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This adapter connects on to normal ventilation tube which attaches to the extractor. It is to big and really I need to bypass this and fit direct onto the vent slate BUT this is shaped in an oval shape, hence you use this adapter. I just wondered if there was an alternative diy version I...

Is there a different product I can use to attach to my slate vent. The position of the extractor hood is being compromised by the size of the adapter. Ideally I would do away with the adapter and fit a flexi tube to it, but the connection is an oblong shape. I am going to end up having to use...

I use the TLC branded planks which are a vinyl system recreating wood floors. Normally i will over board older tongue and groove floors, so i have always had a new clean surface to work on. My mate wants me to lay this down on his new build and he has the caber type flooring down. Do you...

The loft space is an actual flat !! The space for the aerial is off to the right and will house the boiler, wash machine and fuse board. Prob not the aerial

what are the best fixings for slates ?

I have my own aerial and mounting one on the chimney is not a hard job as access out onto the roof is easy. My issue is threading the cable through the roof space. It looks like i will need to go in through the ridge caps possibly. The whole flat is open as you can see, so just got to work...

Yes doing 75mm between the rafter and 50mm under. On the walls it will be 75mm. The tower is so close to this property. It is a few hundred meters away as the crow flies and is on a hill looking down on this street. So the signal is strong.

I know you can have an aerial in the loft, but is there any distance from a wall it needs to be set away from ? I have a tightish cupboard area which will hold the boiler, washing machine and fuse board on a flat i am renovating. I was thinking of putting the aerial in there as well. The...

Ok well my system is very clean. On last service the engineer said the burner was very clean. Not much scrapping needed and got my magnaclean 2 on there

Ok Ianmcd, i didnt realise you needed to do that. I fully drained the boiler down though. I will see how she gets on. Today she is still holding her pressure

No I didn’t I think I closed off the drain point and then pumped up. I tested the pressure in the EV last night and it was at 1.75 bar. This is the pressure of the boiler I think. I didn’t see any water coming out of the valve. Is it common for the EV to go aged 15 yrs? I could change it...

No the leak is damaged felt and is 2 yrs old. The dorma refit was nothing to do with it but yes the lead would be tucked under the facia but it was decided to do the sides after the roof went on. So I have a small gap but have left it for now. A silicone bead will sort it out if an issue

The pressure is not going crazy as I know it can do on combi’s. It was running at 2.1 bar when I last checked and resting pressure is 1.7 bar I checked in the boiler and can’t see any water leaks

I recharged the EV on saturday on my valant boiler. It's 15 yrs old now. I drained down the boiler and recharged to 1bar. It was at 0.55bar. I thought the recent pressure drops would be sorted, but the pressure has dropped off today. I can't find any leak on the syatem. The blow off pipe...

I think the flashing will be ok. That break is there for expansion. Some sealant behind it will work if it becomes an issue. Thanks all for opinions

The flat is fully ripped out and I will be renting it out so no one there at the mo, but i can take photos. I'm not a roofer, but i ended up doing the dorma in fiberglass but the roof was done first and then it was decided to do the slates again. So yes ideally the lead apron would be under...

Can you see the patch ? I managed to lift the rubber narrow valley at the joint and push the lead about 10mm upwards to give it a little lap. I didnt want to go higher in case i created more problems. I use a sealant on this join as well. Its a 1890 aged building converted into flats in...

Well it has helped by 70% and a small bucket will collect any water coming into this loft void now but I want to try get it sorted properly. I have a video but you can’t load them here This is the only photo I have and the issue is at the bottom of the valley as you look down onto the dorma...

I think it might be a rubber system, not felt, but anyway it has failed. Got some patch up advice and he said to use fibreglass and resin over it. Sand it back a lot and then lay the fibre glass over the bad area and resin over. It's much cheaper than having to replace the whole valley. The...

I have a flat valley about 50cm wide dividing two semis on the roof. I had a crack in the valley where another valley runs into it. The valley is felted, but is older. So i coated this valley in fibrepol (a sticky water proof paint solution with fibres) and it looked like it helped improve...