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Hi, Our loft is about 10 metres / 32 foot long from one end to the other. It is insulated with 200mm of rockwool. I have previously created a small area for storage made from loft boards and those peg extension things that screw into the joists. However, I want to create a walkway/crawlway...

Hi, on my single story outbuilding I have a couple of slipped slates that should be quite easy to get to as it is a low pitch. I haven't been on the roof yet but I was going to get some metal strip / tingle type affair to re-affix the slates. The tingles I typically see are 6 inch / 150mm...

Hi, as part of this thread: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/black-bits-in-bath-from-hot-water-tap-and-shower.613095/ I am replacing the flexi hose that goes to the hot water tap in the bath as I think the rubber may be failing inside. I am getting a replacement hose but I don't recognise...

Hi, A few months ago we had a new Grant external oil boiler fitted as our Worcester went kaput. It's been fine however, as of late, I've noticed small black specks in the upstairs bath that smear when you try to get them off, and they are quite tough to remove requiring a fair bit of soap and...

Hi, I'm sure this should be simple but I cannot get my head around it and Googleing just compounds my confusion! My brother bought me a 'simple' solar kit for lighting my small shed but no instructions came with any of the parts. As pictured here there is a panel, an 'ecoworthy' solar charge...

Hi, its been a long time since posting but here I am again! We have an external Worcester Bosch 18/25 Heatslave oil boiler. It is now 13 years old but has been pretty reliable to be fair, with not too much spent on things going wrong other than the yearly servicing. Today it started losing...

Hi, we have an external Heatslave 18/25 and our central heating has been happily controlled by a Honeywell programmer for the last 4 years. At the moment we have been using the Honeywell it on its 'manual' settings where we set a target temp and if the temperature is too low on the CM927 unit...

OK, I've seen loads of threads on this and have decided I would like to strengthen my loft 3 x 2 joists by screwing/gluing 4 x 2 on top. I want to do it to a) raise the floor level to accommodate another layer of insulation and b) strengthen the joists for "peace of mind" light storage. I am...

http://www.screwfix.com/p/portico-birkdale-composite-front-door-black-rh-880-x-2055mm/19952# £443.39 with what looks like everything needed. I need a door for my garage extension ( a small office/bedroom) and was settled on a cheap redwood FLB door which would cost about £70 for the door, the...

I've got PP for a simple small extension to my detached double garage for an office room/bedroom with toilet. I've got building notice and liaising with the bco. He's talked about insulation and was concerned I wanted a wooden door with them having poor U values, favouring UPVC or something...

Hi, Purchased a property with a detached double garage built in the 1980s. I wanted to build a small room onto this garage so I got PP and then paid my money for buildings notice. I had the foundations dug for the extension thinking this might be the easy part! However, after a visit by...

Prior to moving into our house, the fireplace that housed a woodburner was bricked up. Having exposed it, the chimney has a 6" diameter concrete liner which I know was installed about 5 years ago. It looks in good order and if I find a HETAS engineer that is happy to sanction the flue after...

Hi, We recently purchased a semi detached house with a detached double garage which measures approximately 18ft by 16ft . The garage has a small pitch roofed extension to the side of the garage (used as a wood store) measuring about 6ft by 7ft. The extension is of the same construction as the...

I wanted to say thanks for the help sorting my partner's Worcester Bosch 28i junior that was leaking last year, it turns out it was the pump housing. Anyway, whilst it's been working fine for a year with no leaks, it decided to stop working a few minutes into the timer coming on the other...

Hi, My girlfriend has just moved into a property with a 5 year old Worcester Bosch 28i Junior. I noticed that the pressure was well below the red marker set at 1.5 bar so I filled it up. I noticed that when I topped it up it started dripping slowly from underneath the boiler. This...