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Thanks as always Rab (and everybody). I just wandered round the estate, and can see the tops of some of the other bungalows here. They do seem to have (short) clay pots, with cowls on top - I assume mine is the same. Last night was very cold here, so I got a good fire going. It draws absolutely...

Okily dokily...

OK... well... here's the thing. No vent, no sign of ever being one... BUT there is a gas fitting (no sign of it anywhere on the inside), so I assume that was the original arrangement, but the previous owners must have done away with it and put the grate in. Does that mean that the flue is...

Oh, yes, it's a traditional fireplace - been there since the house was built. Knowing the previous owners though, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they'd papered over the vent, if one was installed when built. Here's a couple of pics of other handiwork of theirs. And the guy works in property...

Believe me, with the door closed you couldn't sit in the room for long enough to worry about it :eek:

Thanks for all the replies, and sorry if I haven’t explained things properly. The house was built in 1994; the living room is just a normal room, maybe 20’ x 20’. Double glazing. The chimney was cleaned last year, and used very little since then. It draws fine, absolutely no problems, but we...

OK, I realise (1) this isn't plumbing or central heating (couldn’t find anywhere more appropriate); (2) the title isn't really correct either… Anyway. For predictable reasons, we’ve started having fires – normal fireplace, traditional grate, dry wood and peat briquettes – but have discovered...

Thanks for that very useful info. Will pop down to the timber shop and see what they've got...

My house has 30-year-old mahogany double glazing frames, which are still pretty solid – but the little batten strips around the outside of the glass panels are starting to deteriorate. I wondered if this profile of strip is likely to be available? I think the strips are just pine. I can’t...

Actually... it's a while since I was in her flat, and I've now remembered that it actually IS a separate sensor anyway :notworthy: Here's a pic - easy to replace just the sensor do you think? I wouldn't know how to choose one... *Actually... do you think this one would be suitable?

OK, didn't have the balls to start again with a different system, eg cross dowel bolts etc. So back down to the timber yard and got some of what I should have used first time, ie 32mm PAR rather than 19mm. This of course is (a) much more solid (as Freddie Mercury observed, it was somewhat weedy...

Well, you were right there; when I sat on the edge of the bed, the bracket pulled its screws out of the leg, and the whole thing collapsed. After all that, and so many days of hair tearing and effort, I am gutted. Back to the f'ing drawing board. I accept that I started this job without...

Ah, the joys of (a) not knowing what you're doing; (b) buying things on eBay, which are devoid of instructions. I've just finished re-doing them all, and it all seems quite solid now - the fixing screws aren't that long, so I wonder if they'll work loose in time. If I were doing it all again...

Ah... it seems I have COVID after all. First test when I got ill was negative, now strongly positive :rolleyes: This might explain why my judgement has been even more impaired than usual as I've tried to tackle this **** project. My brain has been really foggy... If I can summon up the...

Ah. I see. I watched a video of somebody else doing it on YT, and he seemed to do it the way I did - I didn't think to question it. Back to the **** drawing board. Again.

OK... so I got the timber last week, came down with God-awful cold (you forget how bad they can be, what with worrying about COVID etc), and am struggling to put it all together today. Endless problems and hair-tearing over what should really be quite a simple job, but am at final assembly...

Hhmmm yeah that one looks good, doesn't it. Maybe have to abandon SF this time!

Morning all - the ceiling light in my girlfriend's flat is one of those that switches on and off as you move around - it doesn't have a manual switch. It's started flickering on and off, and is very annoying. I opened it and tried adjusting the on/off time with the little pot inside, but it...

Just a wild idea - which I don't really fancy, but would save me a lot of hassle... the main reason I want a new bed is to have it about 6" higher than the existing one. I tried using furniture riser things, but they're hideous, and not quite high enough anyway. Somebody suggested extending the...

Yes I'm getting PAR, but the edges are still quite sharp - as it's a bed, I wondered if I might round them slightly...