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Hi Anyone like to recomend a paint that can be sprayed onto marble and will wear resonably well, got a white marble fireplace and she wants it to be metallic black for the new colour scheme, ha ha ha. Hope she don't see this ;-) Thanks

Hi Guys just a quick one :-) Going to lay an engineered oak floor over the existing floor which is red clay tiles, anyone like to suggest a suitable adhesive, don't want to float the floor as she who must be obeyed thinks it feels like laminate. thanks in advance for your help

I'm sorry for the long post but I'll try to give you as much info as possible. I have a large house in Brugge, currently running 3 boilers 2 x 54Kw in cascade and 1 x 24Kw with own circuit, all boilers are about 30 years old and I expect running at about 50% efficient, these need to go, well...

Hi Anyone know is the gas supply in Belgium is the same spec as the UK? I'm in Belgium but can't buy a boiler at the right price here, but in the UK I can get some good prices. Looking for something like a Vaillant 828 2E to start with, German made and hopefully EU spec, the Vaillant 828...

Hi Anyone fitted one of these systems???? Are they any good, do they really work and save you money? up to 30% claimed!!!! My radiator circuit is impossible to zone using the pipework alone, so something like this would be quite useful, looks to me as if each panel gives 2 zones but with...

Hi Guys I've just come across something I've seem before thought I'd run it past you all. I'm having a new condensing boiler fitted (95Kw) and the heating engineeer wants to fit a pressure balancing vessel on the system, it consists of an empty steel tube 1.25m x 12.5cm fitting this...

Hi All Complete idiot here so be gentle with me :-) I've got a Ben Clock/thermostat ram 812 to fit onto my heating system, the old thermostat was a Landis & Gyr RAV 10. Previously removed (helpful) I got 3 wires coming out the wall Black, Brown, Blue, remember I'm in Belgium!!!!! My...

Just worked out my gas bill and I'm not happy. Old system, old house and yes I know stupid old man too :-)) So some advise needed as to whats best. Old iron pipe 1.5" - 0.75" v new copper or plastic small bore??? Old cast iron rads v new steel rads???? Old 53Kw conventional flue boiler...

Hi Guys I have a BEN timer/programmer and thermostat combined, great little gizmo, does it all. Here's what i think maybe the problem, it's sited in one of the living rooms, now I always thought that the best place was in a hallway which is calculated to be the lowest tempreture. This...

Hi Anyone used EPDM roofing system? Do you glue both parts ie the EPDM and the material it goes onto? Is the glue flexible so you can make adjustments when laying? Is this a good system to use instead of the old fashioned and very expensive Zinc sheets? Thanks for any help

Hi All Well I bought this house in Brugge and the central heating is a bit on the old side, cast iron radiators and the house has 2 systems with 3 boilers, here's the problem. The first system is now working OK but makes a terrible noise when running, sounds like air in the pump which...