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have not drained/flushed out the CH for 26 years - is it enough to just add some inhibitor or is it worth doing a full drain job?

so WHAT is unsafe then? building looks sound, pipes are ok - there could always be leaks anywhere in a gas pipe, so cannot be shed related, and what is to be done to remedy the (undefined) unsafe aspect?????

tks Tony, but have a neighbour in my present street who told me horror story about condensing boiler, needed new pipes as old ones did not fit (too narrow if I remember), also could condensing boiler be in a (maybe better or adjusted) hut. It is solid brick construction after all. And apart from...

tks for all the replies, still not sure what should be unsafe, also moving the boiler would be enormously disruptive as rest of house is in 1A condition, no chance to rip up floors etc, how can one make the boiler safe in its present location?

tks again for the hints, though vendors claim it is like that for 25 years, they put in an Ideal Standard Mexico 135 into same hut (held previous boiler) when they bought the property then, no probs ever, and my neighbour has a flue coming out just sideways above a patio door from his kitchen...

tks for reply, posted a photo in my album, not sure that is the best way to upload photo, but hope it makes situation clearer, guess it should be ok from glance at similar posts, but better safe than sorry

Intend to buy a detached house - has gasboiler in shed/hut just next to ourside wall, access via a door to the hut (size just enough for a boiler, overall height around 1.5 m), vent/flue just just out above the roof of the boiler hut). There is about 2 m space between house wall and fence to...

tks no problem with builder, but rules are rules, otherwise everyone could do any business, start a mini steel plant for example etc, but tks for the reply, though not sure what is in discretion of council and what is regulated. Also not easy to interfere, chap is aggressive, threatening, so not...

Live in Residential street, nearly all detached properties. A neighbour is a builder and has a skip semi-permanently in his drive. Uses it to get rid of building waste he brings home in his van. Is this allowed? Should there not be some regulations that control this commercial waste disposal...

looking for someone with experience in fitting a patio awning, Primrose, full cassette with electric remote control, 3.5 m wide, anyone out there who can do it (some references required) or recommend someone, would have to be in Barnet/Enfield/Mill Hill area, tks

hi, thinking of having an awning as well, did you go ahead? happy? any advice? dimension similar, 4K sounds expensive though..

Tks for reply, silly question, if it is airtight, how does it get sodden? At moment there is NO air flue/vent/cap whatsoever, could I put one vent on outside wall? and cap on top?

22 years ago I renovated a detached 1930s house. All the chimneys are blocked on top and also where the fireplaces were. Probably not ideal, and from time to time I worry, but so far no prob. One roofer even said I should not worry. Question: how dangerous can it be? Can I just open the top...