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Ok thanks I will have another look at it today

I wired it according to this video

Hello folks, today I fitted a second light switch in my garage so that there's a switch by each entrance, and wired it up to the original switch. When I turned the power back on, I found that the new switch works but the old one now doesn't do anything! The old one is a two-gang switch that also...

Hi all, I can't find a way to separate these two parts of an Erbauer core drill set to be able to fit them back in the box. I only used it once and it's stuck solid! I've tried putting it in a vice but the trouble is the extension piece just turns when force is applied to the bit... Thx in...

I want it all connected up safely first and foremost Ideally I would also like documentary evidence that it's safe. No building control have not been involved but I do have planning permission.

Hi All, I've almost finished converting my garage to accommodation with the help of a builder acquaintance. So far we've had a few lights & sockets in there hooked up to the house via an extension lead. A local sparks has been out twice to advise and was supposed to be coming some time soon to...

Thanks very much for all that info, really appreciated and very.... lucid!

Hi all, I recently moved house and the lounge has a longish tv aerial cable coming in through a back box where there must have been a socket at some point. I want to be able to plug my tv in, either directly with that cable or into a wall socket. I don't want to leave the ugly square hole there...

Hi, going to replace my lounge carpet. The room is exactly 5 metres long: could I get away with buying a 5-metre roll or do I need to get a 6-metre roll to allow for adjustment?

Thanks, I have considered a upvc door and looked on FB Marketplace but not found a suitable one locally. I hadn't thought of eBay will check it out! Thanks .

Hi and a happy holiday weekend to all, I wonder if anyone could advise me on this... I'm going to make a side door in my single skin brick detached garage but have a couple of things I'm not sure about: - See photos - the roof slopes towards the garden end where I took the pics from...

Hi all, I've replaced my old pedestal basin with a vanity unit. There are 2 issues: as you can hopefully see in the attached photo, my waste outlet is slightly out of line and angled and my new fully extended bottle trap is slightly too short What's the easiest way to resolve this? TIA

How would they do it? I can't afford one...

I hear you but the plastic is not being distorted at all...

Am I? What exactly should I be using then?