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Downsizing to a 1965 block built traditional house in sunny Scotland! Survey noted the solum as damp. The solum is open earth and about 4 feet deep. Plenty of unblocked air bricks. The concrete block work is all dry even below the DPC. The soil is not soaking but definitely not dry. Because we...

Downsizing to a 1965 block built traditional house in sunny Scotland! Survey noted the solum as damp. The solum is open earth and about 4 feet deep. Plenty of unblocked air bricks. The concrete block work is all dry even below the DPC. The soil is not soaking but definitely not dry. Because we...

Awesome, thanks for all your help. Great pic foxhole!

Thanks for all your help IanMCD.

Awesome thanks, so If with the inner hex fully unthreaded it is a little stiff to come out I must be trying to pull against a rubber disk etc?

Ian when you say remove the gland. There are two hex sizes, if you look in my original posted pic. The outer is 19mm and winds out the hole fitting. The inner is 14mm. I slackedned both off and tried to take out the inner 14mm part with the pin. I was able to fully remove the thread but couldnt...

Ah the gland, I couldnt remember the name. If you look in my previous pic the gland looks like its already shouldered out on the main body of the TRV. I dont think I can tighten it but will try gently. When I removed the TRV head the pin was stuck in the closed position. I pulled it up gently...

Hi I have been restoring an old house for ten years, just finished and Im now having problems with my Rad TRV's. They are the traditional style exaclty as per link https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/faringdon-trv-thermostatic-radiator-valve-far-ag-bl?campaign=googlebase, although about £40 when...

Hi, My house was built 1928 and were flooring has been lifted in the past to add heating pipes and wiring the folk who have done it have been rough as f*k and done a poor job. The last floor in the house to do is the worst. Ive spent time bridging underneath adjacent boards to help support and...

Thanks Its not the countour. Ive checked everything is extremely plumb and level, I was fussy when I put it in and my tiler has extreme OCD. All I need to measure is the angle between the wall and the sloped ceiling. and they are going to cut glass to match so was looking for something at...

Hi, I am ordering a bespoke shower screen for an alcove shower, angle door and side screen. I have to supply digital spirit level readings and the angled ceiling angle. I have seen there is an abundance of Trend devices etc. I do a lot of wood working so wouldnt mind haveing a device like...

Hello, After doing a house restoration for 10 years we have to move. The last job is a bespoke shower door for an alcove. The shower room is 100% tiled and was all planned out for a Roman door, so there are timbers all in behind the tiling etc. I had a quote from Roman at the end of 2018 for...

Tayzyboy. Agree with the others start a new thread with your details but just to tell you where we got. We've had the boiler serviced at least twice since this thread and always been told it's fine. Weve never got a conclusion on it. The wife's observation is this never happens in summer only in...

I've used Rockwool slabs in my old house restoration for years in internal walls and warm roof attics etc. It's always come in a white shrink wrap and just looks like I've always thought rockwool should. I prefer it to working with glass wool. I've had more delivered yesterday from my usual...

Hello. My old house is sheeted with beaver board. Basically 14mm sheets of wheatabix. It was originally jointed with thick paper tape which could be seen after decoration. I am stripping my hall right back and have removed lose paper tapes to reveal significant gaps of about 25mm between wall...

Oh ok dughb! I thought an angled connector was a 45deg connector. But I'm sure that's probably called a 45deg connector!!! Thanks for your help. Cheers

You said early on the other day. I think McAlpine do an angled pan connector that will suit ,but I can't remember what their code is. I wondered why angled. Cheers

Terry plumb out of interest what's your thoughts round the angled pan connector? How would that help? Thanks

Yeah I'm planning putting a piece of grey soil pipe in there if I can cut it straight! Cheers