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A loft is a building's upper storey or elevated area in a room directly under the roof (American usage), or just an attic: a storage space under the roof usually accessed by a ladder (primarily British usage). A loft apartment refers to large adaptable open space, often converted for residential use (a converted loft) from some other use, often light industrial. Adding to the confusion, some converted lofts include upper open loft areas.

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  1. 0liver

    What is this gunk filled container in the loft?

    We've just bought this house, and looking around the loft there is a large water container (clean) and a much smaller container next to it filled with mouldy looking gunk and a ball valve (?). This doesn't look good. But I have no idea whether it's in use or redundant and why it's gunked up like...
  2. M

    Vitodens 222-F combi storage boiler and loft shower pressure.

    I have a viessman vitodens 222F combi storage boiler on the ground floor. It has 100l capacity inbuilt cylinder which is delivered on mains pressure. I bought it hoping I could have two showers across floors running with hot water even if it’s a short while, while avoiding an unvented...
  3. Z

    Unvented cylinder in loft pump on landing, any problems

    So after having engineer drawings back I'm limited to around 90cm of loft height. I was thinking of a preplumbed horizontal cylinder. But now wondering if a pump and zone valves on the landing in a separate cupboard with just the cylinder flow return going to the loft. Is this an ok idea of...
  4. Z

    Unvented cylinder with heat only boiler??

    I'd like to install an unvented cylinder in the loft. With limited headroom it would have to be horizontal. I want to keep my existing valiant condensing boiler. I currently have a vented set up. A couple of plumbers said this could work. Will the feed and expansion tank for the central...
  5. D

    Loft location at a higher point than soil vent

    Hi there I have an existing soil stack on the side of my house. I have extended the house by building a loft. The loft company ran the waste from the loft over the roof straight into (i.e. closing off) what was the soil pipe - and added an AAV at loft level. However now I am reroofing and...
  6. C

    Pipes attached to rafters

    We're having the loft converted at the front of our house, and the plumber has routed the new water and central heating pipes via the rafters in the back loft (which isn't being converted). He's wrapped some insulation (looks like TopSleeve) round them and assures me it'll be fine. I'm worried...
  7. Old house

    WHAT CAN I DO WITH THESE PIPES IN LOFT - Survey says DIY standard?!

    Hi All Newbie so please bear with. We are selling our old house - built 1880. The purchaser has shared their survey report which states that the pipe work in the loft is of DIY standard. This was done before we bought house 10 years ago, and everything works fine but obviously I have to try and...
  8. P

    Gas pipe under loft insulation.

    The copper gas pipe to my boiler in the loft runs between joists and sits on the plasterboard. I understand that it should not be covered by insulation. Why? Is it satisfactory to create a dome over the pipe with upside down guttering and then put fibreglass insulation over the top please?
  9. S

    Advice - remove water tanks in loft, replace showers and boiler?

    Current setup: Cold water tank, and header tank in loft. Hot water tank in airing cupboard at top of stairs. Power shower (mira event xs) in main bathroom, and same in en-suite. 20 year old Baxi boiler, still going strong. Background: Need to free up as much space in loft for conversion. Enough...
  10. F

    insulating elevated loft cold water tanks

    I have three cold water tanks (2*cw + ch header) on a platform roughly 1M above the loft floor, I have not encountered this arrangement before and wondering how best to insulate it. Normally in previous houses with the tank direct on the ceiling joists I have left the ceiling un-insulated under...
  11. D

    Sewer smells from loft conversion sink

    Hi all, diy homeowner here, we have a loft conversion (installed pre our occupation) there is an ensuite toilet and sink, the sink however seems to let through sewer gases and in not a small amount either! The soil stack vent terminates at the original roof height of the house so quite some...
  12. M

    Combi boiler venting into neighbouring driveway

    Hi all, I really hope someone can help me because it is causing so much worry! I bought my house 3 years ago and didn’t know at the time that the boiler was venting out against regs into our neighbours driveway. Our house has a garage conversion so is right up to the boundary line, and the...
  13. philw67

    Why 2 cylinders in my loft?

    This is a picture of the heating setup in our loft. It's all relatively new and I was wondering why we have two enormous cylinders? One is for hot water, I get that but the system is a mains fed pressurised system so what is the second one for please? There are also two smaller tanks which I...
  14. Nicklm

    URGENT Loft room shower problems

    Hi everyone Hoping someone has an idea what's going on with my loft conversion shower. It runs ice cold after 5 mins and cant be the thermostatic bar as we've now changed it 3 times. The hot water in the tap also runs cold after 5 mins. The water us fed from a combi boiler on the ground floor...
  15. N

    Small header tank in loft and overflow

    Hi I have noticed dripping from the overflow pipe coming from the header tank (smaller tank in loft) not sure why but I cannot adjust the ball value thing or how to. I have removed some water from the tank but there is a copper pipe which should sit in the tank but not where it feeds to Any...
  16. M

    Cold Water Tank In Loft - Cause Of Flood Dispute?

    Having just moved into a property and discovering the central heating not functioning, after 3 months we eventually was able to get the property management to have one of their heating engineers attend. He was literally here 10mins and in the loft space for 2mins, where he stated he discovered...
  17. F

    Loft Conversion Radiators

    I have recently added an extra floor to my 3 bed semi by converting my loft. I ran a dedicated circuit in 22mm to a towel rad and a single radiator. It is on its own zone valve. The boiler is a Worcester Junior combi. I have plumbed and wired this in myself. I a part P electrician. The pipes...
  18. D

    Loft insulation on piping

    Hi All, I have an unvented cylinder system up in my loft (tank, boiler & piping etc). I have insulated the loft roof (so kinsgpan in the rafters) On our coldest day so far this year the loft temp went down to 9°C, outside was around 0°C. I have many exposed pipes from my boiler system up...
  19. P

    Is 18mm plywood enough for loft tank support base, & what type of ply?

    Hi I've got some upcoming plumbing work and everything is being drained down for it, so I'm taking the opportunity to replace the boards under the tank in the loft because they have signs of woodworm... I'm hoping to use 18mm ply because it is available at B&Q where they will cut it to size...
  20. P

    Bathroom in new loft conversion suggestions?

    Hi all we are about to have a loft conversion with a bathroom large enough for a freestanding bath, shower enclosure, toilet and wall hung vanity unit.so will be a blank canvas . just wanted to get a plumbers perspective of what are easy installation and for future repairs . ie shower...
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