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Thanks for all your comments. Roughcaster>> that's great, thanks. morrik27>> ?? you have lost me, I don't have any external corners so I don't see the relevance, it is just a normal rectangular room!! joe-90>> I can see how it sounds ridiculous, but, the current walls are not very good...

Roughcaster, that's great news. It will certainly get rid of the trouble I envisaged if this couldn't be done. I will use one of your recommended adhesives plus screws, as these are bathroom walls that I will be tiling, so I need to ensure the boards don't come loose - I can use very long screws...

Hi, can anyone please tell me if it is possible to plasterboard directly over existing plaster walls? I don't want to lose the extra space required for battening, and I cannot remove the existing plaster for dot and dab fixing, so I wondered if it was possible to fix the plasterboard by screwing...

You are an absolute star!! Everything now back to normal - I had tried each of those taps, but, didn't realise you needed to do them both together. Thanks for your help. Lianne

Hi Dave, do I need to turn both of them?

Hi, can anyone tell me the location of the filling loop on a Vaillant EcomMax 835? I have just removed a radiator and need to top the system up, but I am unsure where the loop is. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Simon, sounds good to me, I think it would be a sound investment. Thanks for all your help. Lianne

Hi Tony, I always thought electric heaters were worse for the environment and were as costly both in terms of money and carbon footprint as having a kettle turned on all day. I could be totally wrong about that. Thanks Lianne

Hi Simon, Sounds ideal. What are the approximate costs for such a system? I have a five bed bungalow and probably require 4 zones. 1. Living area 2. Bedrooms 3. Games room 4. Study / office Lianne

Superb info - I have certainly got plenty to look at. Many thanks for all your comments, it certainly looks like the Heatmiser or Honeywell products will do exactly what I require. Thanks again. Lianne

Thanks for all the info. Looks like I will be either spending my hols zoning the system or carry on turning the TRVs up/down. Thanks again. Lianne

Thanks for the response, by what method?

Hi, I would like to know if there is a way to turn the central heating on in one room only? I have a condensing boiler with a wireless controller and TRV's on all radiators (bar one). I would love to be able to turn the heating on in a single room, it seems so wasteful to have all the...

This seems to be the only area I have trouble - everything else my word is 'law' so to speak. I think they are so busy rushing that they are still walking as they pull the cord - hence it swings back and hits the tiles!! So this is the best way to ensure 100% that it can't happen again!!

Will do. Thanks again for all the advice. Lianne

ColJack>> I am assuming I do exactly the same for the shower switch, is that correct? All seems a little extreme I know!! The standard white ends wouldn't cause this problem, but, they don't look so great - although, better than chipped tiles!! The ones I have are (obviously very heavy)...

I want to move the standard pull switches for my shower and bathroom light, to a double socket outside the bathroom. The main reason for this is my little one keeps swinging them and chipping the tiles!! We are re-tiling the bathroom and I don't want the new tiles chipping. Any advice on how...

That's absolutely brilliant, thanks for all your help. Wickes here I come!! Thanks again, Lianne

The only reason I thought I should screw as well was due to tile weight, I know standard plaster can only handle approx 20Kg m2 and I thought if I used long screws they would go into the breeze for extra strength. What type of plasterboard / fixing adhesive did you use? Any advice is much...

The existing walls are plaster on breeze block; the tiles I have are large 60x30cm and fairly heavy so I if possible I was going to 'dab' and screw the boards in place. Thanks. By the way Hi to your little friend!!