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Hi all, just after a bit of advice on a 1930s 3 bed semi, dormer loft conversion. The drawings for the steels include a support for the ridge beam to run up against the chimney breast between the ridge beam and a new beam below it. The chimney breast has already been removed at the lower levels...

Hi all, after a little advice if possible, any help is appreciated........ Right a few nights back me and the other half were asleep and at around 3 or 4am there was a very loud thud! We both woke in shock but couldn't work out where it had come from. Anyway lastnight I found the side...

Hi, hopeing for some advice please, I'm going to be having my electrics completely re-wired, I have read a few bits on the net and it looks like the meter tails (I think they are called this) that lead to the meter will need to be upgraded as they are not blue and brown. Will be...

Hi guys and girls, appreciate some help with this one, only recently got given my corgi certificate for my new boiler and it has vanished! There was a top copy for me and a carbon copy that the corgi guy said was for tenants if I had any........ long story even longer, the girlfriend had them...

Hi all, after a bit of advice please, I have some solid bamboo flooring being fitted tomorrow. At the moment I have some 'combilay' damp proof underlay and fibreboard underlay (5mm)...... the combilay was going to go down first then the fibreboard, the underfloor is floorboards (downstairs...

Hi all, just after a little advice and would be grateful for any help....... have had the house completely re-plastered inside and at the same time fitted new windows, this has casued to new windows to get very messy around the edges. Has anyone got any handy tips to clean them before I...

Hello all, having or have had the whole house re wired including a kitchen extension. The property is being completely over hauled so all lights and sockets are new and the fuse board etc (everything)....... the guy signed it off lastnight after running some tests but I think he missed out 3...

Hello, after a little bit more info on the wiring of the Salus 500rf to my Ecotec plus 831 plse if anyone can help? It would be very helpful if a helpful person could just tell me where terminals 3,4 and 5 on the boiler connect to the back of the salus receiver unit i.e which terminal on...

Hi all, just a quickie (hopefully).......can anyone plse confirm what size pipe should run to the boiler for the gas and water? I think the actuall connections at the boiller are 15mm, the connection from the main water supply will run from a 22mm pipe which is within 2metres of the boiler...

Hi all, firstly i'd like to say what a great forum! I have been reading various boiler posts on here for the last month and you are all very helpful. This is my first post and i'm a newbie to boilers in that I have bought my first one, a Vaillant 831 ecoTEC combi for a my new 3 bed...