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Hi guys I know horizontal cable runs in a safe zone between kitchen sockets is fine but is it ok to turn a corner on to an adjacent wall? :)

I'm about to start a full bare brick refurb on a bungalow and was looking at my options to use the 10 ways in a split CU Layout will be lounge and kitchen at the rear, two beds and bathroom at the front with a fire door splitting front and rear Should I split ring main and lighting circuits...

Current level of the outside drive way is 200mm below the DPM. with the cill and the frame on the uPVC the step is about 275mm, obviously too big. I'm going to adress this but is there any legal requirements? I've searched but can only find stair information is there somthing specific for...

I have a spur to where the cooker hood (Stainless chimney type) is going, Any preferences on whether to connect the cooker hood via plug and socket or hard wired into a fused spur? (hidden behind chimney) :)

I have a "room" off the hall that measures 520mm x 920mm (2400mm ceiling (outside wall). Apart from 50mm either side which I have, is there a minimum size of room to fit a condensing combi boiler? I was thinking 'cos its sealed to the room it wouldn't matter and wouldn't need vents in the...

Hi All, I need to know what cable to put in... Mum-in-law has a Biasi combi boiler with a wireless Salus thermostat that she just cant get on with. I have a wired Danfos controller and wired room stat to replace it with and will run some cable this weekend and get someone who knows to...

Looking for a ball park figure for the cost of a roof truss I'm going to widen my garage and just pricing it up - existing trusses run front to back 5200mm span roof is about 1750 high at about 30-35 degrees, ridge across the centre Marley double roman tiles are they £20 each or £120...

I'm currently plumbing for a new kitchen. Do any slimline dishwashers have hot and cold feeds or do I just plumb for cold? Cheers :)

I'm relocating my boiler into the attic, can I discharge the condensate out under the tiles and felt and into the gutter? :)

as the title says really, does (or should) the cooker hood and under cupboard lights run off fused spares off the kitchen socket ring main? :)

I'm going to fit a designer rad to a narrow wall to the side of french doors, the rad is just narrower than the wall and I'd like to put angled valves out of the bottom of the rad with the TRV pointing straight down and not sticking out of the side. Will it adversley affect the operation of the...

can anyone recommend the best way to fix the steel frame back to a dot & dab plasterboarded blockwork wall? cheers :)

I'm looking for a solid resin worktop 2000mm long 220mm wide and an integrated sink in the middle. can any recommend where I can order one at reasonable cost many thanks :)

I'm boarding out the attic of a new extension as a hobby room. I've fitted a 'garage' consumer unit up there with a ring main (5 double sockets) and a lighting circuit. I intend to feed the fuse box with the original, now unused 6mm shower supply but it needs extending from where the shower was...

I'm in the process of an extension, the plumbng first fix has gone in and the pipes to the rads are 10mm plastic and terminate sticking out from a leccy backbox, central behind where the rad goes. I haven't seen any piping done like this and was wondering what path the pipes take to the rad...

I hear Danfos and Drayton should be avoided if I want reliable heat each Autumn. I'm about to replace the existing manual valves with 10x TRVs can anyone suggest the best buy? forgive me for using the 'S' word but Screwfix are doing 10x terrier Pegler for £96.20 or Honeywell at £55 for...

I've installed a 1.5 bar pump under my hot water cylinder, the cold tank is above in the attic both connected with 22mm pipe reduced at the pump to 15mm inlets. the shower is back to back with the airing cupboard, 2m max from pump to shower, each outlet (15mm) passes through a 90 degree elbow...