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Hi all. As part of a new boiler install I have the VRC 430F controller. I can’t believe how frustratingly slow this thing is! For example if I scroll to the heating time section the backlight actually times out before it displays the times the heating it set for. I’ve never known as controller...

We have 6 12v 50w down lights in our kitchen. The switch is a dimmer switch, previously we used to be able to dim very low. Now as you turn the dimmer down they just turn off at say 20w for example. At other times we have been in there in morning and had them quite dim and they just turn...

After an insulation project in my bedroom I've re-boarded the ceiling with 12.5mm board to find that one of the joists is sitting exactly 1 cm high. IE if I put a long sprit level across from the neighbouring joists there is a 1cm gap. Will this show after its been plastered? I'll take it...

I want to by something like 25x50mm battons to be used on the walls which the insulation boards will be screwed too. The only place I can think it get it is travis perkins for example. The problem is its outside and soaking wet, surely I cant put this behind the insulation? What do...

How can I safely insulate the back of this dormer? It slops back about 90cm. I was thinking 50mm of celotex in between the sloped joists leaving a 50 mm gap behind. Then filling the gap between the floor joists which is the living room below with loft insulation. Is this ok...

This might seem strange and I'm not sure I'm going to get an answer but I might as well ask! My bedroom is a dormer style room. The sides are brick /block construction which are tile hung and the back is timber frame again tile hung. The window in this room is huge but the right hand side of...

I've started a project insulating a bedroom in my house. Its a dormer style room with a flat roof. I want to insulate the walls and roof. The flat roof is currently felt deck which was redone by the previous owner a few years ago. There is a tiny bit of insulation in between the joists but...

I've currently got a flat roof over an extension thats got cold deck insulation with vents in the soffits. I want to convert to warm deck, renew the felt with EPDM and get new fascias and soffits at the same time. I'm thinking of going with something like Kingspan Theramroof TR21 build right...

Our washing machine started the cycle wet the clothes and pretty much stopped. Now the power light comes on, the door locks but then nothing happens regardless of where you move the dial. Tried turning it off for a while on the wall. Been through all the options on the dial but its doing...

I want to improve the insulation in our three bedroom detached house as it fairly cold. Starting with the back bedroom. It's a dorma style room which has a single storey flat roof extension behind it. The back part of the room (with the window) has a tile hung timber frame wall with 100 mm...