Search results

Can I put 2 Window/door magnetic contacts on a single zone? I've got a pair of SC513/A switches I want to mount on a window, one for each opening leaf, yet have them triggered as a single zone (this will reduce my overall count of zones significantly) My concern is that they appear to have...

Is there a product that sits in the channels in the extrusion, rather than unsightly and cumbersome surface mount? I've seen the round flush contacts but they look too chunky and are probably intended for wooden frames.

I have the difficult situation where my house is made from very hard local brick, combined with a pretty soft mortar (apparently made with stone dust). In my renovations I'm finding a good portion of the time when drilling into the brick (SDS with decent bosch bits) the vibrations of the hammer...

I need to get a power cabling route from a distribution board in a new extension to a shed and garage outside. I don't want cabling or ducting visible outside. The issue I have is the builder has put drainage services on both sides of the wall. (see sketch below) - the screed and insulation...

Hi all, I'm looking to fit a couple of sets of door restrictors, or check straps - to some UPVC Double glazed french doors. Is it a case of one size fits most? or do I need something specific to fit a particular supplier? One set of doors is a fairly recent install with rehau extrusions, the...

I'm in the process of breaking through the first floor into my extension, through the existing gable wall. One window will be blocked up, the othe will become a doorway, and I'll be putting another opening fairly close, just off centre. See sketch below.. I'm contemplating extending the...

Above is a crayon'd plan of my house (1930's brick, gable roof) before extension work started. I'm kinda curious about the function of the wall highlighted red joining the chimney stack to the rear gable wall. All of the first floor walls, except this one, are fibreboard over timber. This is...

I've got a poured concrete subfloor in my extension which has a height variation of 20mm over a distance of 3m in some spots. there's a layer of PIR insulation to go down before UFH pipes and screed. It's about 27sqm area all in, so that makes for 0.25 to 0.5 cubic metres to fill (depending on...

Found this whilst excavating for another reason. Not sure if it was my digging that did it or not. It's fairly well embedded, and there's little wiggle room. It's carrying kitchen and utility waste, so not high volumes like from a WC. Replacing it will be a chore. Is it likely to cause issues in...

If I know the physical dimensions of a bunch of steel panel radiators (cheap, of unknown origin) , is there a basic rule of thumb I can use to work out the approximate volume of the system (I'll take some rough measurements of pipe lengths and sizes).. ? So far I've seen 6l/kW and 11l/kW from...

Hi all, Can anyone recommend a product that I can use to repair/seal the DPM under a concrete slab where the drains and some electrical duct pass through it? I know there's a weakness in a particular location as we had some localised flooding outisde due to heavy rain which then appeared...

Hi all, Any tips and advice for diamond core drilling? I'm in the process of putting a series of holes in the walls of my house for pipework for my extension, I'm using an Erbauer core drill set, with the 52mm size, and a Bosch PBH3000 sds drill (obviously not in hammer mode) with a max speed...

Hi all, I'm looking to get my boiler moved up into the loft of a new extension, on the gable wall. Also on the gable wall I want to install a tv aerial - it'll be high as the aerial will need to 'look' over the apex. I'd prefer to get the tv aerial up into the apex too, and my OCD will want...

Houses this time of year are a spectacle of lights and decoration. Mine isn't. It was but then the rope-light I'd carefully installed last year has started blowing fuses, so I suspect it's past it's best. It's hung from the soffit of my front facing gable wall on hooks. It's quite high 7m ish...

I'm looking for a new/different set of spring compressors - mine are fine, most the time, but the 'hook' is quite close to the threaded stud(about 25mm from centre of stud to centre of spring hook), which mean that the thread frequently binds on the spring cups. Any recommendations for a...

Hi all, We have some impending building work and there's a well established rose in exactly the wrong place. Photo here is from last year, ros is now near top of trellis: As far as I can tell (google streetview is brill) the rose has been in this location for at least 15 years, and has...

Hi all, Bit of a speculative ramble, keen for opinions and experiences. Moved into house a couple of years ago with intention to extend and renovate. house is old and bodged. The plumbing is very noisy when running- what i'd call 'white noise' This isn't the thunk of pipe-hammer, this is a...

Had a less than stellar day yesterday, bleeding an old rad in which I'd recently fitted new TRV and lockshield and managed to shear then bleed screw end off. snapped bleed screw by Ouch77 posted 18 Oct 2020 at 10:39 AM bleed screw head by Ouch77 posted 18 Oct 2020 at 10:39 AM I've since...

Given you can spend upwards of £40 on a dedicated 200l water butt, yet you can pick up a second-hand IBC tank with 5 times the capacity for similar money. Why wouldn't this be a good idea? The tanks are larger, ok- a bit 'industrial' looking, food grade and designed to be kept outside...

I want to clad the underside of front overhang of my shed/garden-room in 11mm T&G - the overhang is about 900mm, so not insubstantial. (I'm lining the interior with the same stuff, so have bought extra) The wood will naturally need treatment as it will be outside. I'm not fussed about...