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Does anyone have a view on these points as they are the same questions I am also wondering about in my conversion. Thanks

I have a large double garage of new build construction. The walls are a single brick thick with block pillars. I'd like to use part of the garage as a storage area for some of my junk from the house. However the junk in question is reasonably valuable being my model car collection. This could...

When my floor tiles were laid they were laid right up to the face of the door jam. If this is done then the door threshold bar sticks out from underneath the door. So I want to cut back the tiles in situ by a few mm so the threshold bar sits underneath the door (as it should) when the new...

Believe me, if you saw this extension you would be worried about various aspects of it too. I wish I'd known now what I do about various aspects of building construction and I probably wouldn't have bought the house. I don't really care if it's wired correctly though. I seem to be getting...

Banter very amusing, I could certainly do with a laugh at the moment! However there is a serious point here. These light switches were clearly designed to be mounted with the word top at the top and so that the light is on when one switch is up and one is down. I don't think we can dispute...

I have a light switch, part of a 2-way circuit which operates back to front. So the light is on when it should be off and vice versa. The switch at the other end is okay. Both switches are the correct way up, ie the word top appears at the top. Is there anything I can do to fix this? I don't...

What are modern gas mains made out of? Wouldn't it be better to explain why this wouldn't work in a domestic environment rather than mocking the guy?

You need to be careful. The 2nd year warranty on a Worcester-Bosch boiler is invalidated if it is not commissioned within 30 days from point of sale. So I was told by the supplier anyway.

Whatever rules anyone may relay on this forum (and they may be reluctant to do so as this is a complex area open to interpretation) it will come down to what the Planning Department are happy with as you have probably used up Permitted Rights with previous extensions. Asking a representative...

Cat5 (e) is the best way to go. I would install at least 2 points and you can use the other very easily for a phone with some very cheap adaptors. http://network-cabling.co.uk/store/product_info.php?cPath=27_70&products_id=144 Absolutely no need for seperate phone cable. Cat5e is just a...

Do you need anything round them? I just left a few inches clear of insulation either side of mine.

You should find where the demarcation point is on your property. With sub-terranial cable it's usually the master socket (ie an NTE-5) like on this page: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/freshwater/howpst.htm Might be different from a telegraph pole I guess but I can't see why. Anyway, I really...

Is there a tool to strip the outer sheath off flex cable? With Cat5 cable you get a tool which you 'clamp' onto the cable and then twirl through 360 deg. It does a great job of removing the outer and leaving the inners untouched. I have simple strippers with an adjustable v-notch and...

I've been taught to end up with a 1 cm air gap if all things are equal. But they rarely are. The height of the dab when it goes on the wall is a slightly different matter as you may be trying to take up uneven brickwork. It also depends how wide the dab is as it's the overall mass you're trying...

I ended up posting the same question on the Plumbing board (well the boiler part anyway) and I found out that you do indeed need to be Corgi registered to hang the boiler or 'the competent homeowner'. I never wanted to install the boiler myself BTW. I ended up deciding to leave it all to the...