A homeowner with 12v MR16 downlights set into plasterboard ceilings needed to get at the transformer after the low-voltage lead to the bulb failed. The fittings – fire-rated JCC types with twin-tong …
Just bought your first house, the survey flags the electrics as at least 20 years old, and the fuse box is a wooden-backed unit with only a handful of circuits and no obvious RCD protection. The …
A homeowner fitted a smart thermostat themselves on what looked like a Y-plan system (one 3-port motorised valve, hot water cylinder, separate room stat). The wiring went in following the …
A homeowner has just had a new concrete shed base laid by a tradesman, but the finish isn’t right. One corner sits about 20mm lower than the other three, and there are smaller dips and patchy …
The question A homeowner is part-way through a rear extension and wants to fit a 3.1m aluminium bifold door set into a new cavity wall. The architect hasn’t given them a clear answer on where …
