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Hi The tiles on my roof terrace are getting old, grazed and pitted. The grouting is broken up, blackened and mossy and the tiles are looking a little uneven. They are a sort of satin finished cream coloured 6"x 6" clay tile. There are some (new) water marks on the ceiling in the room...

Hi Guys I've moved house. The house needs updating including electrics. Meanwhile I want to make sure it's safe. There are bare wires all over the place. Some look like wall light wires, red & black and earth hanging out with connectors attached at end. Others are just cut clean...

Hi, My mid position valve is sticking. Regardless of thermostat or programmer settings, the heating goes on with the hot water every morning for an hour (been doing that all summer :shock: ). Or, if I put the heating on for an hour it takes about another hour to unstick and go back off...

Hope you guys don't mind me posting this as a separate topic, but I really want to say a big thanks to Plugwash who patiently helped me achieve a project I wouldn't have considered before. It's all done and looks fab thanks to the detailed help I received on this site. Thanks Plugwash! and...

I have managed to get 2.5mm T&E through many battens in a dry lined wall. It has gone past a few sharp nails inside the wall which has scratched the grey outer cover in places. The worst scratch very slightly shows some blue of the inner cable (less than 1mm - no bare wire is showing, the blue...

I have no idea, but would love some help on how to hide these cables. Can you use a wall dimmer switch (usually meant to replace a standard double light switch) fitted with flex and a 3 pin plug? I would fit it to a pattress fixed to the wall and with lamps wired into it. They are...

Hi Hope you can help. The last couple of times I boosted my heating for 1 hour - it stayed on for hours! (although the programmer had switched off after an hour as normal). Can this be down to the mid postition valve? On the side of it, it has a switch marked W M H, and was still on H...