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That's cool, I kinda thought that would be the case! We'll just go wit the guy we trust the most :) Cheers

I doubt anyone can give me an exact answer, but we are looking at having our hall, stairs and landing painted. This includes making good existing cracks, undercoat, two top coats, and doing all the woodwork (five doorways). We are obviously getting a few quotes for this, but it's hard to...

Finally fixed. Thought I would post the solution in case anyone else comes accross it. The Glow worm engineer had been out three times last year tinkering with vaious things (including replacing radiator valves) but nothing worked. Then just before Christmas, he came along, tinkered for a...

I appreciate this has probably been asked before.... When I had my tiles down, they needed regrouting because the original grout failed. The tiler re-grouted, but left me to clean the grout off the tiles. I got most of it off with water and a cloth, but now, a year later, I can still see a...

The boiler is in the house in the airing cupboard. The roomstat is downstairs in the lounge. It's an old Vailant Turbomax 242, but it's a good boiler. The dial on the front is just a needle, and to me it seemed dangerously close to zero! I've insulated the loft, (overlayed space blanked...

Oh yeah, it has a holiday facility, but you still have to set a temperature for that....

This year we have had a fancy progammable roomstat fitted that allows me to regulate the temperature through out the day. Previously we only had TRVs. When I used to go away in the winter I used to set the timer on the boiler so the heating would come on for a few hours in the morning and a...

No idea if the original poster is still after an answer, but.... we had a Mira mini duo installed that started making a noise. Turns out the installer hadn't flushed the pipes properly that resulted in blocked filters meaning the thermostatic mixer couldn't get the right flow of water...

Thanks, I'm just trying to understand all my options. Thing is, no matter how well I think I have siliconed, parts of it eventually start lifting from the bath. Sticks fine to the tiles! I don't know if the silicone is the cause of the leak, but I am desperate to try anything at the moment!

Hello, Is this stuff any good? http://www.polycell.co.uk/products/polycell_sealant_strip_for_kitchen_and_bathrooms.jsp If you have seen some of my previous posts I have had trouble with water leaking behind the bath. I have sealed the bath using traditional methods, but I thought maybe...

Ha ha, didn't realise it expanded that much! If I put cardboard in first, won't that stand a chance of getting wet? job for this weekend!

In our hallway we have a vent to the outside. This was necessary when the house was built because of the type of boiler that was in there. With our new boiler the plumber said the vent is no longer necessary and we should close up the hole, which s good because it's freezing in the winter! I...

Oh no, don't get me wrong. I appreciate all the help everyone has given on here, this is an invaluable place for advice. I guess I will just have to leave it for now, maybe take the bath panel off in six months and see if my wall has fallen apart :? To top it all off, my car wouldn't...

I agree, if it's done right in the first place nothing should leak, but when you haven't done it, then as you say, it's hard to know what to do! It's been a year since we had the bathroom fitted. I didn't notice the leak for six months, and I've been trying to fix it for the past six. If...

Okay, thought I would give an update. I clipped the pipework myself the best I could by making little wooden supports. This worked (i.e. stopped them banging together), but I decided to get a plumber in (one I trust this time!) to redo the pipework. The bad pipepwork was ripped out and...

Right, I really am all out of ideas now. I resealed, and everything seemed fine. No leaks. Until the day I went to put the bath panel back on and it happened again! So about once every six weeks, I get a small damp patch behind the bath that dries in a couple of hours that I have no clue...

Thanks for the replies. I think we might be getting new carpets soon, so I'll try adding some more screws nd tightening up then.

We live in a house built in the early 80's. As such the upstairs floor is made from chipboard. It's screwed down rather than nailed down. Anyway, certain areas are quite "creaky", like the bits where heavy furniture is. Does chipboard floor wear out and need replacing after a certain...

Ah, ok. That seems like a reasonable enough explaination to me! Thanks.

Just a question of curiosity. I understand that most grout is not waterproof, only water resistent. So when you are taking a shower for example, what happens? Does the grout absorb water until it is saturated, and then the water gets through to the substrate behind, or once the grout is...