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Hi, I am planning a loft conversion for my house and currently getting quotes. So far I have 2 quotes which are vastly different - first one was £90k and the second was £40k!! Just wondering if someone would be kind enough to give me a ballparkish figure of how much I should be expecting? It...

Gas fires are being fitted

Thanks for you reply denso... I was having my roof re-slated and realised that my chimney was damaged (flues had collapsed internally above the roofline) i got the chimney rebuilt and i got a chimney sweep out to check the flues - he told me that the flues were corroded and best re-lined but...

I have just had my chimney rebuilt and the builders put 5 inch steel liners down the flues... After doing this they revealed they do not know how to seal around the liners at the bottom and neither does the plumber who took the fires off.. Does anyone know how to seal around the liners at the...

Hi, I am currently having my roof reslated and my chimney stack rebuilt. My original chimney stack had a ladder on the side (very old and rusty). I have asked the workers to put a new ladder on the new chimney so that I can still have access to the chimney pots if I need to BUT they are...

Hi Kirkgas Roughly around 150m squared - I think it's westmoreland slate on the roof just now I was initially planning to reuse the existing slates but I have been told that it would be much cheaper and easier to use new slates - There are 3 chimneys that need new leadwork, a clubskew...

South Glasgow - Pollokshields It is a victorian semi detached house

Can anyone recommend a good roofer in the Glasgow area?? I am looking to have a re-roof done

Has anyone heard of this type of slate before?? is it any good??

Thanks for your replies. I have a very basic knowledge of wiring and electrics (changing plug sockets, light switches) and so I would not want to tamper with any of the circuits. It is a 300W security light that I have connected using this type of flex...

I have recently connected an outside security light with built in sensor by passing the wire through the wall and simply plugging it into the nearest socket. I am planning to place another security light and was wondering if it would be ok to use the following set up: Plug with 1.5mm 3...

thanks for the advice guys

Thanks for the advice I'm using inserts.... they are fresh joints straight from the packets - compression nuts are tight and they look like all the parts are there - maybe just a faulty joint??? I gave the joints a really good tug :- >>the 15mm joint will not pull out any further and I...

I am connecting a new radiator to my CH heating system using polyplumb pipes and fittings. (the rest of the system uses the same) I made one connection just to make sure i could do it properly - what I found is that when I made a connection with 22mm pipe it was very rigid and had no pull...

I guess its not as simple as I thought.... Thanks for the advice - will try balancing the rads

Recently had a new CH system installed - The flow and return pipes are 22mm in the ground floor (easy access as there is crawl space under the house) however the flow and return pipes are 15mm in the upper floor as he could not notch the joists any deeper. As the upper floor radiators are...

thanks for the advice

If replacing a polyplumb joint on plastic pipes then should i cut the pipe back from where the old joint was before placing new joint??? is this the same if it is a copper pipe?? cheers

I was insulating my 22mm central heating pipes over the weekend with climaflex foam insulation... while I was putting the foam on I thought it was a bit of a loose fit and it is only now that I have finished that I've realised that I bought 28mm size foam instead of 22mm size. Do you think it...

thanks for your reply