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Hi All, looking for general advice on what our neighbors have done with their property. Recently a large(approx 4m x 3m ) shed has been erected on their driveway, we did not realise it at the time but it has now been fitted out as a barber shop. It has running water, electricity, insulation...

Hi, we are moving our kitchen layout around and would like to change from a separate gas hob and built in oven to a free standing range oven. The free standing unit would be sited in the same place as the current gas hob. What I do not know is: 1) Will a feed for a gas hob be OK for a gas...

I know it is probably a very obvious thing, but how does one fit one of these: http://uk.rs-online.com/largeimages/R7006487-01.jpg The male thread will be going into a shower mixer manifold, but how do I get a tight fitting AND get it to point in the correct direction for the pipe to go ? I...

Hi, I am working on my new bathroom and have the plumbing to plan. At the moment there is a hot and cold feed coming up under where the bath (in 15mm) will be. I need to split the cold four ways (Bath, toilet, shower and sink), and hot for the same except for the toilet. I could do a T...

Hi all. I have a Mira Sport shower that has developed an odd behaviour. When I turn it on at the pull switch the lights will come on then turn off after about 3 seconds. If I manage to time it right I can press the on button on the shower and it will stay on. I have seen other posts where...

Hi. I live in a converted bungalow, there are rooms where the loft was. We now have just a small loft space. We suspect that there is little insulation up there and could do with access to put some pipework. Question is, and I know that unless you see it it is just a guess, would the beams...

Hello, I am shortly going to be doing a repair on a shared driveway that has suffered over the years. The tarmac layer has all but disappeared and now there are multiple deep potholes. To save our cars being destroyed I was thinking of using MOT type 1 compacted with a vibrating plate...

My dining room used to be a kitchen and in one corner is a cooker socket/outlet plate. On the consumer unit it is labelled up as a 30A. Can I take a spur off this for a new double socket ? Even better would be to also change the cooker socket for a normal double if that is possible...

Hi, I am designing a custom lean to shed for the side of my house. I want to make the most of the space so I am building almost up to the fence, so essentialy the long side will not be seen by anyone and will not get much pounding by the weather. I was intending to make the frame then use...

I am considering blocking up one side of a serving hatch. The hatch currently has a wood lining similar to a door frame lining. My plan is to recess this lining, put a stud frame in and put some plasterboard on the studwork. My problem is how to recess the lining in situation. First thoughs...

Hello, all help appreciated here !!! I am trying to find a way of getting a data network throughout my house, most of the planning is complete, I just have one room where it is a real pain to get cabling in. One thought I had was that when I originally put telephone cable in to that room, I...

I am trying to figure out how to wire my house up with cat 5 for my home network (possibly cat6 for futureproofing). I need to connect my ground floor rooms to the loft space where the patch panel will be. I understand from reading other posts that it is not wise to run power cables through a...

Hi, this might be a completely dumb question, but what is the normal method of attaching a pigsear handrail to a wall where there is no access to the wall on the other side ? I would like it direct onto the wall with as much of the fixings hidden as possible. All help much appreciated....

Hi, I have some walls that are constructed with 'Stramit' type straw filled partitions, i.e. there is straw sandwiched between two rigid layers of plaster. I need to put some electrics in the wall for lighting and av. Could someone advise the best way to patch up after I have cut out the...

Hi All, after having tried all else to increase drainage in my garden (created new soakaway with land drains and all we got was a nice pond at the bottom of the garden !) I have decided to try raising the level by an inch or 2 by adding topsoil and reseeding the lawn. Question is, is there a...

Hi All, I am going to be rotavating my garden, but have recently discovered some buried pipe that at point is only a couple of inches from the surface. I suspect that this pipe is a leadoff to a soakaway. Question is, will rotavating my garden smash this pipe ? All help appreciated.....

The internal partition walls in my house appear to be of straw construction, similar to the 'Stramit' type. I wish to improve the sounds insulation of these walls and so is it OK to dot n dab accoustic PB to them directly or is this a silly thing to try to do ? All help appreciated..

Hi All, I am building a low level fitted cabinet for the bedroom and want to create a feature by having some recessed lights in the top to illuminate ornaments etc. I have been looking at ones that are designed for stair lighting but does anyone have any particular experience or...

This may be an incredibly stupid question, buy hey I will ask it anyway... :) When my cold water header tank refills itself, it seems louder than t should be. Its a very loud hiss. I was wondering if anyone has had experience of this or if it is just something that I have to put up with...

I currently have a Potterton EP2001 central heating/water controller, but I want to replace it with one that can control the heating/hot water on seperate timers. I have seen that Potterton do one called the Ep6002 and that it uses a common 'backplate'. Does this mean that I can just take the...