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Hello, I currently have an ancient Grant 70/90 with reilio burner running sealed and feeding a 250l unvented cylinder with 30tube solar for DHW, 3 small rads upstairs, 1 towel rail and ground floor UFH (150mm centres and Gypsum screed, tile floors) split into 7 zones, all hooked up through a...

Hello Have a couple of what i think are plum or cherry trees? Noticed some dark spots on the leaves and some clumps of what look to be dead leaves. Any ideas how to treat? and is this plum tree?? lol Plants around the tree dont so any issues although i think these die off...

Hello Looking a bit of advice on the best way to go about insulating our attic conversion. It was done 25-30 years ago and had a 50mm layer of fiberglass behind the plasterboard. Weve only owned the house for 18mths but are trying to renovate it to good standard of efficiency and...

Hi guys, Finally getting stuck into the previously carried out loft conversion which has a mixture of chipboard, floor boards and what looks to be some parts of a kitchen/wardrobe used for flooring! Admittedly, there is no bouce or creaks etc so seems sturdy enough. Planning on insulating...

Hello Quick query, we have a 1920 solid brick bungalow that has had a large extension added in the 50s (block work with 50mm cavity). A lot of the pebble dash render is in bad shape so over the summer we are hoping to strip the dash and fit EWI with new render. Question is, is it ok to...

Hi guys, Can anyone point me to specs/regs for running underground or over ground pipe for a domestic LPG installation? I have the Calor guidelines on siting of the cylinders but cant find anything on running supplies. Having a duel fuel cooker installed with a bottle gas setup (Propane)...

Hello Currently fitting a new bathroom and having put the taps on the bath and setting the bath into position, the shower head and trailing hose really takes the look of it :( Is there a way to fit the shower head so the hose pulls out of the bath? My tap has the mixer outlet inline...

First off happy New year! I'm half way through my first go at tiling in our bathroom, going ok so far. As I've gone for a brick bond pattern, I'm left with a small cut every other row. Around the mirror aperture, I've put in a full (ish) tile. Would you normally put in a small cut to...

Hello Have a problem with my boiler, Its a Grant 50/90 with what i believe is a Reillo 530Se burner. It was working fine on saturday, went back to the house yesterday and it sounded like it was going fine but had used no oil (running from drums at present). Had a look and all the pipes...

Hi guys, Looking a product to level out a sand cement rendered wall so that it can be tiled within 2-3weeks. Probably a variance of 4-8mm to take out, have a plasterer on site so was going to get him to "skim" it flat. Im told sand and cement or skim needs 6 weeks before tiling. Im...

Hello, Planning on tiling my bathroom walls and have a query. It was treated for damp, Plaster/render stripped, DPC injected and waterproofed sand cement render applied to the lower 1m of the wall. We now have a mix of bare sand cement render that im told is the best to tile onto and...

Hello I have a flat roof in need of repair and wondering the best option for tackling it. Flat roof is 2.5m x 3.5m covering 3 cavity walls on a small extension. It seems to be a solid bison slab or concrete poured in place covered with old felt. Internally as a ceiling it had Battons...

Hi guys, I have a beam that was fitted many years ago and it has been exposed due to renovation and removal of the hotpress. This is how it looks at the minute Im wanting to cover the opening at stairs creating a stud wall and then sheet the underside of the stairs. I had thought...

Hello This may be a stupid question but thought it best to ask :oops: I have a 9" brick wall (internal) to re-render that will have a bath along its length. Currently it is stripped back to brick 1-1.5m high due to salt contamination and having a DPC injected. Is there any advantage or...

Hello Looking a bit of advice on how to proceed with a damp/salt infused bathroom wall. Walls in question are 9" red brick with lime mortar. They have pebble dash on the outside (sand/cement) and inside is rendered with a thick sand cement, with a skim finish. Found a leaky downpipe...

Hi Guys, Hoping for some advice. Quick bit of back ground, old Bungalow 1920s with solid brick walls and what appears to be lime mortar. Extension added in 1960s block/cavity/ Cement mortar. Internally everywhere has been S&C rendered then skimmed. Externally there is a peddle dash...

Hi guys, Just noticed that our garden has sprouted lots of mushrooms in literally a day or 2. They weren't there last year to our knowledge but the grass hadn't been cut for 3months prior to us getting the keys around this time last year. Anyone know what might cause this? what they...

Hi Guys, Removed a chimney over the weekend and am now closing up the roof, Due to the way it was tiled previously i had to take of the ridge tiles and re-lay the tiles to make them fit correctly. Hip at the end of the roof, so not a big job. Ive got all tiles on again and im about to...

Hello, After some opinions on removing an open fire back boiler (grant) Is there a way that i can get this out without destroying the fireplace? I have all the pipe work disconnected either side of the chimney breast but its still in there pretty solid. Im not familiar with how...

Hi Guys, I need to get some heat into our house as the colder/wetter weather starts, To see if i can dry it out and see where is really damp and where is just condensation. Place has been sitting 2 years without heat im looking to get the existing setup running with the recently installed...