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No it wasn't a diy job, i've spoken to the installer who has just told me to bleed the radiators which I haven't seen as a sollution to the F2 problem so i wanted to get some other advice?

Thanks both, The pressure is around 2. I've never noticed it go over that. The radiators all seem ok and the tem the same throughout. I'm not sure about the pump, the boiler does make noise which i'm guesiing is the pump?

Hi, A couple of weeks back I had a Viessmann Vitodens combi boiler installed. It started off working well however its now started to regularly have the F2 issue. Which I think is something to do with the start up? Its doing it now on a regular basis and although its easy enough to restart...

Hello I've just had a room entirely replastered. The plaster has now been left two weeks to dry fully. I have a couple of questions. Firstly what is the process of painting the bare wall now? Secondly do you have any recommendations for good paint for this job? Thanks in advance

hello what is the best method to fix skirting boards to a newly plastered wall? Thanks in advance

hello what is the best method to fix skirting boards to a newly plastered wall? Thanks in advance

hello what is the best method to fix skirting boards to a newly plastered wall? Thanks in advance

Hello I am in need of a little organising advice. I have just had walls and ceiling re plastered in my bedroom which are ready to paint, I still need to fit new skirting board and still need to clean and sand down the floorboards. What I cant decide is to do the painting of the ceiling and...

Thanks Nige that's great and a bit of a relief, We've since found out that the previous owners had a burst water pipe in the kitchen which flooded the whole of the ground floor. the damps not as bad as we though and doesn't reach the stairs but the floor is in a bad state. We have noticed...

Hi Recently bought a house which had various evidence of damp, mainly just black mould and condensation which have since subsided. However I recently pulled up some of the carpet on the stairs and the wooden steps are clearly damp and the stone flooring which is under a layer of vynil...

Hi I am going to repaint a tired old front door on my house. The door is currently white and I am going to paint it a deep red. Do I need to prime it first? and if not is the process just sand down till no shiney surface wipe clean paint ??? Thanks in advance

I'm currently having the same issue. I've been looking at B&Q where they have an AEG with a 101 piece drill bit set for £90 Is AEG a good brand?!

hi, I've just bought a house and getting to do diy things for first time. I'm about to paint the internal doors. My question is should i always strip old paint before repainting?

I want to have exposed floor boards in the bedrooms/landing, however there are a fair old few gaps in between them. Does anyone have any sollutions? I have read about a product called draughtex but i cant see how this stays in place as it uses no adhesive? Thanks in advance

Thanks guys. After a second inspection the roof of the extension is concrete not felt. The wall on the oppisite side of the one with the wood paneling has peeling paint and the hinges of the door have rusted so that the door wont close. Could these levels of damp still be caused by...

Hello all, I have recently bought my first house in which I have noticed some damp. The house has been empty for the last two years with only occasional access by it's owners. The building is a 1950s build and is a pretty standard 3 bedroom semi. On the side of the house there is a small...