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Ok thanks for clearing that up. The confusion was that they installed it at the same time as the central heating. I haven't even really looked at it to be honest. I am just asking on my nans behalf.

Yeah it's to do with the central heating. Lol yeah probably fitted 10-15 years ago. I am glad you said that because I just boxed it in! Appreciate the info. Thanks mate.

Hi, My nan has this filter I have attached below and she asked me to find out what she needs to do with it. I am guessing you turn the supply off then remove part of it then add some chemical cleaning liquid? I tried looking on google but I couldn't find quite what I was looking for. Can...

It's about a 1m² patch. Yeah my house was built in 90's and has artex ceilings. Probably not asbestos though. I would have definitely preferred to have skimmed it and I have done it before but it's for my 86 year old nan and she is kind of set in her ways. She only rents the place although...

Yeah shocking price. I bought a kit for £30 that is supposed to do upto 3m² and it was well reviewed so hopefully it is worth it. The brush was £15+ anyway.

Yeah apparently it was done without a stipple brush but I don't know how or what method. I have bought a stipple brush to have a go at getting as close to the pattern as possible.

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate your inputs. I am still on the fence about it to be honest. The bit near where I would need to drill is weak as well. I could just attach some wood to the skirting and build the frame up from there. It wouldn't look as professional but it wouldn't matter...

Ok so basically I need to box in some pipes for my nan behind her toilet and obviously it would be a lot easier if I can drill into the wall for the frame but I am nervous about there being asbestos. She recently had her bathroom converted and they have drilled a handle on the wall but I don't...

Also I forgot to ask if it's a bad idea to drill into this for boxing in? I think it was done around 30 years ago so is ot likely to contain asbestos?

Yeah something like that maybe. I know it's a bad idea to hack at artex. She still has polystyrene ceiling tiles as well! I think she would just say leave it as it is rather than skimming as she only rents. I don't think the landlord would help. They would just say it's ok as it is. I was just...

Hey guys, I am doing a few odd jobs for my nan and I am painting the bathroom and doing some boxing in of pipes and she has a patch on the wall where she had the boiler moved when she had central heating installed a few years ago. I said I will ask here as you are a knowledgeable bunch...

Hi, I just wanted to ask if it possible to update this Honeywell timer that is next to my Valliant bolier to something newer at all and what would be a good replacement please? Also is it a complicated job for an electrician or a straight forward swap? Tia

Ok thanks a lot for your help. I wanted to change the light anyway as the current one is a bit worn so that could be it. I think I might just buy some 1 way switches as well. So a fault with my boiler could cause my downstairs sockets to trip even if it's on a different circuit?

No I have lived here for 17 months and it has never tripped the lighting once. When I installed the new switch it worked the first few times that I used the light but then I went to turn it on and it went bang and tripped the RCD downstairs lighting. I have had problems with my plug sockets...

Ok here is some pictures. The garden light has the original switch back on there with everything as it was. I just used the 2 red wires and it blew. I didn't rewire it because I thought it was already correct and I couldn't understand why it tripped.