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Hi, I recently started renovating a dining room, the parquet floor had been covered with a carpet for years and I was looking forward to sanding and re-finishing it. Once I'd lifted the the carpet a few spots of the floor had a loose sound when knocking on it but there wasn't much movement in...

Thanks for the response Woody, yep, I can see how the timber would act to push the walls apart. I have included a couple of photos, the wall on the left is part of a chimney, so looks quite substantial, the one on the right is the top part of the single skin wall. I'm still worried that poking...

Hi, I hope someone can help. I have a rather large CWT, not sure of the total capacity as I write this but recall at some point thinking it would be equivalent to 2 adults. My house is rectangular with quite a steep pitched roof, hipped at both ends. There are two internal single brick walls...

Hi both, thanks for commenting, appreciate the replies and useful advice. I hadn't even thought of the possibility there could be some sort of footing already. Interestingly, I noticed that there are wooden "plugs" in the walls of the bay, the type that would have a timber frame nailed to, so...

Hi All, I'm contemplating removing the bay window in my kitchen. It's very awkward to plan around it and it also looks a bit odd on the rear aspect of the house. I've attached some photos; there's a steel lintel/RSJ over each of the skins of brick; the house is probably 1930s. I'm unsure...

Hi Everyone, I have bought some standalone PIRs and some (cheap) LED floodlights. I've just rigged a quick test up inside the house and I'm having a major problem. The reason I rigged it up was just to see if there was an override on the PIR (Ranex 180 degree outdoor PIR from amazon); I just...

Hi, Thanks again for the replies. I think I will just use the side boss then and ignore the requirement to use a dip tube. I guess heating water does cause bubbles but realistically not many are likely to find their way into my pump. Weirdly the cylinder is at a very slight angle (maybe...

Thanks for the replies all. I looked at the manufacturer instructions and it says either top or side, but does recommend a short length dip pipe like simond advised to get away from any bubbles of air in the HWC. Yep Ben, that sounds like the one, it's a stainless one. How long have you been...

I've found through further searching that the lip (seems to be called a stop) can be filed away with something like a dremel. Sounds reasonable - anyone else have any experience of doing that?

Hi, I wonder if anyone can answer a question for me. I'm installing a new (larger) HWC for use with a 2 bar shower pump. Plan A was to use a Surrey flange through the normal top outlet for the hot water and have the high priority feed heading to the pump (then to shower and bath) and the...

Hi Freddy, thanks a lot for the reply. I wouldn't fancy lifting the equivalent of 2 plasterboard sheets off the ground trying to get some fixings in! I've had a look at those and I think it's still a too expensive solution for the garden shed, though they do look very low maintenance. I...

There's another product called HardiePanel (a sheet verison of HardiePlank) I've found a supplier int he UK that is sorting me out a quote - I think this stuff is expensive, it's a cement fibre board. Whereas I believe the T1-11 is a high density fibre board: engineered wood, so probably more...

Hi Guys, I'm looking to replace the rotting cheapo garden shed and have decided to have a go at constructing it myself. I was looking at shiplap cladding but then stumbled across this video on youtube...

Hi, I wonder if there's a hinge to solve my particular problem. I have recently refitted my bathroom and want to allow access to the back of the shower. This is currently a stud wall that is to be tiled. The problem I'm facing is to get a type of hinge that will open in such a way that it...

Thanks guys. I don't think either of those is would help me though. I've been googling for a couple of days now - I guess they don't exist! I'll stick with wall plate elbow and try not to swing off it!! Thanks again for taking the time to look/reply.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had ever come across a 1/2in thread to 15mm compression elbow (with two or three screw holes for attaching to a wall) but with the plate on the opposite side; allowing you to fix to ceiling or floor but the threaded part still pointing horizontally? Reason I ask is...

Hi, Sorry if this is a really dumb question. I'm used to seeing combi boilers now with the sealed CH circuit and a separate pipe for HW on demand. In a house I'm renovating the coil in the HWC seems to be fed from the central heating circuit (gravity fed). I suppose my question is is...

Sorry! I just wanted it to stay on the first page. Good point about pictures, I'll take some tomorrow - going to sneak 18 holes in now before it snows again! I suspect you're right about the plates, but wanted to check on the forum before cutting the tile for the button. Thanks for taking...

Sorry to bump, but any ideas?