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The latest invoice says ‘completion of first fix’ The contract as signed a few months ago splits the whole job into the following stages, alongside the payment percentage: Deposit 10% Completion of ground works 20% Completion of brickwork to roof level 20% Completion of roof 20% Completion...

Thank you Notch7! He has mentioned cash flow, and I can understand that people paying an invoice late can cause issues such as that- ours is a big job, and I’d hate to be the person causing the cash flow problems, but equally I want to make sure we get what we’re employing him to do. As I...

Thank you Woody- really appreciate your thoughts! So would you consider doors and windows to be part of (or before, or after) the ‘first fix’? I’m very happy to pay for the work if it’s been done, but I’m wondering what defines ‘first fix’. (The specifics of what is included within each stage...

Hi all, I’m currently having a large home extension built, with payment to the builder in stages, and I’ve received the latest invoice following ‘first fix’ of electrics and plumbing. However: The builder still hasn’t fitted any windows or doors to the extension, and I’m wondering whether I...

An update to the problem... I again accessed the manifold, and swapped the pipes that fed the non working rad with the pipes of a working rad, then repressurised the system. After turning it on again, there was a lot of gurgling coming from the boiler, rads and pipes, and then waaahhhaaaaay...

Well I removed the rad again, and re-flushed- I also removed both valves, and flushed with cold water, and they're both working fine. I've today accessed the manifold and the upstairs landing, where all the radiators are fed from, undone the pipes which fed the non-working rad, and blew down...

Hi all- many thanks in anticipation for any replies! I've recently had a problem with one of my downstairs radiators- it was only getting warm at the top, so, following the advice on these pages, I removed it from the wall and flushed it with cold water from a hosepipe in the garden, assuming...

Hi Robert! Thanks for your help! To be honest, I'd rather have an electric heater for the convenience for my wife, and the fact that it could be thermostatically contolled is a real plus. I didn't really want to lay cable though, because we only re-did the garden a couple of years ago with...

I've decided to go for the paraffin heater method of heating my greenhouse, which is 8 x 10 feet (Its a long way between the house and greenhouse, and I didn't fancy laying loads of armoured cable). My problem is this: because I'm away from home for 3 days or more each week, I was wondering...