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Hi, I'm adding to my system at home, and I've just got a couple of queries... Firstly I've added a PowerRio in the Garage and the tampers (and Power faults) from this all show in Group A1 - is there a way to change this or are all 'system' tampers/faults fixed to A1? Secondly I have a smoke...

Hi, I am looking to do something with my driveway to improve drainage etc. Currently it is a mix of gravel (on top of something like concrete) and tarmac. The drive is between our house and the property boundary which is the west coast mainline cutting. At the moment the water runs off the...

Hi, We've recently moved into a new house and the garage is partially insulated in the roof, the walls are fully insulated but I don't think it's right looking at previous posts on here about insulating outbuildings. The insulation is up between the rafters and is kingspan type stuff. I've...

Hi, Just caught this scurrying around in the garden this morning. Question is though is it a rat or a mouse. Either way should I be worried or just let it be. Cheers

Hi, I was hoping someone more knowledgeable than I could help identify my roof tiles. More specifically I need to source a suitable vent tile for bathroom and shower room ventilation as the previous owner of the house saw fit to vent these into the loft (of a steel frame roof!)...

Hi, My garage door opening is somewhat too short and I am looking to raise it slightly. It is currently restricted a supporting timber that runs across the top of the door with the roof joists (flat felted roof) rest directly on top of. I am wanting to remove this timber. The joists...

Hi I currently have a fairly large garage and am looking to make part of it slightly more comfortable as a sort of home office (basically my wife and I are teachers and need to have some quiet time for marking/planning etc and we also want to keep school work out of the house). So this...

Hi, I know it's not a question about 'utility power' but thought I'd post anyway... I am having trouble with a DC current shunt connected on an auxiliary battery on my vehicle. At night when there is no current draw and I calibrate the shunt by zeroing the meter and then putting a...

Hi, Not sure where would be best to put this so I thought roofing might be worth a shot. I have a shipping container that is used for storage etc (an extension to the overflowing shed). The problem is with the cold roof and condensation as you might expect. Now I thought about...

Hi there, I'm looking to build me an extension to my current shed, well actually a new shed altogether and just wanted to run my ideas by you. It's going in a corner made up of the current shed and boundary fence. So for the two sides you can't see I was just going to use OSB2 with a...

Hi there, I live in an 1890's terrace which has the kitchen in an what one might call an extension (in that it sticks out the back) but it is part of the original house. The kitchen has always been a bit damp on the sink wall (back wall) but I recently gutted the room and fitted a new...

Hi, I have a Scantronic 9600 with 3 keypads (all look identical with LCD display and a powe LED and 4 LED's for the group buttons). Only keypad one illuminates the group button according to what Group is set. The other two keypads (2 & 3) don't but work in all other respects. As keypad...

Hi, I have a new front door of the uPVC type. Whilst it has been adjusted well with a good seal all round when closed and handle lifted there is a tiny Gap between the door and seal on the hinge side between the top and middle hinge. The hinges are adjusted so that the seal near the...

Hi, Whilst decorating the front room in my 1890's terrace I had the floor boards up to move some heating pipes. I noticed the end of some of the joists appeared a little damp. Now I think this was due to the debris inder the house contacting the bottom of the joists. I have dug out this...

Hi, I am moving my shower from the 3rd bedroom to the master to create an en suite and free up a bedroom. The problem is that the front bedroom results in a pipe run of approximately 18 Metres! The pipe will run 4.5 Metres from the shower across the bedroom and then drop diagonally...

Hi there, Whilst removing wallpaper from the lounge some plaster came with it. I then removed all plaster that was blown and am now left with an area about 2.5 Metres by 2 Metres that is down to brick, it is quite irregular though, not perfectly rectangular.. I'm considering two...

Hi there, I'm in a bit of confusion. I have read through a lot of posts on this topic, but none seem to fit the bill. Basically I used to have a gas fire which I have removed and I want to open up the fireplace opening slightly to make a feature and put my sky box (the TV's going on the...

Hi there, I intended on replacing my back door with a UPVC one I have acquired. The house is circa 1890 build with no cavity and from the outside a stone lintle is present. On starting to remove the door frame (which sits level with the inner skin of brickwork) it has become apparent that...

Hi, I'm in the process of putting in a new bathroom suite and there is no bonding in the bathroom. The new bath is steel. To carry out bonding am I correct in thinking 4mm earth from steel bath to both pipes, to towel radiator and earth for shower circuit. It isn't possible to access the...

Hi, I am looking to replace my current bathroom suite, but I'm a bit stumped by the toilet. The bathroom is upstairs of a two floor flat. Currently the cistern is attached to the wall seperately and a pipe runs to the toilet itself which drains into what looks like a concrete pipe...