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Is it possible to add a solid fuel boiler to backup a standard combinational boiler? Maybe just for the radiators if not the hot water. I have the space and flue where an old conventional boiler was. Also, I can get a good supply of free wood during the course of my work. Any advice appreciated.

I am replacing a window with only a small top opening with one that has a wide half opening to latest fire escape standards. This is because the room is now required for use as a bedroom.

What's the easiest way to remove the beading. I have an old externally beaded window which is to be replaced by a new internally beaded one.

Sorry to differ but I always had more success with paint stripper. On stubborn stuff it can take 3 or 4 goes but with patience it does the job. I prefer it to the noise/fumes/scorching/heat of a heat gun. (And you can leave your smoke alarm batteries in). Remember to wear gloves/safety glasses...

Thanks for the tips. I decided to get a plasterer around. For £100 he'll re skim it. He's coming tomorrow.

I removed some old polystyrene tiles due to concerns over fire safety but this has left a patchy adhesive covered ceiling. I have read and tried the methods for removing this but with little success - the plaster just gets damaged. My question is are the polystyrene tiles sold now fire proof as...

Thanks for the usefull tips. I have removed the plaster/render in the alcove - there is no tanking. The floor has a membrane which goes into the alcove and stops about 6 inches from the wall - the damp starts in the concrete the other side of this membrane and goes a few inches up the wall...

The other side of this wall is ground right the way up. The house is built on a slope - this is the back of the lower floor which is below ground level at this point. It is therefore not possible to get to the otherside of this wall without major excavations and path/steps removal. It is not...

I have a room with three walls which are to varying degrees below ground level. (1960's split level house). These walls have a corrugated type waterproofing below the plaster and the floor has a plastic sheet which comes up at the walls going behind the corrugated sheets. This all seems OK but...