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Thanks for the advice again much appreciated

Have had a further look, pipe from middle of tank goes to valve and actuator, pipe from bottom of tank has a valve (no handle) but this when shut dosent seem to shut off water. May be more in loft, does the expansion tank have to empty as well? Will investigate in loft shortly

i need to shut water off from HW tank (taps to change and no local shut offs), there is a drayton actuator on main outlet from tank but not sure if there is a manual override to close? Any info/guidance appreciated Thanks

Does anyone have any experience/information on good solutions on how to attempt to insulate noise from ground floor to first in new build(8 years old standard detached house). I am ideally trying to minimise noise from living room which is directly below bedrooms. There seem to be some products...

Thabks for the info, haven't looked at types of insulation yet, is there a specific type of rockwool with soundproofing ability? cheers

Hi, am thinking of replacing an extremely creaky floor (suspect chipboard not on joists) as this will be a kids bedroom and is above living room i was thinking of lifting floor, rejoisting around sides and putting some kind of acoustic/soundproof insulation in. Anyone have any experience of...

Thanks for reply, my thoughts were that it is the tap reducing flow. Its not bad, just slightly less than before and we have a HW tank with no pump. Cheers

Hi, have replaced my kitchen sink for a stainless one and fitted a new mixer tap, single lever with extending spray hose. Has 3 flexi hoses on base of body. Question is: hot and cold water isolated before work, new isolators fitted (as builder neglected to do so), when work done all ok but the...

Thanks again for info. Cheers

Thanks for info, if I wanted to fit TRV's to some rads, can I follow previous procedure and then drain rad system?? Thanks again

Hi, another job i'm looking for guidance on. I am refurbishing the kitchen/utility and want to replace both sinks (have done same thing before) Problem is the "builder" hasn't fitted any shut off valves to either. The house has cold water storage and hot water tank, do i shut off main cold...

Thanks very much sleepyhead, doors off and advice excellent. Just looked a bit odd that the slots weren't all in the same direction. Should have better things to do on a friday night than change door handles though.... cheers again

I've recently moved and am planning to replace kitchen in next 1-2 years but have decided to change kitchen handles. Problem is that I cant see how the integrated doors come off. They are fixed on with 4 brackets, slotted to allow a screw in the appliance door to slide in. Only thing is the...

Thanks for the reply, sorry ive not responded, been busy with new house. Flooring getting started this weekend, have good 3mm underlay and floor is solid and sound. I was planning to use straps to secure flooring while laying, do you reccomend using these? Cheers

Hi, I have bought 20mm by 140mm wide oak flooring and am planning to do living, dining rooms and hall. An area of nearly 40M2, it will be onto chipboard floor (house is 6 years old) and am looking for advice: Should I nail or float floor? (skirting will be removed) What kind of underlay is...

Sorry if I am missing some info, don't move in for 2 weeks, there is a thermostat in living room, not sure of spec of boiler. Was looking for general info on placement of tcv's as I have read (somewhere) about only putting them either up or downstairs. Sorry for lack of info but any...

Hi, am thinking of fitting temperature control valves to the radiators in new house after move, what is best option? To fit to all or just up or down stairs? Its a 7 year old "standard" timber frame with a combi system. Any advice or good/bad experiences appreciated. Cheers

Thanks for the info, trying to plan ahead for all work to be done. Will post when I get more detail on property and i may be looking for advice on flooring also......... cheers

Thanks for the reply, I was looking for some detail on what product(s) are available to create the air gap between the roof and insulation and what experience members have had with different types of insulation. Thanks

hi, i'm moving house next month to a 7 year old "standard" new build and am planning to insulate and floor the loft, with a view to possibly using the space in future as habitable. I'm pretty able at most things but would need some guidance on a couple of items: 1: Inslating the loft, if I...