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Hello all, I'm looking for some advice with regard to which trade offers the best prospects and earning potential in the long term. Also, the best way to go about getting trained. I am currently facing the prospect of being made redundant and need to make some decisions about where I go from...

Hello all, Just a quick note to anybody considering using one of these. Have no fear, they are an excellent little tool, if used correctly. I have just used one of these to cut a tap hole in a sink and having read a few reviews online beforehand, I was more than a little worried. I kept...

Hello all, Does a cooker have to be connected by a "Part P" electrician? I have a new kitchen now and the old circuit for the cooker is still in place and I need my new cooker connecting. I am getting conflicting advice. After some digging I can see that a new cooker circuit would need to...

Hello all, I am currently fitting a new kitchen and will soon be on to the part where the units turn into the room for a run of 2m. I am looking for advice on the best way to secure this part that will not be run against a wall. I am thinking that I may fix some large timbers to the floor and...

Hello all, I'm asking this question for a friend but I am keen to know the answer too! My friend has had a damp problem and has had it fixed. No problems there. What he asked me was "What is the board for in the wall?". I had no idea apart from suggesting that it could be for a dado rail to...

Hello all, I wonder if any of you can offer me some advice. I have a plug socket close to my kitchen window. I want to put 2 lights on my patio. I believe it's ok to take a spur off the socket for the lights, is this correct? If that is correct do I need to put a fuse between the spur switch...

Hello all, Could anybody tell me of there is a proven method for insulating the roof of my conservatory. I have found some company's on the net that do it but the prices are prohibitive to say the least. I have some ideas of my own but these are kind of based around the way that you would...

Hello all, I am currently planning out my new kitchen but I may have a slight problem. Due to obstacles and requirements, my plan currently has the gas hob 40cm from the sink. I am using the Ikea planner and it is telling me that there should be 50cm either side of the hob, even though it...

Hello all, Could anybody tell me the correct way to calculate BTU's for a conservatory?I know the formula for calculating for rooms in general but, given that conservatories lose heat much quicker, is there a different formula? I live in Manchester and my conservatory faces south east and...

Hello all and happy xmas, I've just had a new boiler installed but I have a problem. The boiler is a Remeha 28c and the room stat is a Salus RT500 Rf. All seemed to fine until I turned on the hot water tap and no hot water came out! The hot water is delivered if the stat has called for heat...

Hello all, Does a gas supply to a hob have to be surface mounted? When my new kitchen goes in next month the new hob will be close to where the old boiler was so the gas supply is close by, so I was wondering whether it could be plastered over has to be surface mounted? My other option is to...

Hello all, Are these any good. My budget has taken a knock due to unforeseen circumstances and this caught my eye BIASI RIVA ADVANCE HE boiler on sale at B&Q for £600 and odd. Is it any good or should I stick to my original plan of buying a Viessmann Vitodens at £904 or similar...

Hello all, I have a slight worry that I want to run by all you experienced chaps. I am doing lots of work on my house at the moment and one of the jobs is to get new uPVC doors fitted. The doors that are being fitted are:- kitchen(leading to linked utility room) and front and back doors at...

Hello all, Just a quick question. Done lots of work on my house this year and it's close to being finished. Gonna have winter off and get some more stuff done next year but I need to get my piggy bank filled up before I start. One job that desperately needs to be done as soon as springtime...

Hello all, It's me again, here to pick your brains. I'm having a new boiler in the next couple of weeks. Maybe a Viessmann, Rehema or Main. My current boiler is in my kitchen but my new one will be in my downstairs loo. The fella that has just been has given me a price and I think it's a...

Hello all, Is this boiler any good. I am having a new boiler and I am on a budget. Basically, do I have anything to fear by staying away from the obvious choices. I currently have a WB 24i Junior and to be honest, it ain't been very good. It performs well when it ain't broke!! It has a leak...

Hello all, I'm about to buy a new boiler but I have a couple of things bothering me. I currently have a WB 24i Junior. The heat output is good enough and the water flow is ok. But, the boiler has had various faults in the 5 yrs I've had it so, whilst renewing my kitchen, I'm going to...

Hello all, Just a quick one. I have to move my boiler soon due to renovating my kitchen. The thing is, should I move it or just replace it. I currently have a WB 24i Junior and it has let me down once or twice in the 5yrs that i've had it. If I replace it, should I go for a 32kw so that I...

Hello All, I need a little advice about how walls are constucted. I am currently in the process of replacing my DPC. I am doing this the old fashioned way by removing the bottom course of bricks and replacing the physical DPC. Work was going well until today. I am removing 3 bricks at a...

Hello all, I'm thinking of having a new boiler installed and was wondering if I have to have a condensing boiler or can I still have a standard combi installed? I've been told different things by different people. The confusing thing is, if it has to be a condenser, why are combi's still on...