Jilly

Is there an easy way to do this? It’s an old door which needs replacing, but I can’t do atm. The bit on the right is rotten but the rest is ok.

You might be lucky on one of those sites or Gumtree. A really good description/ photos with sizes will help. If all else fails, there’s always Freecycle.

My neighbours (in a Conservation Area) wanted to change their windows to upvc and applied to the council and were approved with some similar to those. You are right, you can’t tell.

Me too.

Does breathable matter if the wall is (presumably) solid?

@twice round the blockThank you. It definitely seemed like a partial blockage. It seems to have resolved now we’ve thawed so maybe I need to lag some more. It is also possible there is a hidden dip somewhere in the pipe.

Hello again, thank you for reading. My Worcester condensing boiler has a history of the condensate pipe blocking. It was ‘boiling’ earlier which apparently is diagnostic. So far so good: I grapple under the sink to clear it, except this time it doesn’t seem easy/the same. There seems to be lots of water ensuing when I unscrew the pipe. So I flushed loads of hot water soda (sodium carbonate decahydrate) crystal solution down the sink which hasn’t helped. Do I really need to let it drain when I unscrew the condensate pipe? It’s in a pig of a location, and will flood under the cupboard. Do I need to get the pipe flushed from the boiler end? (Still under warranty). Ultimately relocating the condensate pipe would be good, but easier said than done… Thank you! ☺️

Be careful in that case, it can be a palaver to change things without another planning application. Also, I’m fairly sure, if your drawings for planning and Building Control don’t align, you can’t claim the VAT back.

20.8c 47% RH inside. Cold and damp outside.

Look up Biff the Biodigester

@SteamyTeahas put me off getting a wood burner, despite having free wood, as I have asthma, and I do feel better than when I lived in the old place. What about biogas? I know of people who have constructed homemade bio digesters which run off compost and animal poop. I’m sure it’s not perfect, but has fewer downsides than wood burning.

My ecologist started talking about this when I had the bat mitigation designed for the Bat Licence. The next ecologist who visited from the same company didn’t mention it, so I didn’t bring it up, so I’m not surprised it’s become another ‘thing’ to worry about. We’ve got street lights nearby, so I don’t think my odd outside house lights make much difference, but I’ve made sure that they aren’t like Blackpool illuminations, because I do care about wildlife. From what others have said, atm it looks like you can draw up something sensible yourselves. Maybe get some biology students to help. You could spend a lot of money getting an ecologist to survey and design a mitigation plan if you want.

Hi yes, things seem to be working now, thank you everyone!

Ah just before this the boiler had low pressure

Am just trying again, but it seems not. Have just switched the towel rail on, which seems to be working. I also put a floor on and that seems to have changed the flashing on that actuator and it now looks happy and is working 😊Thank you!