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Hi I'm trying to put down hardwood flooring over floorboards. I've put down 5.5cm thick ply to cover the uneven floorboards. I know the ply should prob be thicker but I got it cheap. I've screwed down the ply but I get uneven bits (bumps) where the ply is screwed to parts of the floorboards...

right i have done this. 2 long screws into the joists. One final question. I have an earth wire from the bell. I presume this just connects to the rest of the earth wires? Thanks,

Ta Rocky. Will that be enough to hold it? Ta again.

Evening, I've got Alto AL5180 downlighters. Can't see how the hell I can change the bulbs on these things! I've tried to force it a bit with a screwdriver but no luck. There are no springs! Any ideas/ techniques I should use to get the blinking bulb out? Surely I dont need to buy the whole...

Thanks all. I've uploaded a few photos to see if that helps. Whats not clear in the photos is that the ceiling rose is raised and sits a bit away from the ceiling. This means the chandelier bell will not sit flush. If I screw it to the joist the bell will sit flush with the ceiling rose but...

Evening, Have bought a chandelier. Have managed to sort out wiring etc. Just need to hang the thing and attach final wiring from chandelier to junction box. There is no hook to attach the chandelier to the joists. There seems to be a bell and bar with 2 screws that seem to screw into the...

Hello I have bought some solid wood floors. The guidlines from the manuafacturer are to lay the boards with tongue facing the wall, I have done this and it seems to look ok. The guidlines also state a 12mm expanion gap. This gap must include the tongue??. I have done this but the gap is now...

Evening all, Hoping someone can give me some pointers T&G Solid woood floor being installed on ground floor. Ground floor is currently floorboards on joists - quite flat. No signs of damp. Approx 3 foot crawl space. Planning to install the new floor in same direction of current boards ie...