Recent content by Justin Bodley

Hi! I removed our fireplace as I have built a media wall with inbuilt electric fire. I am planning replacing the carpet with LVT planks. (carpet is pulled up for the photo) I need to level this area off however. I thought about self levelling compound but the floor has a very slight slope. Or...

Hi! I'm building a media wall and will be running 5 separate cables to 5 LED strips (RGBWW) in parallel from the controller. Each of these cables have 6 separate wires. I'm looking for a junction box where I can just wire these into to save the hassle of soldering them all together (of which I...

Hi! Currently renovating the living room in our 'new (old)!' house. I pulled up 2 slabs in front of the fireplace earlier, expecting to find floorboards underneath. However I found this. I need to fill and level it as I will be installing LVT flooring over the top. The chimney will be blocked...

Thank you! I am looking to use 24v strip however

Thanks for all your replies. Because of the layout I want to run cables to each strip and preferably wire them in parallel from the controller. Here is a very rough drawing. I'm just not sure what size power supply to use. In total will be around 7m of RGBW strip. I'm guessing certain...

Hi! I'm just sorting out bits for a media wall. I want to install RGBW strip lights with diffusers on 4 shelves plus behind the TV. Looking at the 24v x 10m strips. Do I just cut them and wire them in series or do I wire them in parallel to each area? If I wire them in parallel, will I need a...

I was looking at these earlier. I can't get my head around how they work. Surely you just wouldn't be able to get in? How would putting a key in from the outside override the split spindle?

Hi, we have recently moved house. Our old house had a handle/lock that you could only open from the outside with a key. Very handy and secure. Our new house has a handle/lock that requires you to use a key every time you go out. Not really an issue for myself, however it is when you have a...

Hi all! I will be building a media wall in our new house pretty soon. I pretty much know what I'm going to do, however, I have been looking at RGBW strips and I can't find any kits that would suit my needs. Basically I need 4 x 1m strips for the shelves and around 3m to go behind the TV (TV will...

Hi!, Currently sorting out my bathroom. Started laying LVT planks today. The bath side panel however is looking a bit rough. It's veneered MDF but it is exposed on the inside which has swelled in a couple of place where water has got to it. Without starting from scratch and making a new panel...

Hi all! I need to replace my electric 8.5Kw shower as the dreaded limescale has finished it off. I have seen online that some manufacturers are now adding limescale technology into their showers. Triton have a system called 'Dura-Flow'. I was looking at the T80 model as it seems like an easy...

Hi all! I'm currently re doing the bathroom. I hate the tiles around the bath (same ones behind the sink also) and the bath side panel. My question is instead of replacing the tiles which would be a pain as I'd have to remove the sink etc, has anyone had a any good results with tile paint? Been...

Hey all! I'm in the process of sorting out my bathroom. The side panel for the bath is MDF and because of the crazy design where it sticks out proud of the bath, water sits and has got in expanding the MDF. The misses suggested painting it to match what we want to do with the bathroom bit I'm...

Hi, I'm looking at having this ancient unit replaced. I want to replace it with a model of the same wattage. The sticker on the bottom has worn away. I took the cover off and found a sticker saying it's 7.8-8.5KW. Does this mean it's 8.5KW? I have tried google searches but it's so old I can find...

Hi all! So our bathroom had a thick carpet. Yuk! I pulled it up as I want to replace with vinyl or LVT flooring. So the previous owner had allowed a gap under the skirting for the carpet for some reason (around 6mm all the way around the room) The curved side panel for the bath only has a...