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by pitza
Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:37 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Toilet Trouble
Replies: 1
Views: 1919

Toilet Trouble

Hi, Does anyone know why my toilet cistern starts overflowing into the pan when ever the washing machine is on and how to repair this problem? Cheers.
by pitza
Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:51 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Joining two patios
Replies: 0
Views: 2594

Joining two patios

I have a patio that goes across the back of my house and am going to put another one at the top of the garden on the left hand side. Have you any ideas of how to join these two patios with some kind of pathway? Or should we have all the slabs the same on both patios and the pathway which would be a ...
by pitza
Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:04 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: New Combi on old system?
Replies: 2
Views: 2352

New Combi on old system?

Hi, Can a new combi boiler be fitted on an old system? A local plumber has told me that if I have a new combi fitted I will have to have all the pipework and rads renewed because of the added presure and the age of the system (23 years plus) is this right? Two other plumbers have quoted but mentione...
by pitza
Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:39 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Cold Wall
Replies: 1
Views: 2084

Cold Wall

Hi, My daughters bedroom which is very small has two outside walls which get very cold and so there is a big problem with condensation, are there any ways to warm up the inside walls, ventilation is hard because the bed has to be up against these two walls. Thanks.
by pitza
Thu May 29, 2008 6:29 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Which Condensing Boiler
Replies: 1
Views: 2897

Which Condensing Boiler

I am getting rid of my old Baxi combo boiler, which is the best condensing boiler to replace it with please?
by pitza
Wed May 28, 2008 8:55 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: under floor heating insulation
Replies: 0
Views: 2268

under floor heating insulation

I am laying floor tiles with under floor heating in my bathroom which has floorboards, I was thinking of laying onto a waterproof plywood sheet but do I need to include some king of insulation so that the tiles warm up quickly?
by pitza
Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:17 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: bathroom paint
Replies: 1
Views: 3750

bathroom paint

I have a small bathroom half tiled half bathroom paint which gets very condensated up, can you suggest a good anti condensation paint available in a variety of colours and do you think a humidity extraction fan is a good idea, if so are they expensive to run as they cost around £90 to buy.
by pitza
Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:45 am
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Do tiles act as damp proofing?
Replies: 1
Views: 3970

Do tiles act as damp proofing?

When we had our cardean fitted in our hall we were told to take up the original tiles so that the latex screed could go straght on to the concrete to give a nice smooth base for the cardean to be laid on. Now we are having problems with damp which is lifting the latex, our builder friend has suggest...
by pitza
Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:30 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Re/ Cardean problem, DAMP.
Replies: 2
Views: 5763

[quote="thedoctor"]Bad enough to be a worry and if the latex screed is lifting it is an indication that there may be no damp prooof membrane under the floor slab. You need to get a building surveyor to have a look at the extent of the problem.[/quote] Is the damp likely to be general sligh...
by pitza
Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:09 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Re/ Cardean problem, DAMP.
Replies: 2
Views: 5763

Re/ Cardean problem, DAMP.

I recently posted a question about our cardean flooring which is lifting. Since then the shop that fitted it has taken a damp meter test over a couple of days the reading is 75 which we are told is an indication that damp is present. Is this a very bad reading , what could be causing this damp and w...
by pitza
Mon May 28, 2007 12:11 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: cardine flooring lifting
Replies: 1
Views: 10801

cardine flooring lifting

We have had for about a year a flooring laid in our hall called cardine which is an alternative to laminate and is stuck down on to a laytex screeding over the original concrere floor. Recently it has been lifting in certain areas, mainly where its walked on the most, any ideas what might be causing...
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