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hi i need 4 rads to have their normal valves replaced with trvs. the company who have quoted to do it say that our system will need to be drained to do this. the system will then need to be refilled and all the air removed and because this can be time consuming (we have 18 rads in total)...

hi ive had a new internal door and skirting fitted, they are bare wood. i varnished bare wood once before and had problems with brush marks where the wood was soaking up the varnish so quickly. i was advised to do a prime coat with PVA and this worked well but it was for an old window sill...

im having a new bathroom fitted and today the electrician put in 6 spotlights. he didnt ask me where i wanted them and as the room is 2m wide with 2 x 1m mirrored wall cabinets at the end i assumed he would line them up so they are central with the cabinets ie 50cm in from the side walls...

The UFH just has a thermostat and no timer. Is that normal or sensible?

hi the previous owner of this house told us something along the lines of the boiler heats the main rads on one curcuit and the towel rads + ufh on another curcuit. what im noticing is that the towel rads + ufh are on more often than the main rads and that they are on when the boiler...

Hi We need a new roof for our double garage which is in our back garden and detached from our house. Its currently a flat roof but we'd like the new one to be pitched. Do I need planning permission for this? Is there an angle below which permission isnt required? It may cast some shadow...

ive just gone to buy some recessed downlighters for my bathroom and ive got the choice of mains or low-voltage. which should i choose and why? they are the same price. i'll be paying an electrician to fit them and they wont be going within the shower unit. thanks

hi we had a harveys water softner fitted 19 days ago and it has already eaten 4 blocks of salt! the fitter said it would probably use 2 blocks in the first 2-3 weeks and then 2 blocks every 4-5 weeks. salt costs money and we assumed it would cost us 2 blocks a month not 6 or more. we are...

hi we had a harveys water softner fitted 19 days ago and it has already eaten 4 blocks of salt! the fitter said it would probably use 2 blocks in the first 2-3 weeks and then 2 blocks every 4-5 weeks. salt costs money and we assumed it would cost us 2 blocks a month not 6 or more. we are...

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Hi Is there really much difference in quality of towel rads? Ive seen 2 similar ones i like but one has a higher BTU output, is this because it is better quality? One is 1635 x 320 £249 1371 BTU Other is 1600 x 300 £291 1800 BTU

we are having a stud wall put up behind which will be an ensuite bathroom. because the ensuite isnt that big im thinking that a bi-fold door will mean we have more space inside when the door is open. but the 2 fitters ive got quotes off have said that bi-fold doors are a bit rubbish and im...

hi we are getting a partition wall put up and would like a few recesses put in it. the wall will be one side of a shower enclosure so it and the recesses will be tiled. is this possible? the wall will prob be 10cm thick so whats the max depth the recess can be? how is the recess...

Hi Im attaching a drawing of the layout id like our new shower to be. Its one of these http://www.bathstore.com/_application/bathstore/products/showers/shower-enclosures/playtime-shower-enclosures/-playtime-walkin-shower-1400-1576.html?pg=0 from Bathstore. We are going to get the...

But surely parts of the country have naturally soft water and they drink it from their taps? I thought the reason they recommend not drinking it is because it has less minerals than hard water, but anyone who eats a healthy balanced diet (which we do) wont be deprived of any minerals even if...

Hi Im getting a water softner fitted and the company as standard plumbs-in one new tap that continues to supply mains hard water. I was going to get this tap put in the utility room as id assumed i would drink the soft water but a friend of mine has said that softened water doesnt taste that...

hi im going to buy one second hand. just wanted to check that there arnt any known faults with the 750 model as i know the model they currently sell is 800 litre. thanks

previous (builder) owner of house fitted piped UFH in the bathrooms. we cant get the tiles warm even tho it was switched on for 24h. we've been wondering why there isnt a step up from the bedrooms to the bathrooms and have just realised that the ceramic tiles are laid straight on top of the...