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Thanks - by bearing, do you mean the surface the lintel sits on? The current owner is very amenable, so I think I'll see if I can talk him into breaking off the plaster in the kitchen on the outside wall to see what's going on under. As for the doorway - I recall the door closed properly. I...

Sorry - just realized I hadn't described the outside cracks that well - but the image should show you what I meant. The outside wall is 'inside' a lean-to conservatory. The owner said he had plastered straight onto the brickwork. Outside: http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6484/img3qf7.jpg...

Thanks - I have some photos at home so I'll post them later this evening.

Hi, I know this issue really needs the eye of a structural engineer but I'm initially looking for thoughts on what might be involved in the best and worst cases. Just so I know where this might be heading. I'm looking to buy an old Victorian terraced house but the homebuyers survey came...

thanks - i'll try them

Hi, I'm after replacing an old imperial sized radiator in the bathroom. Its 25" (680mm) wide. Looking through previous posts, the simplest solution is to use a 600mm wide rad with two 40mm extentions. The two valves at each end look fine and I'd rather keep them than have to remove...

Thanks for the info. No, I didn't isolate the boiler. I guess from the question, I should have?

Hi, I've had a problem with the central heating. I was removing a rad but one of the valves is damaged and the circuit is draining itself. I'm letting that empty so I can replace the valves but in the mean time - if I keep the central heating off, can I still run the hot water? The...

Just a thought.... I've seen various panels that can be used instead of tiling. Some are cheap PVC and dont look too nice - and others "Mermaid" and "wetwall" look great but cost a fortune. Any suggestions on something inbetween? Thanks

Thanks for the tips guys. Time to learn how to replace plasterboard.....

Hi, A minor DIY job is turning major for a tiling newbie. I wonder if some folks can help. I have a bath in the corner of a small bathroom. The tiles are old and damaged and the plan was to just replace them. I tried removing the ones at the top end of the bath but the wall appears to...

Try turning off the other rads in the house to see if it might be a balancing issue. Also the TRV could be suspect. How big is the rad compared to the old one? Did the old one get very hot?

Don't be worried about background noise - there can be a lot of traffic generated by folks trying to connect to mistyped addresses, trying to connect to a machine that had previously been assigned that IP address etc. Basically, unless it tallies with something your doing, block it and dont...

Sounds a bit of a mess :). OK - could be a lot of things but this is first thoughts. If the second is dependent upon the first - then I suggest you might have internet sharing turned on on this machine. Whatever, I recommend starting again from scratch rather than fiddling about. Also...

A site wouldn't be trying to access your computer - if you mean a website. It could any manner of things and if Norton defaults to saying allow - then it might be a reply in response to an outgoing request. Can you detail the exact messages? It could be random sweeps from nare-do-wells...

Have you double checked all the pipes to make sure?

Hi, I'm replacing a radiator - mounting the new one in a new position. The new pipework is in place - ready to connect. I was going to drain the sealed combi-boiler system but there's no drain cock and most of the pipe is under the floorboards so finding a lowest point is going to be...

Could be simple - it might be that the limiter you are screwing down is never coming down far enough to interact with the valve's pin. Unscrew the top of the valve control from the valve and see if there is an adjustable screw or limiter that can be moved down.

Youre' right about the cold triggering them - it's a 'defrost' setting. Some valves have an off - some go down to defrost only. You should be able to screw the top off of the valve - and it will leave the body of the valve containing the thermostat. You should see a small pin that move in and...

Just a posibility but those two radiators could be connected 'in reverse'. That is, the thermostatic valves should be 'flow-in' and the locksheilds should be 'flow-out'. The majority of thermostatic valves are one-way and will make a hammering noise if water flows fast the wrong way. Not sure...