air circulation

All, I have an old detached red brick house that has suspended flooring and there's water related issues in the middle section either side of the front door. Outside: concreted upto the front door and either side landscaped. There are low air bricks. Guttering is not leaking and running...

Hi all, we’ve got an old house with suspended flooring that has airbricks throughout. Problem is the bricks are quite close to the ground (only 1 brick above in some cases) and we’re getting quite a bit of splash back into the airbricks when it rains, so I was thinking of installing some vent...

Hello everyone! I own a house built around 1960 and it has these ventilation boxes on the wall. A larger one in the living room, which is wired into the mains (see 1st pic below). And then 3 smaller units in the bedrooms that are mounted higher up and don't have any wires or switches (see 2nd...

Hi everyone I’m really hoping someone could perhaps just advice me if nothing else. I’ve had my Ford Focus 1.6 petrol 2003 for around 7months and it’s always ran perfect.. last Friday (the 13!) I went to maccies breakfast before work and noticed I needed fuel (probably 10miles left), so I went...

I have just had a bathroom installed, and a Ventaxia extractor fan put in. It has a plastic gravity grille on the outside, and a flat cover on the front. I noticed that it is not doing much to clear steam, and checked the outside grille while the fan is on. It doesn't move. I'm guessing it's...

I've built a garden office last year and is well insulated, breathable membrane, air gap then cladding for breathable aspects. On the warm side i.e. before internal walls is vapour barrier which I research as the best for stopping moisture in winter, and effectively creating a sealed box. The...

Hi, My question is this... We have a Wave unit fitted to the wall next to the new Worcester boiler under the stairs, a year ago. We would like to fit a door to fill the under-stairs gap, to hide the electric and gas meters as well as the new boiler. So, can I have louvre doors fitted to this...