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Hi All. I have a S plan system where the boiler serves underfloor heating, cylinder and radiators. For some time now, we have had this loud noise when the hot water 2 port zone valve stops, i.e when the stat tells it to stop, we have a loud clambering noise that always wakes us up, and my next...

Hi All. Thinking of installing LVT in a bathroom, I have screwed down 9mm ply on the floorboard. Now it needs to be levelled using a feather finish or perhaps similar product (apart from ardex feather finish, are there any other products one can use ?) I was not sure what one can do about the...

Hi All. I have just installed 9mm plywood on floorboard ahead of the installation of LVT glue down. from my reasearch, I understand one needs a feather finish to level the floor and the joints. Here is my question, does it have to be a product like ardex feather finish or a levelling compound ...

Hi Everyone, I have noticed that anytime our hot water schedule stops we get this horrible noise from the cylinder/pipework. It vibrates so badly, not sure what could be causing it. However it started since I got our gas engineer to service the cylinder earlier this year. It took us some time...

Hi, I have got a victorian townhouse with 4 floors (basement, first floor, second floor and loft floor). The house is being completely refurbished and I was wondering what to do about thermostats and heating control. The house is going to have external wall insulation being an end of terrace...

Hi Everyone, I would like to achieve part E sound insulation qualities on a 4 floor victorian town house, joists are 200mm thick. A number of stud walls in between rooms, and in between floors. I have been reading up on a few things, and got even more confused. I have come across resilient bars...

Hello Everyone. I would like to ask about a setup where I would like to have a single sky dish supply 6 Tv's, there is no plan for immediate sky subscription but the system should allow for it, if that is required. The way I would do this is to run a cable from each Tv point to where the dish...

Hi everyone, I'm currently working on a small project, although we don't need to meet Part E of the building regulations for sound insulation, I'd like to achieve a similar standard. My goal is to provide comfortable living environment with minimal sound transfer. What steps should I take to...

How can I remove this showel gel marks on the tiles ? Hi Everyone, I have got a situation where shower gel has dripped from a bathroom recess niche and it has been allowed to dry on the tiles. I have tried to use bleach and bathroom cleaning chemicals to remove it without any luck. Any ideas...

Hi All. There is a damp issue which continues to appear on the skirting, this started a few months ago, however seems to be getting hot despite the weather. The room in question is on the ground floor and has an ensuite which has an extractor fan. Outside the bay window used to have grass...

Hi, Please what would be the best way to tie these 2 walls together by the corner as I have gone back to brick. Thanks in advance. ?

Hi All. I had a gas engineer come out to quote for a new piece of work. The requirement is as follows. 6 showers 11 radiators 300L unvented cylinder 12sqm of single zone underfloor underfloor heating The engineer estimated a 30kw system boiler, not sure if this is an overkill or about right...

Hi All. Got this old wardrobe, would like to paint it as thesame colour as the wall, the wall paint can be used on wood also. My question is, can I just use a roller to apply the paint. The stain on the wardrobe doesn't appear to be oily as its an old wardrobe made of oak and extremely heavy...

Hi, Installed LVT on concrete subbase, as I did not want to remove the door frames etc, I have ended up in a situation where there are gaps between the floor and the corners. Thanks in advance.

Hi All. I have an ideal logic 24 combi boiler, recently I have noticed that the overflow pipe starts to gush out a lot of water at regular intervals and the boiler is vibrating a lot when the water is being discharged. I noticed this 2 weeks ago, the pressure refill valve is in the closed...

Hello Everyone Just going through the design of a house with 3 showers, no bath. We are proposing to use a Vaillant 938 as there is no space for a cylinder unless we create an extension for the cylinder. The flow rate is 20L per minute from the kitchen tap, does anyone know if Vaillant 938 is...

Hi All. I have got some damp issues that needs to be resolved. Based on the damp report the specialist created and my own understanding also. I am a little confused as to what the way forward is. I am always wary of damp companies and wanting to do unnecessary works. The house is a mid terrace...

Hi All. I am wondering if anyone knows what the purpose of the item on the exterior of the property is and what purpose it serves. Thanks.

Hi All. I am trying to get a nice straight line by door frame corners and the wall, and the technique I hvae always read about is to tape off one side, then paint and remove the tape. This way you will be left with a straight line. I have not been so lucky, I painted the skirting dark grey...

Hi All. I have just wired the Heatmiser UH8RF on the neostat v2 thermostats which are wired, from what I have just been told the UH8RF only works with the wireless thermostats. This brings me to my next question, can I use a nest or hive wired thermostat to control the following. Underfloor...