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    Potterton Gold Heat Only Any good thinking of changing

    Hi We have to either have our current bolier which is an Ideal (make) one up to make way for something which is about 15 years old or the plumber has quoted 1500 to have a potterton gold heat only installed. Any advice would be appreciated.
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    TO Combi or Not to Combi as a replacement?

    HI Everyoen If anyone can help it would be great. We have a 4 bedroomed house: en suite (Shower straight off of the cylinder, toilet and handbasin) Main batrhoom (Bath, hand basin and toilet) Downstairs Cloakroom (Toilet and Hand Basin) Kitchen (Dishwasher, Washin machine only cold...
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    Vented & Unvented whats the difference and benefits?

    Hi As everyone keeps turning me off of a Combi Boiler. Whats the difference between a Vented and Unvented system? Is one more economical than the other. What are the plus points and negatives? Thanks in advance
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    TV Cabinet ideas?

    Hi I have a 55 inch LCD, Im looking for a black gloss Cabinet or something like that so i can put the xbox and so on in it. Also it would be good to have glass doors on it that would allow the remotes to work through it. Any ideas?
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    Birds making nest under tiles

    Hi We have moved into a house thats about 14 years old. It seems that birds return each year and make nests under the roof tiles. They have just started pecking away at what lloks like the expanding foam at the front og the house above the gutter. Any ideas what I can do before they...
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    Is a Combi better than what I have now?

    Is a combi better than a boiler with an immersion tank? Are combis cheaper to run than the other boiler?
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    Shower bath, cant find the right size!

    Hi We are looking to change the current bath in the main bedroom. The bath we have in there now is 690 wide but we can fit in a bath up to 740, problem is that ?I cant find a shower bath anywhere near 740 at its widest point. I suppose this means that I will have to stick to a straight...
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    Turfing a garden?

    Hi We are looking to turf our back garden it is not enormous but currently has very weed infested and non uniformed grass. Any ideas on what turf to go for, preparation and so on. Thanks
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    Low front plant as a screen ideas?

    Hi I am looking to pull out the plants that are lining the front of our front garden and want to replace them with something els that does the job. I am looking for something that will be about 2 foot high and run along the front of the front garden as a barrier between the grass and the...
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    help! needed CCTV, that let me check it online or sends emai

    Hi I am after some type of CCTV system that i can use outside, maybe domed, that can email an image if it is set off or allows me to check online. I also want it to be able to be shown on my main tv if needed
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    Varilight Remote Dimmer Switch

    Hi I want to change my existing light switch to be a remote dimmer made by Varilight but when i looked at the instruction in B & Q it said something about using a slave switch any ideas? Thanks
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    All radiators getting hot except one in up stairs bathroom

    Hi We have bought a house but not moved in yet, checked the heating which is a boiler and cylinder. Bled the radiators just in case and now the one on the upstairs bathroom is not getting hot. I have tried bleeding it but no joy, i let some water out through the bleed valve and it sort...
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    Decent home business phone?

    Hi I currently have a BT Diverse phone which consists of 1 walk around phone and a corded phone. It allows me to transfer calls between the two and if eletric goes the corded one still works. Problem is that the walk around phone has packed up and the corded one is having problems now...
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    Typical cost of putting a Combi in?

    Hi I am still looking at the possibility of putting a Combi in to get rid of the airing cupboard allowing me to enlarge the shower that breaks into the en suite. It is a 4 bedroom house, 1 with en suite, cloakroom, small study, front room, dining room, kitchen and up stair bathroom. It...
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    To Combi or not to Combi?

    Hi We have just bought a house which has a heating system with a tank and header tank in the loft and a cylinder in the airing cupboard. My question is, is it worth us having it changed to a combi bolier of some type and if so which type or do we keep it? The current boiler has as far...
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