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When wiring in smoke alarms with an interconnect does the the interconnect need sheathing? I'm asking as the manual for alarm states that the interconnect should be treated as live. Obviously if I sheath the interconnect it will not be obvious to someone later on which is which unless I leave...

Hi all We had a level ball value fail today on the hot side (sealed system, mains pressure). It leaked between the joint that holds the two parts together. The first image below shows a side that has a small gap and its here where the water came out. The second picture show the other side...

I am trying to design a large airing cupboard. What I would like to have 4 2' 3'' doors flush closed. The two outermost doors hinged at their outside edges and the two inner doors hinged in the middle against each other. If this even possible to have the two middle doors hinged down the...

We are currently doing a major refurb/extension on our bungalow, extension and putting on a second floor. Its basically a rebuild using only the current walls! The problem I have is the first floor has been wired, a lot of the walls plastered and its mostly second fitted. This morning the...

Hi all Just in the process of planning the plumbing in my chalet bungalow. It has two floors and a fairly decent loft space. I plan on using a HRM Wallstar oil in a sealed system. What I'd like to do is located the boiler on the ground floor but have all the 'business' in the loft - pump...

I am currently trying to get someone to erect a tin-hat over my 9x11*9 house. Its not easy knowing where to go - lots of companies out there but a lot are either recently formed or look very dodgy. Any tips of choosing a good company? Payment wise, what is the normal payment profile for a...

Hi I'm in the early stages of planning a major extension/rebuild of our house. We have an Oil boiler house boiler (Grant 70/90) open vent system and I'm thinking of reusing this boiler with a closed setup. My question concerns safety. In my current setup loss of water from the heating side...

Just taken delivery of some V4 Engineered wood. This is 189 MM X 21 MM X 1830 MM with a 6mm top layer. We searched for AGES to get the wood we wanted and this really looks lovely stuff. Being 21mm thick too it oozes quality. However I split a couple of the packs (just to check) and...

I am doing a garage conversion on my 60 house. The garage is actually part of the house, typically useless size so made sense to convert it into a useful area (toilet, utility area and comfy room.) Problem is, the floor slopes away to the front of the house. I intend to lay ceramic tiles in...

On and off for the last 5 months I've been trying to get a sparky in to do some work for me and I'm finding it impossible to get one. I must have called six different people who for one reason or another never seem to get around to coming out to see me - its driving me mad. Here is the...

Can anyone give me some advice on what to do with my ceiling? I've taken down a ceiling from my hallway and put plasterboard up (with down lighters uggh!). The plasterboard has been screwed directly to the joists as height is an issue - it has gone on fairly flat. However, the joists have...

Having been told that my old WallFlame type oil boiler was likely to catch fire I've decided to get a new boiler installed. I guess 25 years service isn't too bad? The boiler is actually located inside the garage in a sectioned off partition that is only accessible from the outside of the...