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Hi All, I have an Alpha Intec LPG boiler and over the weekend, with the drop in temps, the pipework froze. Bloomin' frost mode obviously did not kick in, so the boiler didn't do much the following morning. Not much that I could have done at that point, and a bit later after bits of it started...

I will be removing current floor slab in the house and replacing with an insulated slab with UFH. I'm also aiming to do without a separate screed layer - simply powerfloated concrete as top layer. Intend to have a powerfloated concrete slab which will contain the UFH pipes (DPM to add still)...

Hi All, Building a front porch and have just about dug up the trench etc. Engineers plans indicate that it's 1m deep with 400mm high by 600mm wide mass fill footings. I'm fine with that. Buried in the plans it states "concrete for mass fill to be Gen 3 mix lap lengths for mesh to be 300mm" So...

Got a roofing company to re-tile my roof in the southeast. I'm already stripping the old concrete tiles (saving a few £££). I am now also proposing to work as their dogsbody getting the new tiles and battens onto the scaffolding and then assisting where I am needed on the roof. I was thinking of...

Hi, Been looking at alu-clad windows for a while but budget now seems to be pushing me towards UPVC (triple-glazed) - good uw-values too on some of the profiles I have been looking at. http://www.koemmerling.co.uk/ecomaXL/index.php?site=KOE_GB_GB_88_plus_system I'm tempted to go for the...

Bit of a tricky one to explain. Here goes... I'm creating an open vaulted roof in a bungalow where one side of the roof will have the trusses coming down from the glulam ridge onto a wall in the usual fashion (with wall plate etc). But where the other side where the rafters will come down is...

With new extension I need to connect soil pipe into existing underground pipe and I'd need a new inspection chamber where it connects (change of direction). I want to minimise the number of bends which would potentially mean that the IC would be within 1metre of the existing footings of the old...

I have some useless old 'soakaway's for all my downpipes - they are all just over 1.5m away from house and do very little to actually disperse the water effectively in this clay soil. My intention is to connect to old (disused and empty) cesspit down the back garden which is approx 20m away. I...

Hi All, Been looking to get something decent that will last on my new pallet shed. So I have opted to go for 150mm with 22mm thickness. This may seem a bit stupid, but what can I expect to actuall get from these nominal measurements. All the suppliers mention their measurements are nominal of...

Hi, I'm having some work done to the house which means that I may need the mains electric to be re-routed. I keep reading about having to have the meter on the outside of the house. Currently it's inside, in the hallway, which is where I want to keep it. I'm having the exterior rendered etc...

Hi All, I am having some pile work done (the constructive variety, but still painful financially) and the piling contractor indicates that I need to get a 50mm thick C35 concrete blinding layer prior to them starting with piling with raft. The area to be covered is 5.6 x 11.2m so approx...

Hi All, Having removed a lean to laundry room, I now have the fun task of removing the concrete slab that has a depth of about 65cm. It measures 2.50m x 3.50m. I'm looking to hire something like this...

Hi all, A bit confused as I have now paid a warranty company for a 10yr structural warranty for the extension that will be started in the summer. As they also offered Building Regulation approval, I also instructed them to do the Building Control element through one of their Approved...

Hi all, Yes, I know the DIYer should not touch BT's property etc. But I need to move the master socket to a new location as it's currently under the window which will soon become te location of the kitchen sink - not ideal. Thus, I need to move the master socket to a new location and quite...

Hi, Quick background: Living in a static round the back of house which is now fed from the outside tap at the front of the house. This tap will soon go when building works start out the front. I therefore need to add a new exterior pipe at the rear of the house and since there's no plumbing...

Uncovering the insulation in this 1950s bungalow, some of the boards are printed with the manufacturer/make of "Glasgow and Rochester". I have googled them, but find no reference anywhere. As i will be removing some during renovations, just wondering whether anyone knows about these boards...

Hi All, I am having an extension done with 35 degree sloped roof which was originally going to be slated. I know Welsh slate is the one to go for, but out of my budget, so I am looking to go for Spanish slate. My biggest concern is that any solar installer will just trample and crack most of...