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by scroogemonster
Tue May 03, 2011 10:27 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Sagging floor joist
Replies: 1
Views: 3067

Sagging floor joist

Hi all, I have a joist in my living room (near patio doors) that flexes by a quite a few mm when i press hard with my foot (the floor creaks when I walk on this bit). I've checked the joist and it doesnt appear to be any rot. Can I do as someone suggested and put a small paving flag down below the j...
by scroogemonster
Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:13 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: How long before I can mist coat?
Replies: 2
Views: 4209

How long before I can mist coat?

Hi all, I have had a lounge room taken back to the brick and replastered. Two coats of sand and cement on walls followd by skim coat. All walls appear dry (light pink colour) and the ceiling (was boarded over and skimmed) has been mist coated already. How long should I leave it before mist coating t...
by scroogemonster
Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:20 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: sealing with siliconaround the bath
Replies: 1
Views: 2903

sealing with siliconaround the bath

I have water leaking around the edge of the bath where the tiles meet the edge of the bath. I have removed the old silicon and the grout (between the tiles and the bath edge) came away with it. Do I need to replace this grout before filling the bath with water and resealing with silicon? Thanks Kevin
by scroogemonster
Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:40 am
Forum: Masonry Forum
Topic: Filling in large holes in brickwork
Replies: 1
Views: 6341

Filling in large holes in brickwork

Hi there, I have just noticed a very small damp patch on the floor just inside a set of upvc French doors. On looking outside I noticed the upvc trim bead has come away from the external reveal and water has ingressed inside. I also noticed when pulling the trim further away very large gaps ( 2-3 in...
by scroogemonster
Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:28 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Filling void between window and brickwork
Replies: 0
Views: 4439

Filling void between window and brickwork

Hi there, I have just noticed a very small damp patch on the floor just inside a set of upvc French doors. On looking outside I noticed the upvc trim bead has come away from the external reveal and water has ingressed inside. I also noticed when pulling the trim further away very large gaps ( 2-3 in...
by scroogemonster
Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:45 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Noisy central heating
Replies: 4
Views: 17229

Thanks for the reply. The radiator dial on boiler is set to max. It's just the trv's hissing prior to them shutting off when the required room temp is reached, the boiler itself is very quiet. My trv's are Pegler bulldog and are bi-directional I think (two arrows on the stem?) The Boiler is a Worces...
by scroogemonster
Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:43 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Noisy central heating
Replies: 4
Views: 17229

Thanks for the reply. The radiator dial on boiler is set to max. It's just the trv's hissing prior to them shutting off when the required room temp is reached, the boiler itself is very quiet. My trv's are Pegler bulldog and are bi-directional I think (two arrows on the stem?) The Boiler is a Worces...
by scroogemonster
Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:57 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Noisy central heating
Replies: 4
Views: 17229

Noisy central heating

Our central heating system is just over 1 year old. When the heating has been on for some time the radiator valves make a hissing noise (like water coming to the boil in a kettle.) If I turn down the TRV the noise stops but appears again if I turn them back up. How can I fix this? It happens on seve...
by scroogemonster
Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:24 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Bathroom tiles falling off
Replies: 7
Views: 33529

Thanks for responding. The plaster was most certainly not primed first. I don't remember the plasterer or tiler doing either. The shower is a combi fed mixer shower unit pumping at mains pressure only (11 L/min - I tested this with a bucket/stopwatch) there is no shower pump I haven't got a clue whi...
by scroogemonster
Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:40 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Bathroom tiles falling off
Replies: 7
Views: 33529

[quote="bd3cc"]If the wall behind the tiles is plasterboard, and water has been penetrating then this will be useless. you need something waterproof behind the tiles[/quote] The wal behind is solid brick, skimmed with bonding plaster I think, but not polished to allow for a better key. I a...
by scroogemonster
Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:38 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Bathroom tiles falling off
Replies: 7
Views: 33529

Bathroom tiles falling off

hi there, I have noticed that an area of tiles (3ft wide by 5 ft high) on my bathroom wall above the bath are "pushing." The area affected is exactly where the water from the shower hits the wall. Obviously water has penetrated the grout and loosened them over the 4 years or so that they h...
by scroogemonster
Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:13 pm
Forum: Glazing and Double Glazing Forum
Topic: Leaking upvc window cill?
Replies: 2
Views: 18924

Thanks for that. I got their guys who fitted it out and they removed the glass and pushed the frame forward. They had screwed through the window sill into the wooden frame but there was a drill hole without a screw. Water was getting onto the top of the cill and draining through the hole into the in...
by scroogemonster
Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:06 pm
Forum: Glazing and Double Glazing Forum
Topic: Leaking upvc window cill?
Replies: 2
Views: 18924

Leaking upvc window cill?

I have had new UPVC double glazing installed in our house (18 months ago) The bedroom window has leaked and the plasterboard underneath the window has soaked up water and blown away from the wall during the heavy rains. The window is a upvc bay window which sits on a timber frame hollow bay construc...
by scroogemonster
Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:54 am
Forum: Glazing and Double Glazing Forum
Topic: Leaking UPVC bay window
Replies: 1
Views: 4579

Leaking UPVC bay window

We have new UPVC double glazing installed in our house (18 months ago) The bedroom bay window has leaked and the plasterboard underneath the window has soaked up water and blown away from the wall during the heavy rains. I have removed it and water appears to be soaking through the wooden frame on w...
by scroogemonster
Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:51 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: leaking shower mixer
Replies: 1
Views: 2531

leaking shower mixer

i have installed a shower mixer on my bath. It leaks where the mixer is bolted to the underside of the bath on the HOT water side (from under the washer and nut securing it to the underside of the bath .) Is this just because water is getitng past the mixer on the top of the bath? Is there anyway a ...
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