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Hi all, I'm being quoted about £2500 to install a dry ridge system on my pitched roof, approximately 15m long, reusing the original ridge tiles. The quote also includes some general repairs, a few broken tiles etc. Does that sounds reasonable? Cheers

Hi all, What are these boards called that are sagging/falling off in the photo? Sarking boards? It's been pretty damp in my loft previously which has caused it, the house is 40 years old but I just moved in last year. The chipboard sheets have dried out all bent now, so I don't think I'd be...

Cheers mate, i'll have a play around and see if it's possible to override the thermostat before i start disconnecting it then.

Ah ok...I see what you're saying. I'll leave the Honeywell hardware in place, just in case it was ever needed in future, then join the wires inside. Looks like I'd just need to connect A and B inside the relay.

They could do that...but my Dad's not interested in trying to figure out the digital thermostat (a bloody computer haha). He's used to the analogue one, so I figured it would be the better option just to go back to that.

Hi all, My parents have just had a new boiler fitted, an vaillant ecotec plus 832 with a Honeywell home tr3 wireless room thermostat. My folks are elderly and struggling to get to grips with the room thermostat, opposed to the analogue 24hr timer that was on their old boiler. My dad just...

Cheers...I've closed the cap, dried everything off and fired everything back up. All looks good for now, so i'll leave it as is and get a replacement valve bought. (y)

Cheers folks! So should the screw cap on top be closed or open for normal operation? I was assuming it should be closed and air will will be auto released, and it's just allowing you to manually release air if you need to.

Morning all, I've worked up this morning to a steady leak on the pipework going into my Worcester GreenStar Ri boiler. Looking at the manual, it seems to be from a valve on the CH return pipe going into the boiler. Attaching a photo. There's a thumb screw on the valve, can anyone tell me what...

The heated ball method looks pretty interesting...dunno if i fancy trying to catch it before it lands on my living room carpet right enough haha :)

Thought that might be the case guess I'll need to cut a channel and cover it up properly then!

Hi, I'm in the midst of wall mounting my TV, and putting up some power sockets and the AV cables neatly on the wall behind the TV. It's a solid brick wall with insulated plasterboard on top, the insulation is hard against the brick without any gap. I was planning on running some...

Thanks all...I wasn't sure if there was some sort of magic at that I wasn't in the know of!! I also read on a data sheet somewhere - A. It is only registered for use between April and 18th September by the authorities, and in trials we noted that the product doesn’t work as well as in warmer...

Hi all, I bought some Resolva weed killer the other day and noticed it states certain dates it can be used between. Can anyone tell me why that is? Just curious really. Cheers Resolva must not be used between 18th September and the 1st April

Here’s some photos of the back of the switches. I’ll open up the ceiling rose again and take photo, but it was the same as the diagram attached that I found online. I was testing with a decent enough Fluke. I’m confusing myself where I tested from now…which points should I test across...

Hi all, I'm looking for some pointers in finding a fault in a ceiling light at the top of my stairs. There are 2 switches + an intermediate switch (bottom of the stairs, top of the stairs & hallway). I tested with a voltmeter at all switches and the light itself and there's no power. Any...

Hi folks, I’m hoping someone can help me identify this faulty patio door, and/or provide some pointers for me to fix it. I moved into the house recently, there’s no documentation on the door but the lock is marked “fuhr infront”. The door seems to be out of alignment somehow as you have to...

Thanks guys... The smaller whacker might be a goer for me! I'll see what I can get locally. Yea it's a bit of a nightmare taking it through the house! It's about the only option I have though. Luckily the slabs are out back already, removed from an old patio. Got one of the ton bags shifted...

Hi all, I'm putting in the base for a new metal yardmaster shed. The base will be 3x4m, I've dug 150mm down and I'm planning on having 100mm type 1 with 50mm slabs beded in cement. There's no rear access to my garden, accept through the house. As it is, I'm going to have to carry through all...

Hi, no they haven't been oiled/stained. I thought pressure treated timber shouldn't required it, for the first few years at least (unless for appearance sake). Maybe that's not the case?