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Just in case anyone is monitoring/ reviewing this post. (I only looked at it because of the last comment). Masona's advice to use the Byretech sealant was brilliant. My builder fitted it and it's only in the past month that it looked like it might be parting. (so that's a good few years). I...

Can anyone tell me how to sort this? My father has had a radiator fitted to his wall. Unfortunately his house is 300 years old and the wall is rather crumbly. The standard angle fixing brackets are quite loose. This is more to do with the fact that the plumber has has to bodge it with spacers...

I'm about to call out the electrician but I want to be sure I'm not being stupid. I've recently had an extension done and after following everyones advice, got an electrician in to do everything. I noticed recently that my shaver socket in my new bathroom didn't seem to work. To cut a long...

Don't know if it helps, but I've done exactly what MasterAbacus has advised (I'm not an expert by the way) - I've gone to the back of my tele from the master socket (for Sky) and then daisy chained from that to my spare room where my PC is. The internet speed i get is just under 7.5MB with no...

masona/pkmjm, I don't know if you are still monitoring this post - I've had a problem with my PC, hence the delay. Closer inspection reveals that the mastic has parted from the tray, hence the leak. My builder is coming round to re-seal it, so i've taken masona's advice and purchased a...

Amanda You may have some trouble finding ramin timber. HM Customs have it as a banned wood as it's origin was not being re-forested, so it can't be imported any more. It's a light wood that things like louvre doors used to be made of. I tried to get some a while ago and gave up in the end...

Thanks to both for your replies. I only wish I'd seen the tanking system that masona suggested before now. I would have insisted that the builder used that method. However, that's a bit of a done deal now - I can't really strip it out and start again, it would be a massive task. Just as a...

The shower is in a cubicle which is a dot&dab wall on two sides and a stud plasterboard wall on the other. I think the bottom tile is resting on the tray. I can sort of see what pkmjm is saying - do you recommend I remove the silicon that 's there and replace? I can't see how I can ensure it...

I've had a shower fitted a few months ago. The trouble I have is that where the tray meets the wall tiles I have a leak (in 3 places at the moment). My plumber, when he installed it, sealed this with silicone and it seemed OK at first, but I think it's lifting now so that water can penetrate. Is...

Thanks John, I think that's what I'll do. Will do with the markings, I always do -I've got a red marker pen I always use for the job if I ever lift boards in the house!

They're 5" x 2".Counterbattening sounds like a lot of work?

I'm about to floor my loft (I recently posted about the loft over my extension, but this is different). The loft is insulated, and the majority of cables lay on top of the insulation. My idea was to notch the joists for the lighting cables to run in (it's 1.5mm T&E) and then lay and screw boards...

howy, I don't know if it helps - I too have the same type of spotlights (although I got away with only 4, I convinced my wife not to have the other 4). I've had them about 2 years. The bulbs go very frequently, as do a colleagues of mine who bought the same lights. I don't think it's a problem...

Thanks Sam, that's a really good idea - I will do.

Thanks Bernard, that'll really help me sleep well!

Thanks Spark123. It's a weighty document, I got to page 64 and gave up as I don't get a specific answer to my question. I'll just go with what my electrician said and floor my loft without hoods over the lights. I could floor the loft before I finished reading that document Thanks anyway for...

I hope someone can advise me. I just had LV halogens fitted in my new bathroom and mains halogens in my new bedroom (It's an extension). I want to floor the loft above both of these - My electrician has said that there shouldn't be a problem (I know they get quite hot) and I don't need to fit...

Softus - Many thanks, I'll do that. it's a very long pipe run (6.5m) so there's lot's of notches, so lot's of potential places. I'm sure that's it. ChrisR - As well as doing what Softus suggests, I'll use the "Celafelt" as well. That's a really good tip about the rad brackets, thinking about...

Thanks softus, I'll try that. I assume that means that I shouldn't attach them with clips.

I've just had an extension built with a bathroom and bedroom. Now I've moved into the bedroom, I've realised how noisy the radiator is, clicking and popping for 25 mins when you turn on the heating, the same when you turn off and also the pipes creaking very loudly under the floorboards at the...