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Hi, The other day I was drilling a hole in the wall about six inches below the ceiling coving. I made two holes so that I could fit a blind. A sudden flash and a small bang followed by the electric going off, alerted me to the fact that I had drilled into the wiring dedicated to a single...

Hi Any advice or appropriate opinion would be appreciated.. I have asked a local double glazing company to provide me with a 3 meter long porch with door one end and side and rear panels composed of half glass - non opening - :roll: and half pvc - 3 panels in all. The other side to be the...

I have a long deep window in the lounge that I would like to alter to a smaller window and external door. I am getting conflicting reports on the building regs issue. Can someone please verify position on the following: If I use a fensa installer to replace window with new window and door in...

I have moved and employed an alarm specialist. He had to put in a new socket piggybacked off an existing socket so that the control panel could be plugged in. He then told me he didn't have certification and had expected to find an existing socket in the hall. I trust his competency I watched...

I've moved and discovered that my new property has a worktop height of 935 mm and cookers seem to be 900 mm. I do not have the expertise to alter the cabinets and cannot currently afford to pay someone to redo whole kitchen. Am I stuck or does anyone know of a 550 mm wide electric cooker that...

Just moved house and now realised I've bought a heath robinson abode. Anyway I'm intrigued as there is a pipe sticking out the kitchen wall. It's damp and has a screw sticking in it. There used to be an American fridge in this position. Am I stuck with this pipe? What was its function and...

The back door to the garden is on the side of the property and is a bit too public for my tastes. I'd like to build a rear porch towards the back garden so that the final door opens into the garden. Do I need planning permission or building regs? I would be keeping the existing back door as...