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Hi all, just an update - Octopus came again with a different engineer, fitted the SM, and said nothing at all about the "damage" to the box. So all is well. Interesting reading some of the comments about SM's although I didn't intend to start WW4 ! Presumably there's a roll-back option where a...

Thanks guys. I was slightly wrong about the box being cast, I believe it's folded steel and the issue is where the tails exit that the side is bent in slightly causing the corner joint to separate. I honestly don't know why Octopus smart meter people think that's a problem - unless there's a...

Hi In a small block of flats our tenants need the teleswitch and meter replacing as they're on storage heaters and the teleswitch service will be discontinued soon, so their only option would seem to be a smart meter to replace both items. I would have preferred them to get a dual tariff...

Well I'm half tempted to chuck an old mattress on the ground, rope up the beam to a tree or a neighbour's fence, then ask him to drive away fairly quickly! :giggle:

Yes but you're a strong dog and I'm an old man :giggle: and the lorry driver's mood on the day is part of the unsolved equation...

Hi Random question not entirely DIY but of course something many of us encounter..... I'm getting a 100Kg glulam delivered (5M long) and was wondering how to get it off the lorry. Cost is an extra £150 quid if they send a hiab (probably +vat too!). Does anyone think it's easy enough to slide off...

try this - https://constructioncalcs.source4me.co.uk/calculators/standard/concrete-mix.php

I have the same trouble with my kitchen door. My wife locks it on the inside and keeps the key in there, and when I get home my key from the outside won't quite go all the way in, so I have to walk all around the house to ring the doorbell and tell her to take the bloody key out!!

Question is how much usage do people make on average out of the offcuts of plasterboard? Joints would be over the same timbers, scrim taped (50mm) and Toupret joint filler compacted in. Ideally I'd finish this with full boards, but I've run out of full boards and got lots of decent sized...

What about Mexican train dominoes?, not a "board game" as such although at the end of each round the adults can enjoy tequila shots while the kids munch on tortilla chips and dips :)

I didn't see the voltage of the strips or W/meter mentioned, but if 12v and the RGB controller isn't man enough then you might need to include an LED amplifier.

Thanks for your replies guys. Stitching sounds good to me, I'll fix a bit of batten up for a nice straight line then jab away with a long SDS 4-5mm drill. If I'm lucky I might find the stagger between the block courses all lines up then I only need to do half the work (I know that'll leave half...

Hi I've got a stub of a wall to remove tee'd off from another wall which I believe is made in 7N concrete blocks. Ideally a 9" grinder would do it but I'm not comfortable using one above my head or while on a ladder - plus the insane amount of dust a grinder would generate is an issue. I don't...

Maybe try looking on Youtube and seeing generic videos of what you're looking for. The RAM usually sits in some black slots about 5" long and the RAM modules are released by pressing the clips at either end at the same time, which pops the RAM out. Push RAM back in and the clips go back (make...

Beeping is quite often a RAM issue and the number/duration of beeps can be confirmed with the system vendor or motherboard manufacturer. It can be down to dirty contacts and taking out/putting back in again helps wipe any surface contamination - or wipe them with a fibreglass eraser pen. Try...

Thanks for your reply 23vc. I've done many things but not dealt with a concrete floor before, so quite often I may be overthinking something...... I was really just wondering if it's normal in my situation to put down some form of additional protection, especially for moisture, such that if the...

Hi I've got a newly laid concrete subfloor that's pretty well flat and at the right height to follow on with engineered flooring (with 3mm foil underlay) - I won't need to be building it up with latex or anything. The slab is entirely tanked in with 1200g sheeting and therefore unlikely to be...

I suspect a touch/electronic type of dimmer may forget it's setting if power is interrupted from a standard switch at the other end. Perhaps some brands won't. Can you not use a compatible slave unit at the far end?

Hi I'm just letting people know that Screwfix have changed their login password requirements to be passwords between 13-20 characters long. I found I couldn't log in on any of my devices last night - and I had no prior warning of this change either so I obviously thought my account was hacked...

Thanks for all your advice everyone (y) I'll get a structural engineer in to check and possibly have to give in and clad over it, although perhaps he might suggest a more modern and lower profile replacement. It may even be a bonus for the kitchen side to fix on light fittings too as I'm...