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Thanks nose... what about the feasibility - would the hip rafters need ripping out completely or is it possible to splice new ones in-situ? Trying to get an idea of complexity.. because of course that will determine cost. Thanks

Hi Folks, We recently moved into a place that had a wraparound dormer poking out of the back of the roof. It was a DIY job a long time ago (not by me) and it's ugly and poorly done, so I am considering having it removed and the roof reverted to its original state (just a hipped roof with...

Thanks for the update. The problem I'm having is not with the boiler - although I don't think it's range rated correctly. We recently moved into an old 1930s place with solid walls and not much insulation. My wife and daughter (only 2) are at home during the day, so the heating is on...

Did you get to the bottom of this? I'm in a similar situation (cycling) and would be interested to know what happened after the WB tech visit. Ta

Hi All, We have a 1930s ill fitting door which lets the howling wind right into the house! I have fitted draught excluders round the top and sides, but a bit stuck with the bottom of the door, where there is a 1-8mm gap. At the moment there is a bit of flappy material stuck to the...

Here: http://www.extractorfanworld.co.uk/insulated-duct-4-x-1m-1461-p.asp

It's to prevent your moist warm air condensing in the cold pipe and running back through the fan. I think you're supposed to fit a condensation trap in this instance. I didn't - but I used insulated flexible hosing. Length from fan to tile is only about 30cm anyway, so don't envisage any...

Hi, I am in the process of upgrading the rads in our 1930s (chilly) house. I am considering A stelrad vertex K2 2000x500 (tall and thin) rad, simply because we have limited wall space. It's about 2kw, which is about what is needed for this largish room with 2 external solid walls. My...

Just a quick Q - I need to connect a rigid vent pipe 100mm to flexi vent hose. I think something like this might do it: http://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-round-connector-100mm/12697 Anyone know if this fits inside the pipe/hose or outside? The internal diameter of my flexi-hose is...

I am watching this thread with interest as I have one of these boilers too, also with seriously old rads (nowhere near 30kw). I tried to figure out what my %output was and got exactly the same result - alternating between the flow temp and 88 with the vertical bars removed. Would be...

I was in exactly this position about 2 months ago. I got a local chap I found in the paper to fit the versa tile with the intention of doing the extract fan myself. Cost about £200 for the versatile, labour and to clean and replace a few sections of gutters. I would have done it but the...

This won't help you but might make you feel better :roll: I to recently moved into a new place with one of these boilers and my gas bill is well over £200 per month! It's eye watering when we came from a place where it was all in leccy + gas for £70 per month before. The worst thing is...

I had a similar problem - moved into a new place where the previous owner was a diy bodger and found that the shower leaked into the kitchen below because the grout around the tiles was done poorly. In my case the bathroom will be ripped out over the next few years and be done properly (once...

Hi all, Recently moved into a new place that has a Greenstar 37CDi and DT20RF digistat. The stat is in the hall (which is a bit draughty) but it seems to switch the CH on and off very frequently. Just today it put the CH on for just 5 mins and then switched it off again. It does do a...

Hi all, Moved into a new place 3 months ago and the exterior paint is falling off the render in quite a few patches. The rain is going behind the paint where's falling off and soaking in behind it causing more to fall off. The exterior is in pretty bad shape anyway, so will be looking at...

Have you actually had a quote for the cost? As stuartturbo said, the greendeal is starting up at the end of Jan where you can get a loan of up to 10k for insulation that you pay back through your leccy bills. I'm in a similar situation - solid walls, looking to insulate. Exterior render is...

Thanks to everyone for the useful info. I have been away for a few weeks and only just checked back on the post! I see a few questions were raised about the measurements - I 'reckon' it's about 200m2 - this is just a rule of thumb estimate based on the fact that the house is roughly square...

Thanks for the response Joe. What is the 'ugly stuff' then if not sand + cement? We are also considering external wall insulation - just waiting for quotes to come back on that. Ta

Hi, Recently moved into a house where a lot of the render is knackered. Rather than patch up the knackered bits we're considering having it all redone (it's ugly rough stuff at the moment). We had a local guy quote to hack it off and re-do it. He's quoted £14k to do it in sand + cement and...