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thanks for the reply.. yes it is a mess.. not much access (and not much experience :D ) I think I understand what youre suggesting... but I dont think I'm quite up to the job of re-arranging quite that much. What I could do is use lead to re-line the whole area, then more to go from...

Okay, I could do with putting up some more detailed shots of that area... Have a look at this one. What looks like brick work is actually the neighbours roof. I assume its quite a bit older than ours, houses were originally 1850's ours has been extended within the last 5 years. Their...

Hi. thats the roof line.

hi. we have a possible problem with moisture getting into the corner of our living room. It seems to dry out, then soon after rain it seems to be worse. have a look at the pictures here The inside picture shows where some of the water sheen can be seen. several splodges indicate where...

okay thanks for your help. hopefully we wont be as cold this winter.

hi, thanks for the info. The windows have 'normal' hinges (i think theyre called flush hinges) I wondered if the gap is caused by the manufacturer not having factored in the use of a gasket around the opening, thus stopping the window closing fully. However I cant really believe that as...

Hi, I have a couple of questions about my wooden windows. 1) Have a look at the pic.. should there be anything in the groove running around the opening part of the window? by anything i mean draught excluder's etc (there were plenty of spiders) 2) When the window is closed...

thats great and thanks for the water tip.

Hi, I think I need to re-install all of my dg units. Approx 70+ 24"x12" panes. They are all quite drafty, and looking at the frame through the glass I can see no evidence of glazing tape or putty having been used. Having looked through the forums (lots of old posts circa 2003/4/5), I...

I was looking too.. this looks like just the thing. http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hardware/Draught+Excluders/Aquamac+21+10m+Brown/d170/sd2802/p61132

makes sense.. thanks. yeah.. essex :P

Hi, i will be draining my thermal store at the w/e to install 2 new immersions. The store is a Chelmer Heating ElectroCat and supplies the DHW and UFH. The system should re-fill its self, but where and how do i add the inhibitor? Any ideas? Thanks.