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thats the panel before the back board that has been cut. the electrician placed the ccu there.

Hi i fitted the cooker connection unit directly behind the double oven housing unit. now the double oven is not fitting in. its hitting something on the back, so sticking out by 20mm at the front. can the Cooker connection unit be fitted directly behind the oven in the tower housing unit? or...

If I take trims of from inside my room and fill in any gaps, does that mean I need to take trim of from outside the house also and fill there to. Or sill just filling on the inside from the room suffice? Should I fill treacle vents to with silicone or something to?

hi all i had upvc windows fitted around 2 years ago. problem is the outside noise has really started to bother me. when sleeping i can hear people talking outside, the sound of car tyres, even footsteps from people walking. what can be done about this? i have trickle vents fitted, but i...

its downstairs. the pipes run up the wall to feed into the upstairs bathroom. its a hot and cold water supply. im prob being paranoid but am worried. no wet patches at moment but its only been a day.

had a carpenter round to install skirting to a wall. one of the walls i told him not to nail as it had water pipes running in them, but he still nailed them in using his nail gun. how would i know if a nail went through the water pipe would it leak instantly, or be a slow leak for several...

heres a pic, please confirm if ok before skirting installed: i had laminate installed around the lounge, where it leads to the garden door there is no expansion gap around the hardwood door frame. is this ok, or should there be a 8mm gap? there is a expansion gap against the other walls...

along the dip the balances vary. in the corner where dip starts it 8mm at its highest point (in which that area measures around 30cm x 30cm), but this is in only in one small section. then the rest of the dip is around 3-4mm max in all areas before floor straightens out again... can i get...

how much of a deflection could i get away with pal??

Just had fitted in my lounge some beautiful quick step laminate flooring. used along side durlay excel gold underlay, which is a acoustic underlay. Very pleased with it apart from one small thing... between two of the rooms the floor dips very slightly when it goes from concrete in the...

The other end of the floor does have a gap but will have a heavy sofa on it. Will this make any difference? Can laminate still expand towards a gap where heavy furniture is on it?

im having laminate laid down on concrete, carpenter has done a expansion gap around the walls of about 6-8mm. now where the floor comes up to the exterior patio door leading to garden, hes butted the laminate floor right up to the wood door frame (leaving no expansion gap here). he tells...

im going to paint my skirting white. its currently mahognay. im going to lightly sand it first. what i wanted to know which make paint should i user for undercoat and then a satindwood paint for final coat? i want to achieve the best possible results so the varnish doesnt show through thanks

Im going to put down underlay in my lounge. half of it is concrete the other part of the lounge is wooden floorboards. whats they best type of underlay to use where its half wood and concrete? is there a underlay that can be used across the 2 platforms?

heres what i want. i have a 3 bedroom extended house with garage. 2 reception rooms with upstair and downstairs bathroom. i want a the bell box outside to be wired into the house. the only thing i want wireless is the PIR sensors, door contacts and any shock sensors. everything else can...

come on guys anyone from here near east london do alarm installs, let me know. i want mine installed supplied and fitted.

Hi can anyone recommend a alarm fitter to do a wireless install at my house based in london. someone who takes pride in their work and is a expert. thanks

Hi all im after a wireless alarm for my 3 bedroom house. it has 2 reception rooms, kitchen, 2 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms and a garage. I read the Ricochet wireless alarms are good choice, can anyone recommend what product/spec i would need for my house? has to be wireless thanks

if i needed to take down a staircase handrail and spindals, including post apart can it easily be fitted back together by a experienced carpenter using all original fittings. staircase is 20yrs old. i have a expensive sofa which i cant get into a room because it hits on the staircase...

ive installed a toilet, then later relaised it had a leak sue to a hairline crack in the cistern... could this have been caused by me tightning the wont nuts to the pan to tight?? question is when installing a toilet how tight should all the bolts and nuts be with a close coupled toilet...