Recent content by duckegg

Thanks for the reply, yes the red boundary ends where the sunken concrete is so we certainly don't own it but I couldn't see any reference as to who was responsible for the upkeep of it in the deeds, maybe need to have another read.

Earlier this year we bought a 3 year old property, I understand that the roads and footpaths haven't been adopted by the council yet. They've only recently finished the last few houses on the project over the other side of the estate. At the front of our property (and a number of others) the...

No but you did insult my intelligence by not just saying what wrong with a normal switch at top and bottom of stairs but going to the effort of adding an image of one just incase I didn't know what they looked like maybe?! I only wanted to know if internal PIR's were any good?! :D

Cheers martinxxxxxx, found other similar posts- bet he'd be a right barrel of laughs down the pub! :D

Do you want to build a template and we'll all do our houses exactly as you have yours, you could put numbers on and we could paint each part exactly the colour you say. Thats what the lux level setting will dictate. GU10 Downlighters, are they wrong.. what would you like me to use? The...

Thanks for your replies! The plan is to install them in the hallway, one at the top of the stairs and one at the bottom, it's a very small narrow hall so I shouldn't have any issues with it picking up movement.

Indoor PIR's Just wondering if anyone here has had expereience of using these. I've found a few different models (flush ceiling mounted type). A couple which are around £20 - £30 and some which are more like £50-£60. If anyone has used any I've just got a few questions: Would I see...

Hi We are thinking of putting a metal (stainless steel) handrail on the stairs, the reason I've put this in electrics is because I've got 2 questions: 1. Would I need to earth it? 2. Has anyone had experience of these in a house? I'm worried that becase the hallway and stairs are...

gcol is right. It's common now that manufacturers put their own software on to a machine which all loads in startup, the majority of it you don't need. I've never used Pakard Bell but Toshiba, Dell, HP are all guilty of this! The stupid thing is it makes them look bad because it slows the pc...

Thanks for your reply! This is a pic of mine with proposed cut out, not to scale :) When you mentioned the boarding, generally what kind of timber / boarding would you use? Is there a certain distance it has to be mounted away from the fireplace?

The most common component for this kind of fault is the power supply! You'll find other posts where people have experienced the same thing, and it always catches people out because as you say there does seem to be some life in it! If you've tried what disinfo has told you with no luck I would...

Trazor is right you need a new drive. There are separate lasers in them for reading DVD's & CD's.

Hi I've currently got an early 1930's house with a brick built chimney breast that hasn't been altered in any way. I currently have a standard gas fire with surround & hearth, which I'm going to have disconnected & capped off by a CORGI fitter. I'm going for a modern electric one thats...