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I bought a couple of insulated plasterboards from Wickes a year or so ago and they were £40 each which I thought was expensive as they weren't amazing quality to begin with. I've needed some more and they have gone up to almost £60. Considering the quality wasn't that good (the foam backing...

I did consider this but it would mean the cooker hood would be a lot further forward than the hob underneath. But it is an option

This is something I have considered. Either installing a cabinet or door - even if its a false one! But almost as a last resort

Hi We routed some ducting through our kitchen ceiling for a cooker hood. But because of where the first ceiling joist was, we couldnt have the ducting flush against the wall. Instead we lost about 10cm or so and had to start there. It also meant that the ducting is at a slight angle from the...

Yes, there will be an earth conductor from the spotlight cable, I forgot to draw that in. The circuit is RCCB protected

I have an existing ceiling rose in my kitchen with a standard light pendant. I have attached an image that has the same setup (first image): Switch cable, bathroom light cable, backroom light cable and the cable in from the circuit/rose in the next room. I wanted to add a couple of spotlights...

Hi I purchased a Candy CCE116/1X Cooker Hood and I wanted some advice on the ducting/exhaust. I read the manual that said it requires a 150mm duct, which is fine. The problem I have is the hood will go against an internal wall (see pic) and the only bit of external wall is to the far left of...

Hi. It's a concrete floor with laminate (plus the usual underlay etc)

Hi I have bought a couple of insulated plasterboards (Knauf XPS Laminate Plus Insulated Plasterboard Tapered Edge) to go on a ground floor external wall that is cold and it cant be insulated externally. I understand that on ground floors, you need to leave a 10-15mm gap between the bottom of...

Hi I am installing an extractor fan that has a built-in humidstat and timer. I ordered a '10A 3 Pole Fan Isolator Switch with 3A Fuse' to combine having both a fan isolator switch and a FCU. Has anyone wired one of these up before or would they have a good idea how to do it? It's more the 'L...