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sorry, I should have mentioned, its your standard 3 bed (2 floors) semi

Hi, Just a quick question. I need to have a 2.5 metre length of guttering replaced due to it being warped and allowing water to overflow. I'm not confident on ladders so will be getting a contractor out to do the work. I assume this will be quite quick so was wondering what a reasonable...

Hi - thanks for this - I have had a look on the Gas Safe website and it says that they only offer a gas safe inspection within 6 months of installation. It also says that you can only nominate so no certainty that you would be selected. Is this right or is there another service they offer?

Thanks for your comments. The gas hob was in place when we had the boiler replaced with the Greenstar (we previously had an old boiler with a hot water tank - we decided to go with the Combi to make room in the bathroom by having the hot water tank removed). I guess the next step is really...

Yes - he spent quite a bit of time at the meter although not sure what he was doing (he wasn't very chatty)

Hmmm, that could explain something. The Worcester engineer turned on all my gas hob burners at one point. He didn't really explain why. However, I did watch him and the burners and didn't see any reduction in flame when they were on. I assumed he was testing to see if the hob would go out...

Thanks for the comments so far. It is all a little strange. We had British Gas service the boiler only 3 months ago (previously we had the installer do the service). The British Gas engineer didn't mention anything about the gas pipe size and said the boiler was working at is optimum...

Hi, Just after a little bit of advice. We have had a Greenstar 37CDI installed now for nearly 3 years (5 bedroom house). Boiler has been fine until we started getting an EA error. Boiler still under warranty so Worcester came out and cleaned the condensation tray (or something similar)...

Thanks for replies - the idea is to have the polycarbonate sheet attached to the wall and sitting in front of the screen. Unfortunately, attaching to the TV is not really an option as she could pull both sheet (when really upset) and take the TV as well off the wall. I was thinking perhaps...

Hi, Sorry - not really sure where to post this question. I'm after some advice about the type of brackets I should use for attaching a sheet of polycarbonate to a wall. The idea is try and make this as attrative as possible so any advice will be greatly appreciated. The purpose of the...

Hi Woody, Thanks for the note. I should explain. This is the valley between the tiles (pitch roof of the extension) and the main house wall. A valley of lead has been laid which causes some water to back up instead of draining out to the guttering and causes a puddle of water at the back...

Hi, Thanks for the note. I can understand that if you are relying on sealant to make the lead joints this would degrade over time if submerged in water for any length of time. However, if the lead was soldered or leadwelded would this be a different matter? Thanks

Hi, Can anyone tell me if standing water is a problem for lead? We have a poorly designed roof which causes a puddle to form on some lead flashing between main house and extension (not enough pitch to allow water to flow away freely). This has resulted in water penetration due to what our...

Hi, Yes, they have confirmed the footings are suitable (when we brought the house the owner said the footings for the garage were originally dug for a 1st floor to be added in the future and this was built around 2005 and integral to the house). They are adding an internal breeze block wall...

Hi, Hope you can help with some advice. We are considering a building firm to undertake an extension over our existing garage (will bedroom and en-suite). Initial survey suggests that the floor will need to be raised an inch or two to provide a level floor in the extension with the rest of...