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Hi all, I find myself needing to buy some new (UPVC) windows for the first time ever. House is a plain 1960s detached, and has 1980s double-glazed aluminium windows, with a hardwood frame and internal trim. Although they don't look trendy, they are in good condition for their age...

Hi all, The loft in my 30s semi has a cross-braced chipboard floor. I wanted to take to the next level by insulating the 'ceiling' so I can have clean storage and hobby/office space. I bought some 100mm sheets of PIR which I was going to friction fit between the rafters (which leaves about...

Hi all, I had an Intergas 36/30 HRE Combi Compact fitted in about 2012. For various reasons, it was only serviced once, some time in 2013 (or maybe 2014), which was a pretty quick affair. I had a chap adding and replacing radiators and he had a look at the boiler too. He spent a long time...

Hi all, I have an Intergas Combi Compact HRE 36/30 which was installed in about 2012/13. It has an outside temperature sensor (for weather compensation) and is connected by wire to a simple Drayton Digistat 7-day thermostat/timer. The stat is a bit rubbish. It often switches off before the...

Hi all, I am planning a bathroom refurb, using traditionally styled fittings. I have a shower cubicle, yet would like to add a shower over the bath too (only for rinsing hair). I was looking at traditional style tap/mixer combos like this...

Hi guys, I need to do some work on my CH: replace a rad, move one, and add two. I have been unable to get quotes, so will do it myself. I need equipment! Everything from end-feed elbows to a blowtorch, to some rads. I usually buy from toolstation. Are their soldering tools, accessories and...

Hi, I moved into a house in 2011 which had some underpinning work in 1999. The work included cracks being fixed with helibars, some just filled, and complete re-decoration. The re-decoration is a poor job: wallpaper is peeling, and paint is flaking. I didn’t care, as I intend to re-do it...

Hi all, My freestanding Zanissi electric oven has failed a few times, and I think it's time to replace. The electric oven is brilliant, but the hob awful. Previously, I had a cheap freestanding Indesit gas oven and whilst the oven was terrible, the hob was excellent. So I fancy a...

Hi all, I moved into this 3-bed semi a year ago. There is a Biasi 24s combi boiler (fitted early 2002). The central heating pipework is a mix of 10 and 22mm and the rads are large 1970s panels. Last November, an emergency fixed price repair from Biasi resulted in a new gas valve. I'm...

Hi, I've got a 1930s semi. In the rear reception room, there is an original coal fire with a tiled hearth/back and solid wood mantel. In the front reception room, there is no hearth/back/mantel - only a 1970s wall-mounted radiant gas fire, which I have just disposed of. We are going to...

Hi all, I've just moved to a 1928-built semi-detached house, which has a built-in wardrobes in the master bed. It is fitted between the internal wall and the chimney breast (with a cast-iron fireplace). The doors are 1930s-style 2-over-1 panel, and it fits into the skirting and picture...

Hi all, My combi CH/DHW has been working OK, but has recently started making strange noises. A few minutes after you turn the heating on, you can hear the sound of tapping and dripping in the pipework. It's particularly bad on the main bedroom radiator, the small bedroom radiator, and the...

Hi all, I'm posting a new thread about this as I've tried quite a few things recently, and the old one was getting a touch cluttered. Anyway, I've got a Ravenheat RSF84ET combi boiler which is getting too hot and so cutting out (after 20 seconds or so, it cools, so re-fires, and the cycle...

Hi all, I've got a Ravenheat RSF84ET combination boiler. It was installed by the previous owner of the house (I've been in 2.5 years). For the first year I used it, the boiler worked great, but since then the DHW has been on the blink. The CH works perfectly. If I open a hot tap, the...