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Hi all, I've had a very kind tiler tile over my extractor fan position so looking for solutions rather than re-doing the tiles. I see there are diamond hole saws on the market but they vary in price quite a lot. Can anyone recommend the best one to get? It'll be a one off use so it doesn't...

Hi all, I have a decorator currently painting my house and I’m concerned he’s cutting corners. He’s painting old banisters that were dark stained wood which are to be finished white. If this was me doing it I’d be sanding the initial shine off the wood to give it a key, 1 primer, 2 undercoat...

As most will know on here, the test leads probes and crocs supplied with the flukes are shi*te. Can anyone recommend alternative leads, crocs etc that are compatible with this tester? Cheers

I've been asked to price emergency lighting in a small common area (4 or 5 small landings) and 1st inspection looked quite straight forward until I asked to see the consumer unit. Basically in this block of flats each flat controls a light in the common parts via its own Colombus time delay...

Looking at picking up a new dust extractor for my chasing tool. I don't want to spend silly money but want something that does job well. Any recommendations? Cheers.

Just took off the face plate of the shower to find its been tiled over.. Great! The stat has gone and in the last couple of days water has started leaking what looks to be around the cartridge. Does anyone know what make the unit is ? Cheers

I'm going to be rewiring a house in the next few weeks and will be running in CAT 6 cables for the home networking which will be run back to a central patch panel. At each point we need access to sky and digital TV. Is it possible to transmit digital or sky in decent quality through the CAT 6 or...

Hi all, My combi boiler keeps cutting out every 20 to 30 seconds when the hot water is running and then refires and runs again for 20 seconds.the boiler is a Sabre HE (yes I know it's a crap unit). There are no fault lights showing!! In the past the hot water and heating would cut out and the...

hi, I'm converting my loft space currently and about to install the insulation. The is quite a lot of seconds 100 MM insulation board on the net that's a lot cheaper than buying it new. This is really a question for my building inspector but does anyone see any objections using it providing...

Hello, I urgently need 4m of brown single 70mm today (Boxing Day). Does anyone know anywhere open in around London or have any we can buy? I have half a block of flats off supply. If anyone has any please let me know - happy to pay.. Thanks

Hi, I have a little issue where I need to replace 5 floor tiles which are approximately 450mm square where they have badly cracked from uneven floor below. I know they are from b and q (not the best I know) but they are discontinued. My floor is 16m square and so im obviously reluctant to...

Hello, I'm an electrician and getting several jobs where elements require replacement. Currently use good old gravity to drain them or sometimes a pump that fits on your drill. I think its time i bought a decent electric pump to speed the process up. Can anyone recommend an electric pump or...

Hello all, I'm in the process of becoming NIC registered and just waiting for my assessment date now. One thing I need to get in place is an accuracy record of test instruments. In my current job we use a transmille every month to monitor the test kits but I don't really want to fork out for...

Can I still use amendment 1: 2011 forms until I have used them all. Or should I dispose of them and use only amendment 3 now? Thanks

I'm going to be joining the NIC or possibly napit in the next month or so. However, I have some jobs coming up in the next week that are notifiable. I don't want to pay building control of my local authority a fortune for this as I might as well work for free otherwise. These jobs I have coming...

Hi, Can anyone recommend a company that can manufacture bespoke emergency conversion packs I can add to a number of light fittings in mansion block. The lights are brass chandeliers and looking at adding a large brass base which will house the inventor and led lamps. I've seen them on my...

Hi all, Looking for some advice and recommendations. I'm finally considering going out on my own after 15 years of working for a company and looking at joining the NIC or Napit. My work will mainly be domestic installation and maintenance work, condition reports and some commercial...

Hi, I have a Diplomat oven in which the element for the grill is only heating up partly. There are two elements basically which go back into the same base. Only the inner element appears to glow red. The outer element doesn't seem to glow. My question is - Does the inner element only...

Hi, I have a friend who is looking at installing a projector and screen. It will be used mainly for tv as well as movies. How do they compare to a standard TV with regard to picture quality? Also can anyone recommend any screens or projectors? We are looking for mid to top end equipment...

Looking for a second opinion on this. I have a job in which the client has asked for a new socket on the opposite side of the room to the only socket in the room. Therefore the only way to feed the socket is from the existing socket. The walls, ceiling and floor are all concrete. The way...