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Looking to put large lantern in flat roof of proposed extension and am finding it difficult to actually find what the maximum permissible area of glass is. I've been quoted 20% of area but I thought I had seen some comment that it all depends on what time of glass is used eg Reflex...

We were happy with the our old pumped shower but having never had a Megoflo we can't say whether we would be more or less happy with that, hence looking for advice.

thanks for the responses so far - at least one was a simple list ;) there's fat chance of someone else being up before me anyway ;) Weird - we had one in our old house and it didn't seem that noisy to us (well, particuarly me whilst I was in the shower!) Seriously though, is the "Hot and...

I know there are numerous posts in the forum about megaflos and whether they are any good or not. However, what I still haven't managed to find is a nice simple pros and cons of going to a Megaflow vs a trad gravity fed system with a new pumped shower. I found plenty of cost related...

sorry for hi-jacking the thread a bit but my question is related to the originator's. If you are putting up a 'flush mount' light to replace a std ceiling rose, what is the correct way of joining the cables from the main lighting ring instead of the rose itself? Being flush mount, the cables...

sorry for hi-jacking the thread a bit but my question is related to the originator's. If you are putting up a 'flush mount' light to replace a std ceiling rose, what is the correct way of joining the cables from the main lighting ring instead of the rose itself? Being flush mount, the cables...

and then bleed? Or is the above just a non-serious (hence the smiley) suggestion as to how to ensure that the towel rail gets hot?

marvellous - found the bleed valve. Stupidly for some strange reason I hadn't checked the top end pipe the 'far end' from me - I checked everywhere else on all the horizontals and verticals though :DOH: Anyway, managed to get a bit of warmth into the towel rail BUT it is only luke warm...

It's a ladder type. Bottom left there is a tap type valve. This is currently in open position. Bottom right, there is a chrome cap type thingy (technical term there!) with a square 'bleed type' recessed fitting. However, the square is larger than a std bleed valve. I can (with a square...

We've got an old gas-fired system with a mix of large and small bore pipework, school and 'normal' type radiators and get reasonable heat from the rads. However, the towel rail in the bathroom remains stone cold. We've bled all the rads (none or very little air in any) but this has not...

Thanks - that is perfectly clear. Now, how much should I pay for a piece of string?.................oops, Rule 9 broken :lol:

WGC - where are you? So how long IS a piece of string? :lol: As we don't eaily have any where to go while the work is being done is bound to cause some problems and is one good reason why I won't attempt to do it (apart from the fact that I'm willing to know my limitations!) as I just...

Easiest to quote hours for including lifting and replacing required floorboards. No real crawl space (I believe) wall type = bloody hard in places!! 8" solid except in extension. However the decor doesn't matter as this is all going to be redone.

At the risk of being shot down in flames for almost asking a dreaded 'how much should this cost' type question, let me ask one in a slightly different way. How long do you believe it should take (in hours) to undertake a complete rewire (not lighting circuits though) and addition of new CU...

Oilman, thanks for you comments. With the large bore existing pipe work being galvanised is it an issue? With the type of mixed bore systems you've done do you have to replace the old pipes so that there isn't the mix of copper and galvanised? We've been told the mix is an issue. So, if we...

Thanks for the comments so far. I'm happy to be told I'm talking rubbish as it means that I get good advice from here rather than someone telling me that I have to replace everything! I quite like the school type rads and if I can clean them up and flush them etc then would be quite happy...

Ok, possibly a bit open ended but I'll clarify where requested. We've recently moved and the house (1924) has a mixture of plumbing installed. This is predominantly joined by large bore glavanised pipes but in the extensions added in the '70s and the pipes to the showers etc are std copper...

Ok, I'll leave it there as the insults have started - it's so easy on the web isn't it :roll:. I'm not a whinging g*t I was just trying to ask questions that would HELP others understand prices charged etc. Don't forget, I didn't start this :cry: As I'm just about to get our house...

good - I'm no different! I only wish I saw a sensible amount of money in my own pocket from the 100k projects.....I don't, the company does though. However (and I'm not trying to be offensive) it is my responsibility to provide the client with the level of service and information that they...

Fine - I doubt you're the only one that has one and can do the job though therefore demand will go elsewhere! Perhaps I'm wrong but any business these days that believes that they deserve to get work without having to actually do something to justify their costs and methods is heading for...