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This whole winter I've had bubbles and gurgling in the central heating. It's a sealed system with 7 rads on one floor. I went around bleeding all the rads, which went fine and improved things. But time the bubbles and noises always came back. Really getting on my nerves. The system never lost...

Hi - need some advice on an idea, please... My place is an 1900ish solid wall house. Externall bricks rendered and internally lime plaster with a couple of skim plaster coats over the years. Getting damp around a 1st floor window. (Window looks water tight). Builder suggests external render...

I've got a 1890s Flat with a bay window. Fairly typically large centre window and two smaller flanking ones. The side windows were screwed/painted/sealed shut until I freed them last week. No pullies in the boxes either. La Found the base of the bottom rail and its mating part of the cill had...

Hi and seasons greetings! Just coming to the end of my conversion and have cut away parts of the old plasterboard/skimmed ceiling to make way for the staircase and need a little advice please. The reveal is now new square edge plasterboard meeting the old ceiling at right angles - see the...

Hi, does anyone know where I can get some of these Plasterboard / Drywall shims? Seem to be popular in the US but nowhere to be found here. http://homerenovations.about.com/od/drywallsheetrock/ss/Drywall-Shims.htm Thanks in advance! L.A.

Just popped in three windows, this post aims to summarise my experience. Massive thank you to everyone here that gave me advice. Maybe someone will find this post useful too. I’m a DIYer, made my fair share of mistakes. If you spot any in this post let me know and I’ll revise. My place is a...

I’m planning on fitting a couple of Velux’s as the next stage of my loft conversion, and could do with some advice from the experienced people here. Tiles are Marley Ludlow Plus and it looks like the top of the frame is around the third tile from the ridge. I really don’t want to disturb the...

Hi.. I'm doing a DIY loft conversion and have built an Ashlar support for the roof to designs provided by an SE. I've missed a vertical (and included double frame) to provide an access gap in to the cold loft space. Right now the access gap is simply filled with a plug of 130mm cellotex but I...

Hi, I'm hoping to do a DIY loft conversion. The stairs up to the loft is in quite a tight space but I've trawled the local planning applications and seen an unusual (but efficient) staircase design that I may replicate. Attached is a PDF with the plan and a pictures from my flat. The...

Hi, just in case it's of any use to someone... I've just installed PIR insulation board between rafters in the loft and had lots of fun working out a way to cut this stuff that suited me. This post details how I found best to handle this stuff. Would be interested to hear other's best handling...

Hello - looking for a bit of advice on my potential loft conversion please. Property is early Victorian and all external walls are solid brick, currently un-insulated. I plan on putting a staircase against the external wall, which means removing current ceiling and exposing the bare brick...