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That was exactly my concern when I looked closely at the resulting situation. The fitter is coming over on Friday and I shall ask them to waterproof from the membrane to the window frame. I can DIY that if necessary, but I think it really is/was the duty of the fitter (who I paid £2500) to...

I spoke to my local council building control this morning. They tell me that the regulations that 'noseall' states only apply to new buildings. They said it was a grey area how/if the rules could be applied to replacement windows. He told me that the window should ideally overlap the...

Thanks. It's possible that my description and my eyes aren't quite correct. How would I get this checked? Who do I call to come and inspect this?

Hi We had new UPVC windows fitted recently. The company suggested that we could increase our sill depth by having the new windows fitted further forwards, and we liked that idea as the current sills were very narrow. The old window recess was finished with wood. The surround was then...

So, with it being a fair distance I should probably opt for the most powerful fan that I can afford - yeah? I've seen the rectangular ducting in ScrewFix and I think it would be neatest. Thanks for your tips chaps/chapesses.

Hi We're moving into a terraced house soon and one of the things we're considering is whether there will be a problem when cooking. The cooker is not against an external wall so the only option for extracting steam (and smoke!) would be to use some form of ducting along the internal walls and...

hmmmmm...lots of useful replies, and lots of not-so-useful ones :lol: I'd thought about a wireless system, but read some comments here that put me off for a while. You wanna burgal my house? I'm in Peterborough.... ============================= edited to correct quote

Fair do's.... My thought was that if it covered certain parts of the house to a reasonable level, then I could add a new system to supplement it. If I was wise, I could leave the new system expandable so that in time I could get rid of the old one completely....like when woodworm finally have...

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I'll get a photo shortly. The contact sensors are actually built into the window frames !?!? I know that the house I live in was built as part of a self-build scheme so each owner had a large amount of personal input to the final product. Perhaps the window frames were constructed to order?

Hi Been living in this house for nearly 3 years. I've never been overly concerned about security for various reasons, but recently had a shed broken into so have got some motivation to secure the house. We know that there is some form of alarm system in the house. Every window and door has...

Hi I've got a shower cubicle fitted in a recess under the stairs - so there's 3 walls and an entrance. I've removed the tiles because they were not doing their job and I now want to fit a new waterproof wall covering. I don't mind doing tiling, but I wondered if there were any other...

very much so........thank you. is it advisable to get an adjustable heigh tray? I'll be back for more advice when I get into the project. thanks for now though

Hi I've got a downstairs cloakroom in my house which has a shower cubicle. We used to use it but noticed that the plasterboard next to the shower was getting damp so we stopped and now use the upstairs shower (which isn't as nice). I've started thinking about ripping out the downstairs...