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Hi all, the fan on my neighbour's boiler is running 24/7 and it's cycling on and off every couple of seconds -- the flue sounds like it's panting! But the boiler itself never seems to come on -- at least, there's no visible vapour even on cold days. Is there any legitimate reason for it to...

The woodburner in my house was temporarily removed while a new floor was laid, and now I'm about to reinstall it in exactly the same position, with no changes to the flue or anything. Does anyone know if I need to go through the same hoops as I would if it was a first-time install? ie Hetas or...

Hi All. I recently bought a three-storey, mid-Victorian house on the coast with solid brick walls finished with lath and plaster. It needs a bit of doing up (including an injected damp course) and the builder is keen on adding internal insulation. His plan is: Remove lath and plaster. Clean...

Evening all. The situation is, I'm moving my kitchen into a room which doesn't have any services yet. Outside, one of the rainwater drainpipes goes into an underground drain. (I don't know why, since all the other drainpipes just disgorge into an open gully in the pavement). The drain is...

Hi all. I've just bought a load of pine slivers from the Old Pine Company to fill my floorboard gaps. Quick question: some people tell you to clean between the floorboards first. Unfortunately they don't say how, or with what. Is it just a case of dislodging any loose particles and giving it a...

I've just started putting 100mm Ecotherm between the 150mm rafters in my pitched roof kitchen. Technically this should give me the required 50mm air gap beneath the insulation and the breathable membrane. Unfortunately I've just discovered that the roofer left so much crap lying on top of the...

I just removed some old kitchen units and was surprised to feel a draught around my feet. Turns out some of the old damp proof holes have gone right through to the outside. No wonder I've been getting so many mice and slugs... Obviously I'd like to fill the holes, but I'm not sure what with...

Evening all. First time poster here. I'm doing up my kitchen at the moment, and need to do something about the ceiling. At the moment it's sloping tongue and groove from the 1970s, with more recent blanket insulation above and then a newish slate roof. The old tongue and groove is in a bad...