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Nope nothing. I took my multi tool to it today. Just slid it under the seat where you'd expect the bolts to be. Luckily they were just plastic bolts and cut through them in a few seconds, obviously dropped down inside but the seat is off and I can now replace it. Not sure why I hadn't thought...

Thanks. I have lived here 2 years and it's the same seat. Given many many other bodges in this house, I would be genuinely surprised if it had been done correctly! For example, the bathroom is very new - probably 18 months before I moved in, and yet there is no extractor fan! I might take my...

Sorry if this isn't the right section, please feel free to move this thread. I am looking for help on how to remove this toilet seat. The toilet is fully enclosed and I can't find any sort of buttons etc on the seat itself. I've tried to prise it off, but using as much force as I dared, I...

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Hi. I've built a stud wall using 95x45mm timber. I want to insulate it tomorrow before I board it. Will 100mm insulation squeeze into 95mm? Is this OK, or a really bad idea? If it's a bad idea, what should I use as 95mm insulation doesn't seem to exist? This is what I was going to use...

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Hi, I'm building a straight stud wall to split a room into two to make a small office. It's a simple, straight wall - about 2.8m long. The issue I have is that one of the walls the stud wall end is connecting to is a plasterboard wall and behind the plasterboard is brick. I have only been...

Regarding LED lights, I'm aware of this but from testing on a led strip bar I have, it seems to work fine. Maybe more of an issue on a single led bulb though

Thanks for the comments. This hallway has no legitimate need for two switches. They are less than 3 meters apart (both on ground floor), I would fully agree regarding my landing light, and I don't intend to replace that one because of the genuine benefits two switching delivers here. The 2nd...

@securespark I don't think I need to know, these switches allow a tiny amount of current through which is enough for it to tap off and power the electronics. I don't think it matters which way I wire them (at least the ones I've installed I've not paid any attention to it and they work) there's...

Thanks for the drawing, that would make sense. I'll test it with a meter but to get rid of one of the switches, I'd simply choc block com and red together in one switch and then in the other switch leave com and put red into L1. What would be the recommended best practice to deal with the...

I've just check the ceiling rose again. It's actually two T&E however one has the red snipped and one has the black snipped. So I've got a red from one T&E and a black from the other T&E going into the light fitting.

Yes, it's the only light in the hallway. All the lights in the house seem to be like this. I guess it sort of makes life easier (changing lights wise) to have the circuit loop not in the rose but in this particular instance, the hallway is below a tiled floor in an ensuite which makes getting...

Thanks. I'll check. Wouldn't it be lovely if houses came with wiring diagrams!

Thanks. Yes that diagram makes more sense. It's worth it because I work away a lot and want to be able to set timers and stuff like that and also I hate coming home to a dark house! Would the best way to test this to be to turn off the power and short the t&e in one back box and see if I get...