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I think I have a problem with my honeywell 2 port valve. It needs to open in order for hot water to enter the hot water tank. The valve itself seems to be OK, so I'm hoping I might be able to replace just the head with the motor and microswitch. However after viewing so YouTube videos it seems...

Storm Ciara shifted a few of our verge tiles and knocked out all the mortar underneath. Getting roofers in has confirmed that most of the mortar on both gable ends is cracked and falling out and really the whole lot nees replacing, so all verge tiles re-bedded. We have plans to do work on our...

Are you recommending an FCU for the shed lights simply because in your view it is easier / cheaper? Presumably even if it was more expensive / more complex, there would be nothing wrong with putting an MCB (of equivalent amps to the fuse in your FCU alternative) on the cable going to a standard...

OK many thanks . Ah yes, sorry - cable is SWA buried right up to shed.

OK thanks. So I'm overthinking it. So there is definitely no mileage in having the shed lights and shed sockets on two separate MCBs inside the shed? It's just lots of articles about wiring sheds seem to suggest this.

Sorry I didn't make myself clear. Although it sounds like I'm overthnking it. These are the RCDs, They are located on the wall next to the patio doors and I assume are connected to a spur in the ring main. They are in an open location next to a light switch hence my worry about people...

We bought a house with a shed with power. The original setup had two RCD breakers inside the house, and then cables going out to the shed. Then inside the shed there was a rats nest junction box with everything connected up with choc block. One RCD was connected to the shed power (which was to a...

The main thing I want from a new hose is for it to be easily wall mountable, and have a pivot so it turns in the direction I am pulling. The only hoses that seem to do this are the mega expensive auto reel ones. I like the idea of an auto reel in theory, but are they reliable? Seems like there...

Just taken delivery of a brand new shed. The wood is already treated, bur they recommend another coat within the first 3 months. I really like the light golden colour of the shed, so what kind of wood preserver should I use that doesn't also stain the wood? Most of the ones I see are quite...

Many thanks for all the advice, in the end I decided to fill most of the gap with flags, and then I concreted the little bit left over in the middle. Now there is a shed sat on it, all my lovely work is hidden anyway!

Considering I have no access to a mechanical mixer, would it be easier to just buy some slabs to fit in the hole? Or would mixing up the amount of concrete needed for this hole by hand, be achievable? I'm just a bit nervous as I've never used concrete before.

So... I've dug up the offending patch. It looked a bit like concrete that hadn't been smoothed down at all, but it broke apart very easily, and had a very sandy consistency. This is what I'm left with. Can I literally level the surrounding slabs and then pour concrete into the hole, using...

I don't think it's very solid, large chucks of what seemed to be mostly sand were coming away when I prodded it. Old shed was directly on patio.

Sorry, I didn't mention that the centre bit of the patio is not flat at all, it's got some big undulations that go higher and lower than the surrounding slabs by up to 10mm! And from what I understand - sheds need to have a decent flat base in order to go up properly.

I've got a new shed on order, arriving in 4 weeks and being assembled by the supplier. I finally pulled down the old shed today, which is sat on a pretty basic patio of large slabs pushed pretty much right up to each other, but sometimes with a small 1-2mm gap. Removing the old shed revealed...

I knew it couldn't be that easy! I was hoping to avoid more work. I think I'll just fill the system as normal and get some pipe insulation for the exposed bits of pipe in the attic. Cheers.

The previous owners thought it would be a good idea to put a radiator in the attic of our house, which we have now insulated meaning the attic will get much colder in the winter. I always keep both valves on this radiator turned off so as not to waste heat in the attic! So this means the water...

Very useful, Thanks.