This pic was from a year ago when the house was renovated by the builder before we bought it. This room is now a box room decorated etc...