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Hi dudeless,
You will have to turn off the water supply to the cold tank, drain the system down so that the water level is below the level where you will cut the existing vent pipe. You will then be able to fit your new pipe with minimal water leakage.
Regards SB

stoneyboy

Hi daniel3103 The white streaks will be limescale leaching out of the block work. If you paint the blocks with masonry paint the block pattern will still be apparent. If you render first the limescale will still come through and in curtain weather conditions the block work pattern will shown as dark...

stoneyboy

Hi bxcfilm, Buy some 2-part wood filler, this will fill all the holes and form a sound base. Keep the rear fixing in place so you can pivot the rail back into the correct position, mark the top of the rail before you start. Drill a pilot hole in the seat filler so you don’t break it up fitting the s...

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Hi diwh, Dig out the weedy bit on the outer edge to a firm base, form shuttering, mix and pour concrete mix into the deeper bit, if you can find some mesh (cooker grille, mesh fencing, birdcage side) lay this in the hole on top of the old and new concrete, then fill to the required level. You can do...

stoneyboy

Hi user101,
If you do not have the necessary approvals in place you may find your buyer(s) pull out when a search is carried out or you may have to accept a lower price. Potential buyers may not be able to get a mortgage.
Probably best to get approval.
Regards S

stoneyboy

Hi allendee, Assuming that your system used to work correctly try turning the heating on as described in your last paragraph. When the pump and boiler turn off try actuating the motorised valve manually - you may have to give the lever a good shove. If the system fires up then it may be that the syn...

stoneyboy

Hi kathyfaull,
The working side of any fridge/freezer is always a mess and the white could be where water has condensed and left a residue. Unless the freezer stops working correctly I suggest you ignore the deposits. Buy a freezer thermometer to check its temperature.
Regards S

stoneyboy

Hi kellymary76,
You would need to find something like a side trim/finisher for a fixed panel.
Unless you can establish the manufacturer of the doors you will find it very difficult to match the existing one.
Why do you need to replace it? It should push back into place.
Regards S

stoneyboy

Hi betterdoitmyself, It is difficult to see how you could make a major improvement to the existing installation. You could form a box gutter using the pitched roof facia as one side this replacing the plastic gutter. You would need to hang a triangular piece of ply from the last rafter of the corrug...

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Hi kingshaves, I think the floplast bottle gulley comes in two parts - the bottle trap itself and a push in grid funnel. If this is correct you could remove the grid funnel fit a 110mm to 68mm adaptor and extend you downpipe to suit. This would allow you to fill around the downpipe with pebbles/ston...

stoneyboy

Hi jupiterid, The hand wheels are held on by a grub screw, you should be able to see whether this is has a hexagonal or slotted end by looking in the loose one. Once you have slackened the grub screw you may need to do some wiggling and levering to get the hand wheel free of the splines - spraying r...

stoneyboy

Hi jamgars,
Lack of ventilation may well be the source of the problem. Perhaps refit the panel where the drips were forming and wait for the next cold spell and see if the problem still exists.
As a matter of interest you appear to have 225 deep rafters - is this correct?
Regards S

stoneyboy

Hi chin061210,
Assuming it’s an external corner place a straight edge on one face and use a protractor to measure the angle.
Divide this by two add 90 degrees and this will be the angle to cut.
Regards S

stoneyboy

Hi jamgars, From your description it sounds like you have fully filled the space between the rafters with insulation so there is no gap between the top of the insulation and the underslaters felt. I suspect you will find condensation to varying degrees above all the insulation. If breathable undersl...

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Hi inexorabilis,
The new gaskets should be a tight fit in the gap, if you have found synthetic ones warm them in hot water before fitting.
A dehumidifier will help with condensation but it may take weeks of running it continuously before you see any reduction in mould growth.
Regards S

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