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Wood. What do you mean behind? It's a brick wall there.

Hello, I'm decorating the hall and getting a fancy for a new balustrade, partly for aesthetics and partly for safety. Can anyone give me a ball park labour cost (ie. fixed costs) to replace a handrail, newel post and spindles please? I know I could get an actual quote but that would waste...

Hello, I had a leak last year that damaged a few places, one being the join between a brick wall and plasterboard blocking up a door. I've scraped out the damaged plaster, I have mesh, plaster and Zinsser Cover Stain to repair the damage but my question is what order to apply them? The area...

Thanks. A fully lowered ceiling looks ok and the reduction in height won't be a problem as it is for a settee. I have two prices of £900 and £2000 so quite a difference. The other hasn't separated the price.

Hi, I'm having a small front extension and the bit in the lounge will look more like a bay window (it's only going 4' out). I've asked for costs to put the RSJ in the ceiling/floor space rather than hang down but I'm wondering if it's worth the extra cost (I'm trying to save money where I...

Yeah it was built in 1958.

All done, all switches are now in the right place after 15 years and nothing blew up. It was a tight fit as expected and there were more wires in one switch so I swapped the easier one. Thanks everyone for info and clarification. I'm sure you have more interesting things to think about but...

Clearly! :D Just swapping the wires hasn't flipped the switch though - I mean physically. So do I switch the wires AND flip the switch? The switch should have been flipped the right way when wired so shouldn't the wires be in the right place already given that the light turns on/off correctly?

I'm referring to existing wiring rather than something yet to be fitted which is obviously more restrictive. Hopefully you can see the pictures I've attached. switch1 is downstairs, switch2 is upstairs. It doesn't matter which way they point as turning the light on upstairs then turning it...

Hi, I have the usual hall and landing lights controlled by two 2 gang 2 way switches upstairs and downstairs. For some reason one switch has the individual controls in opposing directions, when the other switch has them in the same direction. Can I easily change one switch so they both point...

Hi, I live in a very cold house, where the downstairs is colder than the upstairs. obviously heat rises so the bedrooms get two lots of heating. Cavity insulation hasn't made much difference. I am redecorating the main bedroom which covers half the living room and am thinking about underlay...