Big Jimbo

I did the pressure on the expansion tank when the boiler was full, and the heating was on. Yes i know. Twat.

Nice church. I'm not religious, but i would love to live in a church.

If it helps you feel better. I love the doors. That's going to be a lot of drilling into the concrete slab for the bits of wire.

That's good to hear Martin S. It about time that the mortgage providers moved on, and didn't just keep saying "non standard construction"

This is One where i have no doubt i will get told off. I don't mess with Gas, ever. Boom ain't my bag. However, i would like to think that i know a bit about the internal workings of a boiler. I will admit to taking off the odd boiler front. I admit i have changed diverter valves, pressure release valves, and heat exchanger plate. I would re-iterate that i never touch the gas, except to run my old gas sniffer around while it is open. Over the last few years, i've had a few probs with my daughters combi boiler, and i managed to make a cock up...... After replacing one of the above items, i had my footpump with me and thought i would check the pressure in the built in expansion tank. (water expands when hot, so combi's have an expansion vessel to basically allow the water to expand when heated). The pressure was quite a lot higher than the 1bar stated on the side of the tank, so i let some air out...... A couple of weeks later my daughter said to my wife that when the central heating was on, it cut out after a while.... I scratched my head, and went around to try and see what was going on. The resting pressure was 1bar, but when the boiler had been on for a while the pressure rose to 3bar and the boiler cut out. Scratched my head again, and twigged what i had done. Now Nick will know exactly what i'd done but he is only allowed to slag me off for messing with a boiler. I thought the rest of you might like to have a guess. (Nice, the resting cold pressure is now 1bar, rising to 1.3 at 75degrees) The moral of the tale is, don't mess with boilers. Your daughter ends up cold and moaning.

Just wanted to say. I'm not a plumber, and to be honest the next time i do water from the stopcock up, i intend consulting Nick on here, who is so knowledgable on all things water.

I did my heating on a downstairs manifold. Home made, and an upstairs manifold. 22mm hep pipe to each manifold, and 15mm hep from the manifold to each rad. No joins under the floor. The only thing i will say, is that the hep that come through the floor has to be spot on, or it can look a bit bendy. I have found this handy, as each rad can be isolated and removed for decorating without having to turn the heating off. The next time i will have actuators as Nick said, so that each room can have a thermostat. A plumber mate said to make sure that the 15mm flow and returns to the rads were kept to a max of 5 metres. Been going for 5 years without a problem.

as far as being acceptable to Mortgage lenders, I would ring a few brokers in your local area and ask them.

Is it a new roof, or a re tile of an existing roof ? I,m not a roofer, but it looks a bit rough.

I think a first good step would be to have a very good look at any small gaps, skirtings, windows, pipes through floors etc, and seal them all up with a flexible gun mastic. When i did my daughters house, she had a massive thing about ants. I sealed up everything, even tiny holes to ensure that there would be no access for the marching monsters. It made a huge difference. All those small holes add up. I'm willing to bet that in her semi those small holes added up to a square foot. Imagine cutting a hole in your wall a foot square to the outside ! There was a recent post by somebody on here complaining about a draft from the plinths in the kitchen. I bet if they took the kitchen out, the draft gaps behind would be huge. Not a bad place to start, and costs very little. Good luck Zoot.

I think i read not long ago that you had to have accessibility, (manhole) within 20m of a connection to a local authority sewer. Might be worth checking.

If it has got basic protection i'd be leaving it untill Mr Sunshine puts it's hat on. I'm sure it will be fine for 4 months. Make sure it has some guttering to take the water away, and avoid the bottom timbers getting splashback from the rain. I have seen sheds, and log cabins rot out within a few years from a lack of guttering. Put a pick up. We love a shed.

24. Lazy git. I like you started full time work two weeks before my 16th birthday. 3D printing looks fab. If only i could use a computer !

Well done on getting your first home. I have done a fair few refurbs over the last 35 years. My One piece of advice would be attention to detail. Simple things like small gaps around skirting boards. Small gaps around pipes through walls etc. That sort of stuff has always worked well for me. Small gaps in floorboards, skirtings, pipe hole etc, all add up. If you can ventilate by choice it will make a huge difference, rather than just having a house full of small holes. Best of luck.

They look great. What a cleaver little bugger.

Sorry should be window open even in the winter.

A friend of mine said to me the other day that he had purchased a very small fan heater, 200 watts, to plug in under his wifes desk, who works from home. She said that it dries out the air. I mentioned it to my wife who said "Yeah, horid things that dry out the air, and make her eyes dry" Is that true? If so what dries out the air more. Wet central heating (rads). Wet central heating (underfloor) Electric mat heating. infared heating. Fan blower heating ? I never did pay attention in physics but say no heating is used, and the temp outside is the same as the temp inside. would the moisture content be the same in the air ? I thought hot air could hold more moisture than cold air. Is any of this the reason why my wife wants a window open even in the summer ?

I doubt the window company will be interested after all this time.

i Cant see from the pics buddy. Can you take from further away ?

Looks very much like they could be.

I just want to congratulate Pocster on his solwelding skills. Just goes to show that with practice......... Soon, his " Iam the absolute b*llocks " may well be applicable (If only for his solweld)

are you building on virgin land, or knocking and building. I was knocking and building, so argued with Dacorum. Got my knock and build passed dispite Ashridge, and the water dischanging lark.

Or a simple microwave. I know plenty of people who can only cook by the "Ping" method.

Sorry On Off. Mine is some Italian thing branded as Oxogen. Gate is looking great.

Hope you have got a good mask, or better still a clean air fed mask. Don't get me wrong, i have sprayed a fair bit of 2 pac. not great for your health.