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Hi there, I live in a (roughly) 300 year old cottage in Wales which had an extension added by previous owners. What looks like a new concrete slab, heavy underlay and carpet was in the lounge (old cottage) and the walls were plastered and painted, covering the lime render and original stone...

Evening, I have an new extension with a double socket in waterproof box and two double IP66 rated junction boxes installed on the external wall. They are all on a separate module on the main CU which is dual RCD protected. The two junction boxes outside have T&E terminating in them and I...

Hi I have a Roberts RD-50 radio which turns on fine and tunes to stations perfectly. The volume however, is barely noticeable when turned to max. I've tried a new charger and running the unit from batteries, but both had the same result. I have also tried running the unit through another...

Hi What would be the best way to remove floor paint from a slate tiles floor in my kitchen. I've had a go at scraping and using nitromors but it didn't really do the trick. It's a shame as the kitchen is in a 200 year old cottage and looks a bit out of place! Cheers Joe

Hi there, Just moved into a new house. There is a light switch downstairs and upstairs for the same light (stairs/landing). When the downstairs light switch turns the light on, the upstairs switch won't turn it off, and vice versa! Is this likely to ve cured with a simple wiring tweak...

Hi, Just wondered if it was time to pack in the old gas fire and get a new one. Its been there for years (we moved in 2 years ago and its been there since), and has started cutting out when its on. Sometimes it will cut out after about 10 seconds, sometimes about 2 hours. I've noticed if...

Hi guys, Im looking to get a central heating system installed in my house. Its only going to need 3 radiators, and the pipe work will be minimal as the house is fairly small. I just wondered what sort of boiler I would need to heat just 3 rads and hot water for the house. I also wanted to...

Hi guys, Can any one tell me what the clamp fittings on safety gates are called? I want four fittings that can be attacthed to a board which have those adjustable screwing clamp fittings on them. So i can adjust each of the four fittings in a doorway much like a safety gate? Any help would...

Hey guys, Another post about combi boilers unfortunately lol. Im looking to get a central heating system in my current house and I was just wondering if any one had any recommendations about what combi to get, or any deals/offers any where for complete systems (including rads, valves etc)...

Hey guys, In my little house, I currently dont have central heating installed, just a gas fire in the lounge, and a storage tank with an economy 7 water heating system installed. In a few months time I want to install a central heating system, with a combi boiler replacing the storage...

Hey guys and gals, I have an existing outdoor light that runs off a mains plug thats plugged into a wall socket inside the house. The switch on the wall socket is always turned on and seems silly to have it plugged into a wall socket as I'm always unplugging it to plug other appliances in...

Hey there, I've recently taken the old tube lights down from the garage and bought a replacement standard light socket and switch, along with some mains lighting 1mm2 twin and earth cable. I wired up the light socket as I always have (it was the same way the back of the packet suggests) and...

I'm slowly going through my new house room by room, updating and renovating various areas and I've come across a switch that seems to do nothing. Admittedly I dont expect any one to log on and say 'Its for your this, or that!' hehe :) The switch has only been turned on for the photo...

Hey guys, In the next few months or so this will be the next major DIY job on the cards now that the kitchen has been ripped out and fitted/decorated. I am lucky enough to have a brother who is an architect who came over to measure the house on the weekend to draw up the plans and contact the...

Hey guys, After fixing my hot water issues with my immersion heater, I ventured into the loft upstairs in my new house only to find this; I've not removed the insulating covers yet, but just wondered if anyone could pass judgement as to what it is. I assume its something to do with the...

Hey there, I have a Horstmann Economy 7 hot water system and it has suddenly stopped working. At first I thought a fuse had gone on the main system, but after checking, it seems that this is not the problem. The light on the timer system comes on when I turn on the off peak 1 hour burst...