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Hi, I have semi detached garage with my neighbour, see picture attached. According to a recent party wall agreement, (2 years old), the virtual red line runs in the middle of the common garage wall as I would expect. At the back of the garage where the new fence will be erected there is a...

Hi Ken, Sorry forgot to reply. There is definitely good aeration, tried the tissue. It has actually improved, so obviously I should encourage the air aeration and not close the air vent at the bottom. Thank you again.

The chimney breast is exposed at ground floor level and no moisture there. Then it goes to around 22% at the top of first floor and 22-28% in the loft level. Chimney outside has 3-4% thank you!

Hi, thank you and sorry for delay. The house was build in 1937. There are 3 internal chambers as part of same chimney. All have a cap with ventilation. Nothing is blocked completely. There is 1 vent into the room on 1st floor correct. Thank you again.

Hi, we had our loft space converted and since the plastering & painting of the chimney breast there is a permanent moisture issue in the center of the chimney breast. It ranges between 22-29% and hasn't improved for the past 5-6 months. The moisture expands from the top of the chimney breast on...

Hi, We had the final inspection from building control and they raised 2 main issues. We have a megaflo type system. The cylinder and expansion tank are located under the stairs. Boiler in another room. They said that the cupboard for the cylinder and expansion tank needs to be made from fire...

Hi, I have attached a pic showing in blue where is the cold water supply that feeds the kitchen tap. So it seems to divert before it goes to the grey regulator switch but as I said the pipe that feeds the garden tap is straight from the mains. Thank you again.

Hi, I had recently a brand new underfloor heating installed. See pic. The temperature on the hot side almost at 80C and the cold coming back is 55. I am reading that the max temperature should around 55C. Is my underfloor heating working ok or can it be damaging the concrete underneath? Any...

this is a megaflo system with high pressure everywhere in the house. The 2 expansion tanks are small cylinders fully enclosed which regulate the water pressure i understand. When i turn on the kitchen tap there is noise from the expansion tank area. same is not true with garden tap which seems...

hi, we just moved into our renovated house and also installed a megaflo type system with all hot water at mains pressure. Our system has 2 expansion small tanks for the experts here. I have noticed that the garden tap seems to be fed directly from the mains which is good. However the same is...

Hi, we have a new megaflo type system installed. Bosch system boiler ground floor, cylinder in the first floor. I appreciate that it may take a while to heat up the system from cold and the house eventually gets warm. However, I have noticed that most of the radiators are cooler at the bottom...

Hi, why did you choose the smartthings hub and not the amazon hub? I understand that smartthings does both ZigBee and zwave and amazon hub only one. I also know the thread is now bit old! I am between smarthing and amazon hub. Thank you!

Hi, having my central heating replaced due to a new extension and the guys installed a drain valve for the central heating outside the house. They basically drilled a hole into the wall and the valve is outside now. Convenient I guess but am worried it may freeze during the winter months. Is...

OK very good investigative work!!, if it says CE, ISO etc approved does it mean anything or they just put the letters on it anyway?! Thank you again.

Hi, my builder bought an Aumix branded pipe for underfloor heating, Aumix PEX-AL-PEX. See attached. I can't find this company anywhere. Can I trust the product as it doesn't look like a well known brand. Normally manufacturers give 50 years guarantee but not sure about this one! Thanking you...

hi, i had to remove the grout between tiles cause didn't like the colour. that created some small scratches on the tile surface. Then my builder grouted the whole area without asking me first. The tiles are gloss white, the grout grey. Unfortunately the small scratch areas are now filled with...

Ok, Joule is the cylinder? does it have an external expansion tank or internal. And how about the system boiler, we were recommended a Bosch for boiler and Main for cylinder. Thanks again.

Hi, we are installing a megalflo type system in a new extension and we can have a cylinder with integrated expansion tank, like the Megaflo brand Sadia. We are going for megaflop cause the property is rather large now. I also think I need an indirect unvented cylinder, not direct. I also...

Hi, I have planning application to extend the property at the back. We already have a common wall extension with my neighbour and I am extending that extension bit further. The plan was to build only on my side of the border in the middle of the wall. Our building regulation drawings show that...

Hi, I have planning application to extend the property at the back. We already have a common wall extension with my neighbour and I am extending that extension bit further. The plan was to build only on my side of the border in the middle of the wall. Our building regulation drawings show that...