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Interesting, I'll try that

Hi all So just rechecked and the 3.5metre high ground floor solid wall (1780's wall) I want to internally insulate is 36cm/ 14" thick, that includes c2cm of external render someone put on c30 years ago. Wall in good condition. The wall is lime mortar, at least inside is, so render stops it's...

Hi have a question all on order to do stuff, sorry if obvious question, project is garage conversion, solid wall house, with French doors spanning existing opening where garage door Does below look right order? It's me organising stuff. Floor first Batton external wall, to external openings...

Hi, no will be liveable room, planning approved :), cannot find anyone to help as I think it's too small a job for them, hence trying to do myself... You think above concrete and dpm made sense?

Hi all I have a internal garage, 2.4m wide, in a solid wall building. Aim to brick up one side of the garage to reduce to 1.6m width then fit French doors. Will have bricks cut out from as is, so new bricks merge in. ... The entrance, I will raise by 140mm (as floor goes up by 161mm total}...

Thanks. I think I'll try the smallest room first as has nothing attached to the wall, or radiator so see how hard to remove.

Presumably if I use rock wool that resolves that, but would there be a simple way to put in the insulation? Eg holes and fill or recommend pulling off the drywall?

Hi, solid brick walls built 1780. Damp proof upto 20cm from ground from course of bricks for internal walls, probably none on solid walls that are three courses thick.

Hi all Our solid wall house, the previous owner had stud walls put in with drywall all round the inside, but there is no rock wool or solid insulation in it, just fresh air about 50mm deep all round the house. This might he daft question, but anyway to simply fill the gaps? Or do I need...

It's a danfoss set2e if that helps... See photos

Hi there I bought a Hive heating and hot water kit from screwfix, set it all up and seemed fine but hot water and heating came on not as expected e.g. hot water light started heating. I read the hive needs to be set to gravity fed if boiler is gravity fed, how would I know? Boiler must be 25...

Hello BG person from day 1 came back. Hmmm... I showed the video of water flooding out of boiler, and he says he did us a favour keeping it going until today. He cut away the waste pipework below where the boiler waste and shower joiend and yes c40% of diameter full of gunk. However it...

Second bg guy came, didn't have parts, said it was not safe so turned off the boiler. Now waiting third guy tomorrow.

Hello Anyone know what pipe is needed below? See photo. A leak started in my worcester bosch 40cdi, dripping below the boiler, the plastic cup. I called out british gas who took off the bit of black tape i stuck on it to stop the leak with silver sticky paper..which later failed. BG person...

good news, fixed after changing the socket, maybe it was corrosion... anyway fixed

Thanks, just got the new ip66 rcd double socket, will fit today or tomorrow and see if fixes things/affect.

Hello everyone! Our house has a greenhouse with socket fitted at least 10, my guess 30 years ago from loking at the metal rust on the socket (its inside a greenhouse). This being connected to mains consumer box which has RCD. All has been fine until quite recently example being using a...

Hi there... an update for you all The original electrician came round, and Sod's Law he suggested as first thing we change the bulb, which I did, for not the usual 50W GR16 ones I was using but a 20W one and it worked fine since then until yesterday. I have today changed to again a new...

Hi thanks for reply - funny I was just thinking of swapping those two around, but I was so sure I had wired it exactly the way I first saw.... all sorted. Better I ask than play :) cheers!!!

yes added a diagram :)