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Hi! I saw a couple of comments about this before elsewhere on forum, but still wanted to ask: I have a few outer corners in a tiled bathroom where the tiles overlap, without a corner trim (my wife wanted them 90degrees...). Now we have white porcelain (carrara marble looking) tiles where the...

Hi guys, A builder is making a shower enclosure in my bathroom (fixing the whole bathroom really), and I am a little worried as regards the water/vapor proofing of the shower room. There will be a lot of steam there. Currently there is a stud wall with plywood (!) on top to ensure stability...

Hi guys, A builder is making a shower enclosure in my bathroom (fixing the whole bathroom really), and I am a little worried as regards the water/vapor proofing of the shower room. There will be a lot of steam there. Currently there is a stud wall with plywood (!) on top to ensure stability...

Hi guys, I have a 20 years old fireplace that has a torn thermocouple cable, and I noticed immediately when fixing it that the head is sitting outside of the firetray/coal bed in the back. The gas comes through a whole in the middle of the firetray, through rockwool etc. Is this normal for...

Hi there, I am doing some diy in our house and would very much like to add a hallway light to an existing ceiling lamp circuit. The existing ceiling lamp is on a 2-way switch system, by the way of using a junction box for incoming power. I believe I could just connect the hallway light next...

Hi there, I wanted to ask if it is possible (and ok practice) to use the electricity power from a standard socket through a 2-gang switch (live connected) and to 2 wires with wall lamps (2) and spotlights (4)? I presume lights and sockets should be on different circuits, but wanted to ask your...

Hi there, i am in the process of removing 2 small walls from the corner of my little living room and i wanted to make sure that the roof and floor above does not collapse.. We have a standard edwardian house in london where a loft extension has been done above the living room, and new floor...

Hi there, I wanted to ask your advice for a small project I am doing internally to remove a wall and remnants of old beam in a living living room roof opening. This opening is 40 years old, and after this was done, 15 years ago now, a loft extension was made on the floor above. For the loft...

Hi guys, I would really appreciate some shingles help.. I have a traditional Edwardian London house where there is a leak above bay window on 1st floor. I digged in the angled attic above (roof conversion on 2nd floor with tiny space towards roof/wall). I found that the shingles-clad roof...

Hi there, I am diy'ing in a bedroom and wanted to see if I can figure out how to attach a lot of wires from wallamps & other dimmers etc..Currently the wall lights do not work. I guess I may have to call an electrician for this, but any help is greatly appreciated before i do! To explain: -...

Hey guys, just a quick question (hopefully); I would like to install a simple dimmer switch (C, L1, L2) for a light, with electricity coming from a socket..how to do?? I already tried once, but it ended with a bang / in the dimmer switch. What I tried was this: connect a wire from an existing...