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Even more so. What do they call themselves? Change the name of course. Be precise with capitalisation. Then we can advise better without assumptions. Eg J. Bloggs, Structural Engineer and Building Technician, BSc MIStructE. It is a question their insurer must have asked.

Would you credit it? Facebook has been following this and I had an advert about shot-blasting.... no mention of course of listed buildings, AONB, planning or building reg's. But of course they will leave that to the survey, won't they?

I can find out. remind me in a week if I have not answered. But from a quick google I think it was this or very similar. A paint for the base then some 'character' added. I'm thinking this because the said they found it with a facebook guide too. Crème De La Crème from the self-priming Lazy Range) Frenchic Browning Wax

I like advice to not do anything. Thanks. Before tackling the rad, is there any check I could do other than probing for weaknesses? Maybe it is the tiniest pinhole..... there was such a tiny amount of water in the paint blister. Radiators are designed and manufactured crured to hold water after all. Release any air and see if it leaks and how much? Then patch with Snibbo. Or is that just delaying a bigger issue?

I've come cross adverts for shot-blasting old oak beams. These people seem to ignore that this could be illegal in a listed building, needs planning permission, have structural implications, and it's simply 'a bad thing'. So in case you are interested here is an alternative. Instead of blasting off the black paint and crud, along with a thickness of ancient timber, there is a paint which looks just like the original. Lightens the room up too. I could barely see that it wasn't the original wood even after being told. The cost is a fraction too, as is the disruption.

I'm a convert to these having just put 2 into a Spanish place for cooling, but also heating at over 4 x efficiency. So simple, not too noisy, and very direct and instant. €900 per biggish room so in a small house that could be a simple solution.

It has been there 30 years. Just a plastic tank with expansion and overheating release pipe, and a ball valve. The hot tank is newer, because the old one failed for some forgotten reason. It is in the airing cupboard next to the boiler. So it's easy to look at if info would be of use.

It's good to hear that being suggested in a vessel that has been so nerdy on these other matters to beyond what is economic, for so long. It's never that simple of course.... construction, door heights, and such. The reality is that when our oil burner failed during the winter, we could get a new boiler in a week but an ashp would not have been realistic. For a remodelling or upgrade though, I might settle for 50mm of insulation where possible, and ufh or big rads. With solar and batteries. And/or air to air units in some rooms, permeating elsewhere. BUT how many have the knowledge to think it all through? The heat loss is the same whether ashp or boiler so it's well worth considering. We just filled the oil tank. Gulp.

I think there is a base for this. Like a fence post socket but with a central rod that gets epoxied into the foundation. Your way will work but be a bit unsightly perhaps. You will need to keep the bottom of the timber dry.

probably 15 years. I'll give them all an airing, but generally it isn't a problem. This radiator did leak from a valve for a while so may also have been letting in air there or elsewhere.

It should be dosed. The whole circuit was looked at not so long ago. Is this a common thing? Maybe the whole house is a concern.

Scotland is rather a general statement. Land is not cheap in or near the big cities. Ditto Wales I'd expect, hence I'm surprised at the comment as you are stated to be in mid Wales. Re "The North" meaning England, does the same apply, you 'Northerners'?

You could make these yourself too. Allowing you to use treated timber and get the exact sizes.

Current house, not the project: We saw a paint blister on the back of a rad, just over the top edge. Of course we popped it, and some mucky water sprayed the wall. How much water? negligible, 1/20 of a teaspoonful. There is perhaps 50mm x 30mm of loose paint which has rubbed off easily. Strangely there does not appear to be any leak other than that initial spray. But there is probably air at the top....in which case where does the water spray come from? I'm guessing rust caused in the air gap at the top. I don't think we've bled it for a year. And that if I bled the rad, a pinhole would become apparent and leak. Patch or new rad?

I've just had 2 single room aircons installed in our Spanish place. One Mitsubishi, one Fujitsu. These are simple units of one inside and one immediately outside. I got out the manuals with enthusiasm. Switch on remote control, Select temperature. The louvre directions can be altered. That's it. X 25 languages. That's impressive really. In among it all was a small tech table with the efficiency and other stuff. The installer pointed out the condensation pipe outside and suggested a plant pot under it. What is very Spanish about it is that the two units (4 machines) are powered from one plug, into a wall socket.