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Hi I no very little to do with the regs surrounding electrical cable installation but on removing a faulty floodlight the other day i noticed the electrician we had used last year to install the light has used what looks to me like twin and earth cable to wire the light to the kitchen...

Hi, We are going to attempt to put up a large but not overly heavy blind in out bay window and we do know the ceiling is plaster board fixed to ceiling joists but we are having issue finding the joists with out stud detector. From what i have read alot of people say stud detectors are a...

It is if you are a nutter...on the up side you never know you may look better as a woman :lol: A reply that is totally relevant to my original post....if you are going to try and take the p*ss at least make it funny. :roll:

Hi, Thanks for the reply, the floor is basically wooden floor boards. The threshold is either one that someone has improvised or a very ancient version of one. It doesn't have spikes on the underside, well not that i can see or feel, but is screwed/nailed down with some kind of fixture to...

Hi, I am in the process of laying some hardboard for vinyl flooring, now the only thing that is stopping me completing the job is a carpet threshold....sounds bizarre i know! It seems when the new Upvc door was install they sort it fit at the time to install in on top of this thresh hold. I...

Hi Yeah the deal for £118 is a pretty awesome price, i have a buddy that has a TP card....Travis Perkins card who also own Wickes. My local Wickes stock the item at full price of £147.99 but i will get about 20% off.....hence £118 ish price...

Hi, I have thought about a career change for sometime and i am looking into becoming skilled in a trade possibly as an electrician. I am a natural all things DIY and i am in the middle of refurbishing a house with a friend. Electrics are an area of interest that i have dabbled in but would...

Hi, The drill is looking at getting plenty of use as i am refurbishing a house but do nor reckon i will be using the battery for other power tools. I did have a Bosch hammer drill with an 18v 1.5ah battery and i noticed after using the hammer option to hang some radiators it ran out of...

Hi, I have decided to purchase a Makita BHP453RF 18v combi drill which comes with either a 3.0ah or purchased from another website with a 1.3ah battery. Obviously the 3.0ah battery would be the better option capacity wise, but does it add extra weight to the drill itself and are there...

Hi, I had looked at the Hitachi 18 v combi drill as well: http://www.screwfix.com/p/hitachi-dv18dcl2-18v-1-5ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/64945 It has some pretty amazing reviews on Screwfix and it is super light. The plus side with the Hitachi is the two battery thing. The only...

Hi I saw this drill in screwfix the other day and it looks mint, any ideas why it only has 16 torque compared to the 22 torque on my Bosch?? It seems like most of the Makitas in this range are the same. Many Thanks Mandy [/url]

Hi, I have been insearch of a decent hammer drill that will work well for someone who will get alot of use out of it for both masonary and wood but that is also fairly light. I have a hammer drill with the extra handle that slided on around where you find the torque setting already, but on...

Hi, I am i bought a Bosch hammer drill last year and i am having problems withe chuck, the drill bits seem to work themselves loose especially when using the hammer feature. So i was after a new hammer drill or a seperate hammer drill and drill driver. I have about £100 to spend so if there...

Hi, I am after a bathroom extractor fan to be fitted from scratch, does anyone know what type of extractor would best for a small bathroom with a small window in a two bedroom house. I am pretty good with DIY and basic electrics and would like to know if there is such a fan i can install...

Hi Can anyone recommend a decent smallish DIY vac that will such up builders dust, saw dust etc with ease for under £100. Many thanks Mandy

Hi, I have a pvc door fitted and there is a strip of metal on the inside that looks like to me a thresh hold strip. Part of it goes under the door frame and is siliconed in place. There was carpet in the hall way before we bought the house but i cannot remmber seeing this strip. Can i just...

Hi, I suppose i did not explain that too well, i was washing out some paint brushes and some of the paint water splashed out on to the patio so i through out a couple of buckets of water to wash it down. That is when i noticed alot of the water was draining into that corner. There are some...

Earlier on in the year i reported having a damp situation in an understairs cupboard in a previous post. The cupboard is still an issue even with some remedial work to correct certain issues. We did notice after throwing out a couple of buckets of water that all the water filters into that...

Hi, Most of the walls have been replastered in our 1930s house apart from two walls, one was fine to paint however the second wall has been a nuisance. We are trying to paint a grey old plastered wall which were very smooth when we started, but now where the paint has flaked there are...