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What did the service engineer do? He must have changed the wiring, or changed a component such as a motorised valve. There is a way of wiring the programmer so that the lights stay on if the system isn't calling for heat, but when the system does come on the lights should stay on, not go out...

I'm intending to build a very old-fashioned garage with wonky old beams to go with my wonky old (C17) house. Would like BC to be not involved, so it will be less than 30m2. Detached, more than 1m from boundary. If I subsequently build a lean-to carport alongside by adding a catslide to the...

Our 'new' house is all-electric. In the kitchen is an undersink water heater, looks about 2 gal, in what appears to be a fibreglass casing (sorry to be wooly, not in the house at present). It works fine, but doesn't seem to hold the heat very long. Would be very difficult to run a pipe...

Why not? If one can support a chimney breast with brackets, why not a landing.... You may get a good sized cast-iron bracket from a salvage yard, or you could make a decorative bracket out of oak or even softwood, and fix it to the wall with coach screws/plugs. After all, Westminster Abbey roof...

What to do.... 100 year-old oak floor, sanded. Osmo Hardwax oil applied ten days ago but still very slightly tacky in places. The room is warm, well ventilated. The chap used a roller to put it on, didn't buff it, went and left it. I didn't stand over him, but I have the impression he put a...

Use a breaker upstairs? Caramba.... The hearth slab is cast on noggins attached to the joists, it's going to be a few inches thick. If the downstairs ceiling is lathe & plaster you could well bring the lot down. If it's plasterboard, you might just get away with cracking the joints. Either...