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Indeed, I'm 31, if i retire at 66 thats 35 years ahead of me. A sobering thought and makes me want to leave retail even more. My hairline can't take much more.

Not advertised. They might do it if demand is there I guess. But that'd take twice as long.

Not sure you remember but I'm in food retail. The industry is on its arse. Cutting hours here, cutting hours there. As a manager I have to try to engage my team and motivate them. This is the biggest struggle. Its a lot different to the business I joined 14 years ago. I dont know many of my...

Those of you who have been here a while will know me and that I know my electrical stuff pretty well, though I havent kept up with the requirements of the latest amendment of the 17th (apart from metal CUs). Its something I would love to do for a living in some capacity. I know the ideal way...

Thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to repair the plaster, paint and use 2x1 to make removeable shelves.

Its certainly a different retailer. I won't be sticking my cheap meter across the ballast. Something is telling me an electronic ballast won't actually put out a voltage unless theres a lamp there. Until last year they had an 8 watt unit with a magnetic choke and starter. The choke had gone...

I need to rectify an issue with my mums uv filter. It is a kockney koi 25 yamitsu. A popular brand. Recently i bought two lamps for it (a years worth). It takes 25 watt t8 lamps. It isnt possible to fit any other lamp, it wouldnt physically fit. Neither lamp ended up working. One end cap came...

We want to turn this into an airing cupboard but there's a few problems. The sides are thermalite block but the plaster isn't too clever. I can either patch it up or cover it with board of some sort. Board would also give something to fix shelves to. Problem with boards is the width isn't...

Wow thanks for your detailed explanation. I have found some decent looking yamaha ceiling speakers on amazon at £99/pair with good reviews. I intend to build plasterboard boxes in the ceiling above the speakers, to enhance the sound and direct it more downwards, since there is a bedroom above...

We're having the kitchen extended soon and our attention has turned to entertainment (its going to be a big kitchen diner, a social space). I like the idea of a built in system with 2 or 4 ceiling speakers, ideally stereo. I dont mind paying bose prices if the price is worth it. Theres loads...

Think he wants a roof on it.

Jesus. Solicitors raise these enquiries to justify their existence.

The beauty of that is there's no detector in the hall just a contact on the door so I could just sit there all day. Might give it a go. I'll try to find the paperwork from the detectors.

I have a texecom veritas alarm. I had it fitted when we bought the house (an add on to a rewire for £200 so not a massive outlay). I have full engineer access codes and can understand the programming functions in the instructions. Anyway, we also have a cat. Consequently we've never actually...

Don't these housing developments usually have restrictions around external alterations for ten years or more? Some bloke round my way got taken to court by the developers for extending his driveway contrary to the restrictions from the newbuild. And I would think said restrictions would transfer...

Thanks for the replies guys. I had a plumber here today (he did all the work in the house when we bought it) and he's managed to free it up! According to the missus he just used the things I'd been using (stiff wire, bent rad bracket) and it suddenly went. He's also emptied the water meter hole...

Move if not appropriate here. The drain in the first image is blocked. Solid. It ain't shifting. Trouble is pretty much everything drains into this except the washer and toilet. I have a plumber coming to connect everything into the stack tomorrow. In the mean time I've been trying to...

I know this has probably been asked before. I recently repainted the front door white. I removed the old sponge seal strips as part of this. The front door is within a upvc porch so the strips are only for draught exclusion, not rain. What is the best seal strip to use on the sides and top of...

We're planning an extension to our house, a full width kitchen extension with full knock through (and a central column due to the 7m span). The existing concrete slab in the house is knackered. It is concrete, screed, then magnesite. But it is badly cracked and uneven, possibly sulphate attack...

I appreciate it's been left a bit late to do anything with it. Not sure you understand this is actually a ledge. It's not level with the rest of the concrete floor but slightly higher maybe 15mm. Your idea though sounds like it would still work.