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Thanks, and will definitely get a pro in to look. But just in the meantime, I wanted to be more informed about the issues and options in the house. Currently the flow is slow for both hot and (especially) cold water. So I think even a bigger powered boiler wouldn't be useful. If a combi boiler...

Hi all, asking for some advice after reading around a bit please My parents have a 5 bedroom (2900 sq ft) house with 3 bathrooms. The boiler is in the original part of the house (so it is situated on one side of the house). We found several problems with the system over the years. They built a...

Thanks for the detailed reply. There may very well be remedial work to this solid wall as you say. I wouldn't be surprised if there were damp issues in the past. The air brick does seem too high... I think the floors are suspended, yes. There is some damp on the wall opposite, but we had...

Thanks for your reply. I'm sure there has been work to it, but can't be sure what and when. We haven't done any work to it since moving in 10 yrs ago. There were some marks around the bottom of the wall when we moved in, but very very minor. Then over the course of the following 7yrs, it...

Hi all, I have a Victorian era terrace house with some damp patches that have come up in the last 2 years, mild initially. Now the wall destruction seems to be accelerating, causing rising flakiness! The outside aspect of this bit of wall doesn't get wet (it is sheltered). I've read a bit about...

Thanks so much for the offer. I actually have a friend who has an assorted box of these. -In your opinion, for the wires shown in my first photo, what size should I use? -Do I overlap the wires/twist them first and then crimp them? -If I can't overlap the wires due to lack of slack, can I...

Thank you for the pic! So I just place each end into the same ferrule and then make sure the ends are within the metal part of the ferrule. Then simply use pliers to crimp?

hahaha, well near enough is probably good enough!! Out of interest, what sort of reclaimed wood do you suggest I can use to make it look similar? I'm not using for flooring, for rustic shelves

If I use ferrules, they looks like they terminate a wire. If I have 2 ends ferruled, then how do I join them together? I was thinking of not using a box on the wall, but just digging out a sufficient hole, then stuff the wires (protected by electrical tape) into the hole, and use filler to...

Because the alarm wire is so thin (they are also stranded), I'm finding it difficult to find the right size of the ferrule/crimps. They seem to go down to 1mm squared but I think these wires are less than 0.5! Help much appreciated, thanks

Thanks, I guess Im trying to make it look like this: What dark dye/stain colour should I buy? and how many layers typically? Looks kind of waxed too, so what would be best wax to use? Thanks again[/img]

Thanks for replies guys. I'm looking for the black iron stuff. Do retailers still stock them these days? Many of the retailers sell the galvanised pipes in x metre lengths and don't have really short lengths. What tooling do I need? Particularly, I worry about how to create the...

Thanks so far for replies. So I'm quite attracted to several ideas: a) choc block b) inline splicers c) crimps. Few questions, as I'm quite concerned about the tiny nature of the wires and safety (Don't want anything burning/melting!) 1) Do I still need to heat shrink/electrical tape each...

Hi, I've cut through the wire that supplies my flat's video intercom. It was a chunky wire with quite a few small individual wires within. I was hoping to create a bit of slack on the wire, then join the ends together using a ?mini-junction box ?? Could I ask what is the best and sleekest...

Dear all, I'm trying to work with some old looking, industrial (?galvanised) steel pipe. Does anyone know where I can get custom lengths of the piping/fittings as in the pictures below? I've look everywhere, including plumbing stores/wholesalers to no avail. I believe some people use recycled...