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Hi, I have some seamless aluminium gutters and they appear to have a rubber sleeve for the downpipe which measures roughly 63mm. Having spoken to the manufacturer, they said I can use either 63mm or 76mm downpipes but I can't get an answer out of them as to whether or not it makes any...

Thanks for the replies - I've contacted a couple of granite suppliers and will try and get them to use my limestone tiles to create samples - hopefully, they'll be able to advise on different profiles but I'm beginning to think that the standard square edge looks the best given that the tiles...

Hi, My property's ground floor is tiled in 25mm limestone paving - each piece is fixed in size at 600mm in one dimension and is variable up to 900mm in the other. It's a bit rustic looking with heavily tumbled edges, etc. and having tried a piece of timber skirting, it's obvious that limestone...

Thanks for the detailed replies and I really appreciate the time taken. I'm speaking to the joiner today about the options and with a better idea of what we'll need to discuss :)

Banham hardware might look good on traditional or modern doors but not on a solid oak, cottage-style door like mine. Perhaps worth mentioning that a YouTube video I saw recently (Robin Clevett - associated with SkillBuilder and very reputable), wasn't too happy with their customer service.

Hi, I've had a 55mm thick oak door made by my joiner and he's asked me what hardware I want to use. I want to use the best I can find so does anyone have any recommendations? The house is mid-1700s so I don't want to go for anything that's obviously modern - e.g. Banham locks or anything...

I dropped an item in the sink and it went down the plug hole. Unfortunately, it’s an Ikea sink and is fitted with usual woeful Ikea bottle trap. Although the bottom of it looks like the cap should be removable, I don’t seem to be able to unscrew it. Does anyone know if it can be removed and, if...

One potential option to consider: the S-Box is a British product and I've seen versions with an RJ45 socket though I can't see one in the UK online shop. They're expensive but if, for example, you have a very nice granite/quartz worktop, it might give you a better finish than the more typical...

The consumer unit (CU/DB) is located roughly 20 metres away from the cooker and there are two (2x) 6mm T&E cables running from the consumer unit to the cooker.

OK - I was just looking at the cables and I believe they're both 6mm T&E so they should handle the power using 3-phase or single phase just fine. It would be interesting to see the wiring inside the appliance and based on what's been said here, I'm going to drop the manufacturer an email to ask...

I'll be cooking on my log burner (Esse Bakeheart stove) after the October price hike :D

Maximum total electrical load at 230 V (approximate total including hob, oven lights, oven fan, etc.): 16.24 kW. The hob appears to be rated at 7.4kW of that total. Based on the power rating, I think it might be cheaper to just get takeaway every night :)

Hi, My property has a 3-phase CU and my new range cooker appears to offer the option of being wired as single or 3-phase (connection diagram attached). The electricians have installed two cables aiming to share the load for a single phase appliance (they didn't know the cooker would be capable...

Agreed - it's just this visual warning area that remains an issue I think. Perhaps we should just have the hearth at the same level as with yours but use the black limestone to "indicate" the appliance's "working area".

I'm using a HETAS installer but I've provided the hearths (or my builder has); they're installing three log burners for me and I just have doubts about the requirement for a raised hearth in the middle of my room for the double sided appliance. It seems to me that it's unnecessary to have a...

Hi, I'm having a double-sided log burner installed in my kitchen diner and I've been told I need a hearth. The appliance will sit in the centre of the room at least 2+ metres away from any furnishing, etc. However, the flooring will be 22mm limestone tiling throughout so I don't see why I need...

Noted - I'm probably going for an air-source heat pump so I do need to optimise the glazing accordingly.

Thanks - I went down the rabbit hole after that and ended up concluding (and confirmed by ronniecabers) that laminated glass is within the category, "safety glass" - there was an article on the UK Planning Portal that then linked to the relevant documentation.

Thanks - it's the grey tint I want and good to know that I can have it :)

Hi, My house is currently being renovated and it's currently at the stage where the underfloor heating has been fitted and screeded over. In some of the upstairs rooms, the flooring has been fitted (22mm water resistant chipboard) and a small amount of studwork has been built. The roofing...