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I recently had a fireplace installed. The floor wasn't level so there is a wedge of cement exposed below (see pics: https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B7kuw9HZDyuFYThNOW1nVkFzTzQ/edit ) The installer says I should conceal it with wooden beading but personally i hate the stuff so I was...

I am renovating my recently bought house. It currently has a entry door system with a lock release on the yale lock so that you can release the door from one of the handsets. (something like this: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DE901.html) I have handsets all over the house so I opened...

do all the outdoor pir lights come with an override function? I dont see it stated anywhere so either it is uncommon or it comes as standard...

Can you please explain? Are all PIRs compatible? (e.g http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390600308541?var=660138886065) Thanks!

My builder has incorrectly fed 2 core t&e from the switch inside to where the light will go outside (and made good). I was planning to buy a outdoor light with a PIR sensor and have the switch override the PIR and make the light always on. Obviously normally this should be done with 3 core...

I am about to plumb a toilet and the condense pipe of a combi boiler into an existing internal waste pipe (the waste pipe currently comes out of the ground 2ft). I was just going to renew the waste pipe, fit a no-return valve to the condense pipe, add 2 straps to connect the toilet and...

1. IsTok, cant find the model number 2. Only to switch on when the humidity is high 3. No, but that would make sense if it did.

I have an extractor in the bathroom that is wired to come on when the light comes on. It also has an isolator switch. I would like to rewire the extractor to take advantage of the humidity sensor independently of the light switch but the box and instructions are gone and I cant find them...

Understood, but lets say that zone 1 is on and has 7kW of rads, can a boiler condense if it's minimum non-condensing output is 7kW? Or is it already running at its minimum with no further reductions possible??

I think the questions are still relevant although I take your point that the solutions might be constrained. I still want to understand the impact of my decisions. Do you know what the minimum output would be in condensing mode for this boiler? I dont want a boiler that will never go...

I have weighed up the options and decided on a combi, now I just want to make it as efficient as possible. I am aware that i am over sizing the heating but I believe I can range this boiler so that should be much of a concern. Can anyone answer the questions I posed? Thanks again.

I am renovating my 4 bed Victorian house with solid walls. We are about to replace the boiler and I am looking at a Worchester bosh 36kw cdi compact with WF100 weather compensator. I chose the 36cdi as it has a hight flow rate for the HW and is compact enough to fit in a cupboard. I have...

I live in a Victorian house (1895) and I have noticed that the walls at knee height in the kitchen are bulging. When hit with a hammer the plaster comes off quite easily. I am considering having the fist meter of plaster removed and redone, but what is the best damp solution before I reapply...

Can anyone help? (I'm getting to crunch time) Thanks!

I just bought an Emperor Oak Oiled Floor. The salesman of the reseller said it has been oiled 7 times with Woca oil but advises another coat once laid. Reading on this forum, opinion seems split, (in fact in the past I have found WoodYouLike suggest both options) Which one is best for...