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Having read various posts about this problem, I wanted to see what the DIYnot collective knowledge thinks about my situation. I live in a dormer bungalow that has an early 1970s loft conversion. The ground floor ceiling is topped with about 3cm of fibreglass: I'm guessing this was added at...

I need to put two 100mm vents through a vertical tiled wall on a dormer. It's tiled with plain tiles. I've been looking around the internet at various roof vents that are designed for pitched roofs, I don't know whether these would do - they're not cheap and I don't know where to go to buy...

Article here Summary of his recommendations:- * Run the heating continuously during cold spells * Always run the hot water continuously * Heat all your rooms - leaving rooms unheated doesn't save money overall as it risks condensation damage and can lower the overall efficiency of...

I've got a recent S-Plan system (less than 4 years old) that has TRVs fitted to some of the rads. I want to go to an all TRV system. Looking at the pipes, I've noticed what looks to be an automatic bypass between the primary after the pump but before the split and two motorised valves. It...

I'm really looking for any suggestions from those in the know. I have an Onduline garage roof (corrugated compressed bitumen and fibre sheets) that is leaking and sagging causing water to pool. It's at approximately 7-ish degrees pitch. As a side problem there is insufficient overhang to...

Funny one this. Both sidelights had gone in my car (1997 Mazda 323F). Replaced off-side first with correct replacements from Halfords. Switched on. Bulb lit (old bulb filament clearly blown). Replaced near-side. Old bulb looks fine. Switched on. Doesn't light (off-side still...