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Hello everyone and thanks for reading my post. my next door neighbour has had central heating installed. they took 3 and half days to put it in, (2 bed terraced) and the bare copper pipes sticking out of the front of his house running to the gas meter under his kitchen window just dont look...

Can anyone tell me if its safe to use a standard mechanical timer to turn on and off a set of 2x250W Metal Halide lamps ? ive heard some people say they need a contactor ?

Hi, i have a marine aquarium and i would like to earth it just in case it kills me or one of my family. i have brought some titanium wire (so it doesnt rust), i take it i should wire this to the earth pin of the plug and stick the other end in the tank ? should i remove the fuse, or the...

Can anyone tell me where i can buy a single piece of metal edging for a worktop thats 2.1 metres long and 30-40mm deep. i cant find anything longer than 630mm. any help really appreciated

hI, can anyone tell me if any of the holesaws sold by screwfix are suitable for cutting through 18mm plywood. i need 2 holes about 100mm, and thats it so id rather spend more than i need. thanks

as you may have seen from another post im building a stand for a fish tank, the top is made from 4x4 redwood. can anyone tell me what the best thing to use to finish/protect it will be ? ( it will be exposed to humid salt air ) Can i use Yacht Varnish ? or would i be better off using...

I need a little advice on the above, i have built a u shaped wall from concrete blocks that i am going to use as a base for a large fish tank.im planning on bolting some 4x4 joists to the top of this stand, the gap is 1.1 metres and the distance front to back is 70cms. the weight of the tank...

Im going to build a U shaped wall 60cm high and 2m long with concrete blocks, using 1:5 mortar. im pretty good at diy and have spent a while researching how to mix the mortar up etc, but can anyone give me any tips/tricks or general advise on the bricklaying bit. like the thickness of the...

i have a plug socket in my kitchen thats spured off a plug in the next room, can i replace this socket with a fcu and wire that upto a switch to control an extractor fan ? if i can is the wiring simply live and neutral ? and lastly, assuming the above is ok, can i run 2 extractor fans from...

I need to cut a couple of breeze blocks down a little for a wall i am building. can anyone thell me if there is an "easy" way to do it ?

I've been trying to find a builder to do this for but no luck, so ive decided to have a go myself. im trying to build 2 short pillars using breeze blocks, they only need to be 2 ft long and 2.5ft high. can anyone tell me what i should use to fix the blocks to each other, is it just cement or...