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Post by elstoof on Feb 28, 2024 6:36:31 GMT
You know he doesn’t let any of his employees be called Charlie. You have to choose another name to go by at work if that’s your name
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Post by elstoof on Feb 28, 2024 9:16:39 GMT
Rolling the dice with a new gas valve for £350. It might fix the problem, or it might not. Or it could stop working completely for some other reason. This is quite literally throwing good money after bad, but reluctant to thrown 5 grand at a new boiler
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Post by technoish on Feb 28, 2024 9:22:44 GMT
Heatpump time.
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Post by elstoof on Feb 28, 2024 10:07:53 GMT
Would consider if we weren’t selling. Not sure if Edwardian terraces are all that suitable for heat pumps though
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Post by elstoof on Feb 28, 2024 11:44:57 GMT
The boiler lives! But for how long? Might run a sweepstake to help pay for the repair
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Post by technoish on Feb 28, 2024 13:23:55 GMT
I'll be upgrading to heat pump in our Edwardian terrace soon.
I think as long as you have good windows (double or secondary glazing), which is in itself a major QoL thing, and loft insulation (cheap and easy), it will work. I also plan to do internal wall insulation, though at some point.
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Post by elstoof on Feb 28, 2024 13:27:40 GMT
What do you mean by internal wall
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Post by technoish on Feb 28, 2024 13:42:21 GMT
What do you mean by internal wall Insulation on the inside of the external walls, I guess  |
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Post by elstoof on Feb 28, 2024 13:53:25 GMT
That was the possibility that made most sense but you never know!
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Post by geefe on Feb 28, 2024 13:59:28 GMT
I'll be upgrading to heat pump in our Edwardian terrace soon. I think as long as you have good windows (double or secondary glazing), which is in itself a major QoL thing, and loft insulation (cheap and easy), it will work. I also plan to do internal wall insulation, though at some point. I want internal wall but so many horror stories |
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Post by technoish on Feb 28, 2024 14:17:08 GMT
Somebody in here had it done, a much older property, no issues it seems. Pictures look good!
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Post by nexus6 on Feb 28, 2024 16:03:02 GMT
Do not fuck about with insulating the interior of your house.
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Post by technoish on Feb 28, 2024 16:08:29 GMT
Do not fuck about with insulating the interior of your house. Do say more? |
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Post by nexus6 on Feb 28, 2024 16:13:13 GMT
Do not fuck about with insulating the interior of your house. Do say more? Insulation on the inside is generally a recipe for disaster. It can cause mould and damp issues in a house not designed for it. Introducing a thermal layer in the wall build up can move the dew point of the air to somewhere undesirable ie the little gaps between the insulation and the old inner wall face. These things are all a balance, and putting new bits on the scales can put things out of balance very easily. You might not notice anything at first or even for a few years, but mould can be thriving in unseen places. I wouldn’t even entertain vanity fill insulation. |
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Post by zisssou on Feb 28, 2024 16:19:58 GMT
Yeah I wouldn't dare touch anything with our 30s house. I had to rip out a window seat in the bay window, because it was dripping with sweat/mould. I did attempt to put vents in it, but just wasn't having it. And having to push my desk away from the wall, because it was getting damp. I've learnt this house needs to breath.
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Post by technoish on Feb 28, 2024 16:35:44 GMT
Yeah no PIR! Breathable wool insulation, and a reputable installer with 25 year guarantees!!! Weirdly we have zero problem with damp (except where I didn't realize a downpipe was hanging off and we got some penetrating damp where water trickled on the wall for weeks...). I think it might be because we brought all the floors back to original flooring, so there's lots of ventilation  And we always have the house heated... |
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Post by nexus6 on Feb 28, 2024 16:41:10 GMT
Breathable just means it allows air and moisture to travel through it (in theory)
This can still result in the air that does pass through being warm and moist and then condensing where the temperature is lower on the now un-heated wall. Then you have moisture on an inaccessible part of your room.
This installer going to be around in 25 years to deal with anything? 15 years?
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Post by Dougs on Feb 28, 2024 17:32:14 GMT
Ah, condensation. My favourite topic.
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Post by elstoof on Feb 28, 2024 17:55:01 GMT
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Post by simple on Feb 28, 2024 18:09:59 GMT
Ah, condensation. My favourite topic. Read that as condescension to start with. Thought yeah, typical Fontgeek. |
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Post by Tomo on Feb 28, 2024 18:40:35 GMT
I hate this thread.
If I ever get my own leak issue fixed, I'm never coming back in here.
So triggering.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Feb 28, 2024 18:44:47 GMT
Did you check out any leak detectives Tomo ? |
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Post by Tomo on Feb 28, 2024 18:53:54 GMT
I already had one in a few weeks back. 760 quid for 5 hours.
He found a damp area in kitchen. We removed boards, found damp area, but still can't confirm the actual source of the leak.
Absolutely infuriating.
In a separate test he flushed the system with high pressure gas. Since then the pressure has been dropping about 0.1bar per night instead of 1.0bar per night. I suspect in passing the gas through he pushed some leak sealant we had tried out of the leak area and it's partially sealed.
Which makes finding the fucking thing even harder.
So now I'm trying to decide whether to put another bottle of sealant through, getting builder to rip up more of my house, or get leak engineer back.
The tent with simple is appealing.
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Post by Dougs on Feb 28, 2024 19:05:02 GMT
The shagging thread is that way.
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Post by simple on Feb 28, 2024 19:09:24 GMT
join us  |
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Feb 28, 2024 19:15:38 GMT
I want to see one of these in action, and also I don't.
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Post by Tomo on Feb 28, 2024 20:03:49 GMT
Thanks for that. Like showing an arachnophobe a bucket of spiders.
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Post by geefe on Feb 28, 2024 21:58:55 GMT
Cheers. An external insulation bloke recommended a retrofit organisation come and do a survey. I'm right on the right in a terrace and external wall could run afoul of the council who will be like "fuck off". He did a street view check and said, based on his experience, the council will not approve of messing with the look and encroachment on the road. Seems so risky but in my town the majority of houses in my budget are 100+ years old. |
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Post by simple on Mar 1, 2024 11:36:40 GMT
We’ve followed the advice we were given about getting our original roofer to partially refund or pay toward the new firm’s proposed repairs. Funnily enough they’ve not acknowledged our messages.
According to CAB we should be chasing getting money back. A second cousin whose a loss adjuster thinks we need to give the original guy the opportunity to repair the work himself.
Its very depressing that all we do is chase people and I’m trapped in the house as there always needs to be someone in to speak to whoever the latest tradesman to come over is. I think I’ve only been in the office maybe four or five days for all of February and I quite like spending time with my colleagues so its a bit lonely not seeing any human beings who aren’t family or builders.
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Post by Tomo on Mar 1, 2024 13:57:53 GMT
A friend who was successful in going through small claims court said CAB told him to give the original tradesperson the opportunity to repair the work. If they disagree/don't respond, then it's off to small claims after that.
He also told me there is a CCJ database you can pay a small fee to access and see if your tradesperson has any historic claims made against them.
In his case, it turned out the guy he used DID have an outstanding CCJ and probably took on his job in order to pay off the CCJ. Then the guy bodged the job and had two claims to pay...
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