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Sorry, I must have misread the message of this forum... "Welcome to DIYnot.com DIY can be both challenging and rewarding - this is where DIYnot.com aims to help. Our expert teams have brought together hundreds of information pages. Why not Do It Yourself?" But what you are actually inferring...

That's what I love about this forum. Chock full of useful replies. Cheers guys, you rock. :notworthy:

Yes.

I've got a Vaillant Turbomax Plus 837e. Lately it's had a few instances where it just doesn't deliver hot water. Possibly happens once a week, I press the 'reset' button, the boiler restarts and all is well. However, this morning it's worse. A reset doesn't help. If I turn the mains power off...

Thanks for your help guys. I'll probably box it in somehow.

I'm running Blue 25mm MDPE pipe at a depth of around 750mm to feed a new outside tap (which will eventually form part of a pop-up sprinkler install). I believe I should come up above ground with some sort of rigid pipe for the tap. What is the best pipe for the job here, please? Copper or...

My Daughter has moved into a flat that has no provision for a Washing Machine. There is space for one, but fitting it would need some trickery with the drain hose. I could fit a new proper waste pipe underneath the units, but it's a lot of work considering it's not my flat. I'd not hesitate if...

Spot on.

vinn - Half your reply refers to pictures (I'm the only one that's posted pics on here), whilst the other half refers to something else. This wasn't very clear. On your other point, I don't get you. My question was about the section below the DPC, that's what I showed?

Yes, the place was very keenly priced and is now worth well over double what we paid for it. Well, will be once we smarten up the outside. We've made a stunning job of completing the inside, if I say so myself, the outside needs some serious consideration though! Thanks for your help everyone.

vinn - I think you've confused 2 posts. My bricks haven't ever been painted, though John D v2.0 did speak of paint. OK, you've asked for it... The patchwork quilt effect under the bays was done before we arrived, and the nice stepped detail below the slit windows had been chopped up and...

On the subject of Air Bricks, the ones you can see in that pic are on the side of the Bungalow, they are below the floor joists. There are a couple on the front of the Bungalow, I'm pretty confident they are for the Cavity, because the insulation company blocked those off (very crudely) I had...

Thanks for help. Regarding the upper portion, above DPC, it's really past help. When we bought the Bungalow, it had already had various alterations and repairs using all manner of different bricks (mainly Flittons), you can actually see some of them in the 2nd photo. So, on the basis that it was...

So, we're soon to have our Bungalow rendered, but I don't know how to approach the below-DPC section, that won't be rendered. Initially, we had thought of painting them, but is the condition too bad for this to be successful? What you're seeing in the pics is after I've cleaned them the best I...

We've got a renderer booked in for the end of this month to finally cover up the nasty brickwork of our 1920's bungalow, using K-Rend. However, as with most, they won't render below the damp-course. They've recommended 'blackjack', which I guess is a bitumen paint. However, the brickwork isn't...

Thanks Woody, I've seen the ones that essentially look like a double pantile, with a flush-fitted grille, but wondering what happens when there is 6" of snow on the roof?!

I have a Double Pantile roof and would like a recommendation on a decent solution to exit a bathroom extractor through the tiles. Could anyone help?

The system water came out so clean. Like really really clean. Though, to be fair, it's not been in that long (12 months probably) because I cleaned the Heat Exchanger last year (obviously not very well!!). I must confess that there is no inhibitor in there currently as I have another rad to...

I have a Vaillant Turbomax 837e Boiler. It has been cycling fairly strongly on the Hot Water side. I've recently replaced the DHW Heat Exchanger which appeared at first to have fixed it, but actually it hasn't. It has improved a lot, but it's still happening. Previously it would go from maximum...