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Sorry if my information was lacking. New condensing boiler and pump fitted a month ago. The radiator in bedroom was iffy before that but the bathroom rad is a new problem.

Good evening I wonder if anyone can be of assistance. I live in a 1 bed flat and 2 of my 3 radiators are not heating up. The main radiator in the lounge is hot but the one in bathroom is luke warm at best and the one in bedroom is stone cold. I thought they may need bleeding, but there...

Thank you Zampa for the information It is more the smoooth finish that I am after. Regards george0401

Good afternoon I have always used polyfilla in the past and find it quite hard to smooth down. We have had some work to the damaged plaster work in our block of flat's communal hall and the contractor has used this filler which was really smooth. Can anyone give me any tips of the best...

Good Morning I am thinking about changing my single standard light in my lounge for spotlights. The room is a standard size lounge living room in a flat. Can anyone give me any idea how many spotlights I may need and a roungh idea of how much an electrician will charge. Thanks in...

Good afternoon I am soon to begin lining my lounge. Does anyone have any tips of how to line a window recess? Thanks in advance for your assistance. Regards george0401

Up and running. Many thanks :D

So the red wire goes in common Which goes in L1- the blue & brown wire or red and yellow? Thanks

The old one does not have any markings that I can see. It has three connections in a triangle shape: RED wire Blue & Brown wires Red & Yellow wires Regards George

Dear all I am replacing 2 light switches on 2 way circuit with new ones I have bought. The new switches are arranged differently to the old ones with 3 places for the wires labelled: L2 COM L1 Can anyone please tell me which wire goes where. Thanks in advance. George

Thank you for the response. That is good news, i have a large tub of dulux matt paint left. Regards

Good Morning all. I have just put up some paper covered polystyrene coving. Does anyone have any tips about what paint to use to provide the best finish? Thanks in advance for any help. Regards George

I had the same problem with my flat. The walls were very cold and especially behind wardrobes and the sofa, mould was developing. I used the polysirene rolls (think it is called warmaline) to cover walls. This makes the walls warmer. then lined over and painted

Thanks mdbalson. When I get home from work I will take a picture of the wires and submit. Thanks again

Good Morning I would be grateful if someone could please help wiyh my problem. I have tiled my kitchen and in doing so removed the light switch socket to tile underneath. My kitchen has a circuit whereby 2 switches control 1 light. (Is it a 3 way switch?) After I had finished and...

Thanks gcol. I will see what B&Q have in the sale and go and buy one. Any idea on what size I should buy?

Thanks GCOL again. Happy xmas and New Year to all. I am off and rolling with the tiling. It is going ok and what I have done so far has passed the litmus test- the fiance!!! In planning I did however muck up where the sockets are to be. The kitchen installer placed a switch for the...

Thanks all again. I do have 1 last question if don't mind, which I forgot to ask earlier. The tiles are 9mm thick. How much gap do I leave in the corner? Once the tiles are in position, what shall I fill the gap at the corner with? Again at the top by the wall units, what gap shall I...

Thanks gcol. I would assume that my kitchen installer has installed the hood level. Would you start at the top and work down from the hood or would you start from the centre of the wall?

Thanks again. The area I am tiling is pretty standard in height, i.e from worktop to bottom of wall units. I am however going to tile up to the bottom of the extractor hood. In order to avoid cutting too many tiles, would you advise tiling the section from the worktop to the hood first...