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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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    Loft Overflow leaking

    Hi guys, I need some advise if poss :) - I have an overflow leak and it's from the loft. I went up there and took the lid off the cold water tank to find the water above the overflow pipe. Any advise on how to stop it filling too much would be great! Thanks in advance! Edit: I...
  2. S

    Noisy water tank in loft and pipes

    Hi all I hope someone can help! about 3 weeks ago I came home to find water leaking from the ceiling in my sons bedroom. It was dripping down the light fitting. husband and father in law went into the loft and said the problem was the ball cock ( hope that's right) in the water tank. It...
  3. M

    Megaflo in the loft

    Anyone have any tips for getting the cylinder up into the loft, through the hatch?
  4. H

    What is "Good insulation" for loft tanks?

    Hi I have a thread going elsewhere but this one is down to loft tank insulation. I want to go away for two months (Jan and Feb) and leave a bungalow in the South West with only low level heat. I have yet to speak to my insurers. The two tanks in the loft - domestic water and central heating...
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    Can the gas pipe can be run up to the loft between the false plasterboard wall?

    Hello everyone. Quick questions Can the gas pipe can be run up to the loft between the false plasterboard wall. What do regulations say about this?
  6. H

    loft conversion step to overcome with bath/shower waste

    I am in the middle of a loft conversion. On each side of the bathroom, rsj steels run the length of the room, creating a 3 to 4 inch step on each side, over which I need to run the waste pipes. I would like to fit a bath and separate shower although I may need to compromise and fit a...
  7. J

    Main Tank in Loft Filling Slowly

    Hi Guys, Wonder if anyone can be of assistance, my mum has just bought a new house built around 1999, it has a conventional heating and water system with an immersion tank and two tanks in the loft. Had the water off recently to fit a new bathroom and when checked the main tank in the loft...
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    Vented or unvented in the loft?

    My plumber is trying to steer me towards an unvented system but frankly I just don't like the idea of a pressurised system, do I have any need to be worried and is there anything problematic about installing an unvented cylinder in the loft?
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    Irritating noise in the loft!

    Hi, I am a homeowner after some quick advice. I live in a new build property. When we run the tap / drain the sink and bath in the main upstairs bathroom there is a loud cracking type sound (not dripping) which appears to come from the loft in the general vicinity of where the soil stack runs...
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    Help! Speedfit Pipe and compression fittings, loft tank

    Hi all, im wanting to no weather i have done the correct thing, i have just installed a pumped electric shower and 25 gallon cold water tank to solve the problems i have with low water pressure and not being allways able to run a standard electric shower. To allow my tank to fill as quick as...
  11. J

    loft space cylinder and joist loading

    Hi all, looking to fit an unvented cylinder in a bungalow loftspace.  Anybody know if there's a calculator online or has calculation formula for working out if the roof joists are up to handling the proposed 180 litre cylinder.  Last thing I want is the cylinder dropping through on...
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    Loft W/C Soil Pipe options

    Hi, I'll be getting a plumber round to do this work when we get to it. I'd just like a bit of advanced warning of what I'm in store for..... I've recently bought an old semi detached house that I plan on doing a loft conversion on at some point. I thought I'd put a new upstairs WC (and...
  13. J

    Loft water tank - weight of 100 gallon tank - ok?

    Hi to all, I'm new on here so be gentle:wings: I wish to put a 100 gallon coffin tank in the loft to replace the tank which is not big enough. Should I be worrying about the total filled weight of it? Any structural engineers here who can reassure me? ( I can measure the joist thickness &...
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    Moving tanks in loft.?

    When installed the plumber knocked up a functional timber supporting structure for the water and heating tanks and stuck it right near the hatch with pipes that run across and not through the joists. This makes access problematic and storage of bulky items a bit of an obstacle course. If I move...
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    fitting unvented cylinder in a loft?

    Quoting for fitting a 210litre unvented cylinder in a loft, how do you guys deem if the loft is strong enough to take the weight of a cylinder up there? has been boarded out etc just thinking 210 tank is pritty dam heavy?
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    Boiler in loft - gas pressure.

    Hello, I plan to have my new boiler fitted in the loft, but I've been told that some people who have done have not had the pressure required in a higher location for the boiler to light. What is the likelyhood of this posing a problem to me? Is this something that is a common issue?
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    Are the water tanks in the loft the cause of widespread condensation.

    Hi, I hope you can help me, I have middle maisonette flat, in our loft, there 4 communal water tanks shared with our neighbours, in the last 5 years, we've noticed really bad condensation in the flat, our bathroom walls turning black and now water is dropping out of the ceiling, I called a...
  18. S

    Loft shower negative head pump unexpected shut offs...

    Hi,I have a conventional vented central heating and vented hot water cylinder setup and I'm finding the negative head pump (Techflow QT45-2) that supplies the loft conversion shower shuts off after a couple of minutes of running in the morning during the colder months. The pump has been...
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