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Hi I have automated a fair bit of my lighting with smart switches which I also control with Alexa. The majority of my smart stuff is the Quinetic switches and they all work fine but I have kids who keep turning stuff on but never get round to turning things off and not all my lamps are LED...

Hi I have a 10 x 8 feet concrete slab built on very tough to dig soil. It has 4.5" of compacted Mot1 base and 4.5" of concrete with a rebar grid in it. I want to build a block wall shed (not sure what blocks I would need to use) laid around the edge of the slab up to a height of about 7 feet and...

Thank you finally someone sees what I see. If only they made them out of "ALL" metal so they were strong and didn't have a weak spot:unsure:

Hmm, expensive, anything cheaper and non smart for simple replacement but stronger than my Drayton ones?

Hi, I have Drayton TRV4 valves on my radiators and I am finding the heads get broken too often, especially as we have young grand children round all the time. I notice that often the white plastic heads go a bit brown near the tightening ring part which seems to indicate that the plastic has...

How do you remove that brush pile sealing strip from double glazed doors? I have some Bi fold doors that are a few years old and letting in the draughty cold and I’ve noticed that the brush pile strips have become quite flat and so don’t work as well. I see you can buy replacements strips with...

So I got this about using a geotextile membrane under mot1 layer from paving expert.com and showed my builder friend who I can't now get hold of and he said I should do this..... to summarise, its primary purpose is as a separation membrane , preventing the sub-base or bedding material mixing...

Hi I am making a concrete shed base and I was told to put a Geotextile membrane down on the soil as it will stop the hardcore/mot1 migrating into the subsoil, but if I put that down first and then start smashing my leftover hardcore on it and adding some mot1 and then using a wacker plate on the...

Hi I want to make a base for a block work shed that will house tools and a workbench and wanted to stop damp coming through concrete base I am making. I was thinking of using MOT1 layer on top of my very hard soil, about 2" thick and then a membrane and then 4" of cement with one of those grid...

Thank you guys for the replies but no one has answered my question yet, when or why would you use a p trap over a bottle trap? A bottle trap seems better to me every time.

Hi looking at adding a drain myself as we are changing the sink position from the side of the house to the back and just making sure I understand everything. I have one simple question, it seems I will need to install a Bottle gully but there P Trap gullies too. Every explanation explains that...

I want to build a feature wall in our back garden to replace the current 2m fence. As it will be about 2 meters high I think I am right in thinking that it has to be double skin, is that right? I want to build it out of London Stocks, preferably genuine old ones but still toying with “new made...

I had a wall built with old London Stock bricks that had been cleaned of mortar etc, some with a tiny bit of paint on or black on them and I have a load left over but not enough so I want to buy more to match for another project but I'm struggling. I thought when it said hand made they would be...

Apologies I have to add something, on the middle floor/1st floor I have 2 x 2 gang switches, one at each end of the small landing the idea being if you are on the way up you can control 2nd floor and 1st floor lights and if you are the way down you can control first floor and ground floor...

Hi, I have several Quinetic bits installed already but I am now thinking of moving onto my staircase where my boy is always leaving the lights on so that I can turn them off with my Alexa or by my phone. I also have Alexa controlling my Quinetic lights downstairs so I know how to do a lot of the...

Thanks for your reply SUNRAY its very helpful, but what send the meter readings in, is that part of the SMETS 2 ability? And do I understand you right that the person fitting the SMETS 2 meter will ditch all the extra cables to the Teleswitch meaning the 5th wire isn't a problem as it will...

But thats exactly what I did, I contacted my energy company and told them what was wrong and that is the reply I got suggesting that I need an electrician to remove the 5th wire so they can fit a SMETS 2 meter. Failing that they have offered a like for like meter. If anything it is the energy...

Hi my meter is faulty, its actually completely stopped, so I can’t take any regular readings. It’s the typical wheel meter type (wheel stopped moving now) the only difference is it has a LOW and NORMAL readings feature with a little arrow that moves to show which one we are on. Next to it is a...

Hi I have fitted some electric Warmup heated floor loose lay cable/DPM system and positioned it as per the manufacturer’s instructions to have the potential to achieve the maximum heating effect of 230W/m2. I fitted 10mm insulation/backer boards and then the special red sheet with...

Hi trying to decide pro's and con's of what is best way forward. Our Economy 7 meter got damaged (a bit cracked and glass broken) several years ago by a meter reader who tripped and lent on the hoover hose pushing it into the meter to stop himself falling. The meter remained working and the guy...