Recent content by Lauraalgar

Hi all, After your ideas/pictures - if any. We’re hoping to install some high skirting, around 170mm, and also intend to have standing column rads with a stay. Just dawned on me that as we’d planned to hide the pipes in the walls, the stats will need to come out quite low as the rad isn’t hung...

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Hi all, thank you so much. I’d had a stab at the 3-4-5 but struggled with adjusting the triangle I’d drawn to ensure it was square, the wall we’re ruling off of is also stone walling (wall is built straight, though with some undulation). As it turned out our builder had popped over for...

Hi all, Sure this is a standard-practice bit of info but I’m at a loss after searching online and YouTube for exactly what I need. We have a corner in a room that’s out by anything between 5-10cm, and we’ll soon be installing some base units against one of those walls. The dishwasher needs to...

Hi all, We’re going to have a stove installed this summer, and I’m prepping our fireplace ready. It’s made entirely of lime and clunch (chalk), and is extremely delicate and any substantial fixings need to be planned as the walling doesn’t hold much weight on its own (no brick or other sturdy...

Thanks both, took the plate off but certainly more than the three cables I can see chased in from the top making it inside, I think 5 in total link up to the terminals. The dimmer is the lounge light I want to move, fyi. L

Hi all, We had a rewire a year ago (long term renovation project) and now want to address a three gang light switch in our hallway which controls landing lights, porch lights and lounge lights. I can now relocate the lounge switch inside of the lounge, which would leave a two gang in the hall...

Thanks all, and thanks @Dereekoo for taking the time to share your calcs, I knew that’s what I needed but was struggling to work it out - clear span is 145cm so your suggested load is ample. However I think after some circling conversations with the hubs that we’ll relent and go for a reinforced...

We’re replacing the old stove next year and the chap has shared several ways to manage the issue to satisfy regs, so that side of things is fine (emailed him before settling on wood vs steel/concrete) - thanks for checking!

Hi all, Hoping to replace an old oak lintel as we discovered an original fireplace behind a newer brick facade. Was going to replace with an air or kiln dried piece to fit the existing hole, but concerned it wouldn’t be enough to take the weight (hole would allow for a 4x4 inch ish beam - and...

Thanks all - ever grateful! L

Thanks both, super grateful. We have one old immersion heater in our ramshackle place we bought last December! It can be used with the boiler but the rads have to run at the same time (don’t ask), either hooked up that way or also needs some attention (turning pipework valve from boiler manually...

Ah - I was missing the bridge wire info, seems likely to be the case, no? Only getting used to smaller diy leccy tasks so a new one for me! Thanks for sharing.

These are the instructions, assume both L & N are going in from the fused switch, but then haven’t a clue which two terminals the others would go to - seems immersion N would go into terminal 3 - but appears I’d need to choose between the boost and timer terminals for the immersion L which seems...

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