Recent content by Mark Thompson

Hi All, I'm looking for some advice please, we have a bungalow with an extension on the back which is the kitchen, it seems the person who had it before us and the last owners was a bit of a cowboy and we have sorted most problems as we have gone along. I have started to strip the old smelly...

Hi, I wanted to re finish some oak doors in our house, I think they may have been factory finished when new so I sanded them down and cleaned with meths, and stained with Cuprinol classic natural finish, however the stain looks as if it's not soaked in and has dried on top leaving a sheen...

Hi, so a piece down each side and one to fill in the middle?, 30cm overlap enough?, there old style timbers 4-5 inch so will have to have matching wood cut.

Hi Thanks, yes its just going to be a loft with a small storage area around the old hatch, which is still there just boarded over, the rest will be insulated over the board. ceilings are ok , i had them tested, but am going to double board in each room anyway as we get in there. Just wondering...

Hi, Im refurbishing a house (bungalow circa 1968) we have and the previous owner had installed a terrible loft conversion, I have stripped everything out and now need to remove the stairs, they are about 3ft wide, i need to close the hole in the ceiling thats left, about four joists. They were...

Hi, thanks, but it was a supposed to be a professional plumber who installed this system 10 years ago using thermostatic valves, which are not very good, do I assume then that he just used whatever cable he had and that's why they are not live or neutral?. I'm tired of being stung by...

Sorry , this is the RWB7 wiring as my first image.

Hi Everyone, Could I please have some advice on changing my RWB7 to use a Wireless Digistat +3RF and receiver, the back plate is the same size I have a neutral and live then a live in 2 and neutral in 4. The Drayton shows neutral then live then common(1) then call for heat(3), am I right to...