Recent content by Tetrarch

About two minutes on full chat I turn it off when I can feel the back of the flue feeling noticeably warm to the touch. I use a firelighter (one of the woven straw-y ones) and some very light kindling. I now get very little smoke smell in the house when using the burner. Bizarrely, the other...

I have a Stovax wood burner and I deliberately increase the ventilation before opening the door as this seems to help with smoke and fumes Regards Tet PS This is after a loong and smokey experience when I first had it. I learned how to pre-heat the stove with a heat gun to kickstart the draw...

Yep, but tanked before tiling Regards Tet

I have shower niches in both bathrooms. I wanted a niche and my builder suggested full length niches to avoid cut corners in the shower. They are much easir to fit but should be an integral part of the build. You need to plan for the drainage, electrics and the shower rail positioning I have...

I wondered where to post this as it has electrical, plumbing, smart home automation and green implications.. My hot tub is elderly (2004) but was really good quality and has basically been running (almost) continually ever since. It basically runs between 36 and 38 degrees 365 days a year and I...

Yes - I know, I know and in hindsight... These have worked flawlessly for over two years. They only blow after we have a power cut (and we have lots). I'm not sure if they blow on the outage or the restart. My question is, do I buy whole replacements of panel and driver from a UK supplier or...

My personal belief (with some anecdotal personal experience) is that GRP is crap, not as crap as felt, but still crap My roof is lead and slate, my flat roof is EPDM and I'm just about to have the parapets covered with lead. I am aware that any joint is a potential weakness and that would...

Trunking always looks horrible in my opinion. Is it possible to run the wires up in the corners of the room and then along the coving and then come DOWN to the speakers? This way the wiring would be way more discreet and you wouldn't need to any wall or skirting surgery at all Regards Tet

My connection is an overhead cable from a telegraph pole at the front of my property At the moment I have (what I think is technically referred to as) a curly wurly holding the cable to the house - this surely MUST be the easiest option... Regards Tet

What is your roof actually covered with. Personally I think liquid rubber would be an expensive waste of time. I am a huge rubber roof fan and would recommend it over felt every time. It is a single contiguous surface and very DIY-able Regards Tet

We've been in a fibre desert for what seems like forever but it looks as though we're finally getting a fibre connection (current speeds ~30mb) My question is regarding the in-house connection and what can I do to prepare. We had a major house refurb in 2024 and I moved the router under the...

I was thinking that you may not need to find the baton as the pin through the whole tile should take the strain. It is only 40 degrees and it's being held in by a lot of friction, the hook is only to stop it sliding out Regards Tet

What about drilling a 2mm hole to accomodate the hook, it is only taking a very small amount of weight? Regards Tet

Check out this video that makes it look waaay too easy!! Regards Tet

I have (too) many spare tiles stashed away Regards Tet