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We are having our 1990 built bungalow extended and renovated. The new 150mm concrete subfloor was laid in October. The existing floor was stripped back to the concrete subfloor. The subfloor was lined with VCL with 75mm Celotex on the new subfloor and 40mm on the existing. Underfloor...

In June 2018 I noticed staining to the bedroom ceiling due to a leak, there was also mortar coming out of the roof valleys and cracked verges. I also had cracked verges on the garage roof. In August 2018 I had the ridge tiles and valleys repointed on the house roof. I also had some work done to...

Hello, my boiler is a Potterton Supprima. It's about 19 years old. The original PCB was replaced some time ago by a Siemens one. With heating demand from the thermostat, the pcb indicator light is steady orange, which means the pcb is not receiving a heating demand. I wanted to check whether...

Back in May I re-sealed the gap between the tray and the tiles using Dow-Corning bathroom sealant. I also replaced the grouting in the corners of the shower cubicle using an epoxy grout. As you can see from the images the grouting has cracked in one of the corners allowing water to get behind...

I have looked around the forum but I can't find a similar case to mine. I caused a gate valve to leak in the airing cupboard. A small amount of water leaked before I could get the valve repaired. The water flowed to an old crack in the ceiling where it dripped through the artex causing a...

The shower cubicle in the attached was installed by the builders in 97. After a while the sealant became stained so 6 years ago I removed it and re-sealed using a generic type. When removing the sealant some of the grout in the corners came out with it so I had the "brilliant" idea of...

I have been trying to sort out a shower that was installed by our house builder in 1997. It is in an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a sink. I have encountered several problems this is one of them. The shower has never drained very well although I have regularly removed hair from it. Over...

I have been trying to sort out a shower that was installed by our house builder in 1997. I have encountered several problems this is one of them. I found out the the builder had installed a bath trap so I replaced it with a McAlpine STWM-95 shower trap. I used a McAlpine flexible pipe to...

The images are from a toilet installed by house builders 17 years ago. A few years ago I got a leak between the bottom entry ball valve and the isolating valve. I replaced the ball valve, it worked for a few years but when I tightened the nut between the isolating valve and the plastic thread...

I need some central heating work doing. I had a very experience with a plumber referred via family. Is CIPHE or Gas Safe membership any guide to quality or ethics? or is the sole criterion for membership to pass the exams and pay the fees? Does anybody have experience with the llists...

I have Myson radiators that were installed in 1997. The radiator bleeders are much smaller than modern ones; about 6mm diameter, with square drive. The boiler is a Potterton Suprima 60, I think that means I have an open vented system. The TRVs are Myson but are a special intermediate version...

I have had the usual problem of the radiators getting warm when HW is on. I have read other posts on this forum including the FAQ: Mid-position valve working and Diagnostics. I have removed the actuator from the valve but I have not yet disconnected it. I am a bit reluctant to do this...