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Thanks guys. As soon as the family is out of the house, I will try to cut the legs holding the motor, then dremel around the rim of the tube, as suggested. Hopefully this will allow me to pull the outer frame out without visible damage. Then I guess the tube that's left in will need to be...

It would damage the plaster won't it :( I am not good at fixing plaster... Already tried hammering a decorator's knife in, all around, but it still can't be pulled out :(

Yes I thought about using a Dremel and just hacking bits off. But I'm worried that the middle "tube" section will just stay in the hole with no way of getting out :(

Hi everyone, Basically I have an extractor fan (like those used in bathrooms) that has recently died. It should have been an easy thing to replace, but what I found after unscrewing it was that it seems to be stuck on! :( I think it is probably stuck on by a combination of decorator's caulk...

Hi all, In the past I have used decorator's caulk to fill in gaps up to around 5mm, and that is not a problem. I have also put aluminium mesh behind plasterboards then used polyfilla to fill big holes, and that is not a problem either. But the problem is now I have some gaps that are...

Hi all, Just an update. In the end I decided to fit a shower pump rather than a whole house pump, because I was worried about the noise, and had concerns about the size of the cold water tank & hot water cylinder. The shower pump works quite well (wish I bought a 3 bar though) and I'm...

Thanks for the replies guys. Didn't know what an accumulator is, so I looked it up. Seems like a brilliant idea :O Very expensive though! So if I decide to use a whole house pump, as most of the cold taps in the house are mains fed, should I just get a SINGLE pump and have it fitted...

Sorry but what is the advantage of using an unvented hot water cylinder over the one that is in place already in this setup, if a whole-house pump is used?

Use a pump to feed the unvented cylinder from the cold water tank rather than from mains? :O Is that even possible? To be honest it is not something I've heard of. If it works it could work quite well for me, because I actually do have a brand new unused unopened Megaflo in the garage that I...

Hi all, Recently bought a house with a gravity feed hot water system, and I didn't know any better (been using combi boilers all my life) and fitted taps/showers throughout the whole house that are for high pressure systems. The hot water pressure at the moment is around 0.3 to 0.2 bar...

Hi, Thanks for the answers. It will need an American size double-gang back box, which is bigger in size than a UK double gang back box but not really by that much. As for thickness, it is just standard single block - this is a support wall between the kitchen and the living room, not an...

Hi all, Basically I would like to fit an in-wall iPod dock, which needs around 80mm of clearance behind the plasterboard. However, I only have around 25mm between the plasterboard and the block work. So, what is the best way to take a chunk out of the block work in order to fit a deep back...

Hi all, You know in magazine show rooms, art galleries, and generally many of the million-pounds urban apartments, the walls often don't have skirting boards. But how is this look achieved? I do not understand how it works... how is the wooden/laminate floor supposed to be able to expand...

Hi, Yea I've seen them in the past but there are two problems... 1. I searched high & low but still can't find anyone in the UK selling something similar. 2. My car is probably too low to use it - only 90mm clearance on my car. Thanks.

Hi, Just want to say that it will be a brilliant device. I too own a very low car, and to jack my car up I need to drive on two blocks of timber (like a "step") before I can slot my low trolley jack underneath the car. And because of the hassles I now seldom do any work the requires me...

Sorry if I have missed anything obvious but... if you want a light in the loft, then why not get the power from the existing lighting circuit??

Hi, Why is spurring from the shower circuit not advisable? It is because of the potential load can exceed the rating of the wires? Or not? It is a small open plan flat, so I don't have anywhere discreet to hide trunking... (no airing cupboard and even the wardrobes are open plan). Oh by...

Hi all, So background info first... I live in a top floor flat, with full access to the loft. And I want a spur to go to the loft. Basically I would like a double socket (or may be more) in the loft, to power these: - Projector (ceiling-mounted) in the living room - Projector screen...

Metre cube of air space? Or metre square of floor space? :O

Hi, Thanks! But that leads me to another question - if it is a double-story extension, I would guess the price per square metre would be lower? Is that a correct assumption? Because the foundation and the roof only apply once if you know what I mean. And also... hmm... is the North West...