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Hi all, A common requirement - I'd like to beef up my loft insulation whilst keeping a boarded area for storage. I've already got a good layer of 200mm rockwool which fully fills the gaps between the joists but the rooms below are still getting too cold. My plan is to keep the rockwool and...

Hi, We are cursed with an inadequate single pipe GCH system which would be *major* upheaval to convert to flow and return. The house and heating circuit has been extended several times and now the the system cannot heat all radiators sufficiently. As an alternative I was wondering if it's...

Thanks for all the replies and collective experiences. I'll shop around for a socket type tool, try the heat + force method and hope that the basin can take it !

So what causes it to crack, the heat of the metal on the ceramic or the expansion of the metal in the tap hole ? I was planning to keep the heat very localised by using a small gas powered lighter wand rather than anything serious like a blowtorch. Thanks again...

Well replacing the basin seems a bit extreme. So far it's only costed me an hour and a wrench. A new basin would make it a much bigger job as I'd be potentially needing to make changes to all 3 pipes to match it up, let alone the hassle with wall attachment and tiling. I'm sure if I called a...

Hi all, I'm trying to remove the hot tap from a basin and I'm having real problems. The nut which secures it to the basin underneath has siezed and I cannot loosen it. I used a solid steel basin wrench, tried to lever it and eventually broke one of the claws off :cry: I sprayed lots of...

I understand. Many thanks for replying.

Hi all, I have a flat roof which has some insulation built in but I as I am redecorating the room below I would like to take the opportunity to add some more internally if possible. I don't want to disturb the plasterboard and I was wondering if I could attach 25mm Celotex directly to the...

Thanks for that wombats !

Hi, We are looking to replace a flat roof approx 15m2 in size with EPDM. There is no insulation board above the joists at present but I suspect there may be some wool between the joists below. We've had 2 quotes: 1. Local company want to place 75mm insulation board+deck combined over...

Hi, I would like to have a go at the improving insulation in 2 areas of our new house. I have no real DIY building experience and none of the examples I've read really match well to my situation. 1. We have a loft conversion which was done some time ago, it is poorly insulated and I...

Thanks for the repies guys. I'll have a go with the easier solutions first and if they fail, pull up some of the flooring & replace with plywood.

Hi, I recently replaced my old kitchen lino with wood laminate flooring panels (the cheaper MDF veneered kind). Unfortunately our washing machine has been somewhat liberated by the lack of friction the new floor offers and regularly manages to creep several inches out of it's recess during...