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The whole lawn really. It's all uneven.

Yes thankyou. That is a lot of help. So, I'll rent an obital sander, and I guess I'll need the small one too for the edgaes and corners? Since it's orbital, should I go up and down the hall against the grain? I guess it doesn't matter since it's orbital. I think they offered me 3 grades...

Hi all, I have a small hallway about 3.5m long with varying widths between 1 and 2m. It's a very uneven shape. It was carpeted and led onto 2 rooms with bare boards varnished with antique pine. I had heard sanding a floor was a technically easy job, just unpleasant. So I pulled up...

Bongos, So next I should pull up the carpet and take a picture of the wiring at the ceiling rose? and then take a picture of the wiring at the not working outside light? or the light at the ceiling rose? gman76, You have a problem with our green? ;) we like it. But you're not alone.

Thanks for the help. Since I don't drive I'll try to find a place that delivers 'sandy loam'. A few more questions: 1) Is that simply a kind of fine sandy soil? 2) How much would I need for a lawn 5m x 15m? 3) I imagine the process is to: shovel the soil over the lawn and use...

Hi guys, Back again after a bit of a break. Reading through the comments I'm afraid I'm a little confused as to what to do next. Can I ask: 1) Did I have the multimeter on the correct setting? 2) Should I test the resistence at the switch and/or the light fitting? If so, which...

Hi all, My lawn is very uneven and I think this is helping to make the grass incredibly patchy. The light isn't great as it's SE facing but when you compare it to the neighbours it looks awful. Can I level out the garden myself? and how would I go about this? And once levelled should I...

Hi all, and happy new year! I'm back again. I've just tested the cables with a multimeter. Here's a pic of the setting I used which I think is right... I tested it on another working socket and it gave a reading of 232. On the superswitch's socket it gave 0 between red and earth...

thanks guys. I've now ordered one, I'll be back when it arrives :)

I've just checked out the local hardware store and they were £17 for analogue, £30 for digital. I'll look around and see if I can find cheaper.... Meanwhile, if there is no power behind the switch, what would be my next course of action? thanks

great thx for the tips guys. i'll get one of those multimeters. what should i do once i get one? cheers

hi there, here are some pics of the switch and wiring behind. I tried this switch in a different location and it worked fine. I also tried a normal working switch in this location and it didn't work. could anyone give me some advice on what I need to check and what...

i'll take some pics and post some further details tomorrow. thanks for the help.

well it's only a musterdy/yellowy colour. i really like it so i want to keep the colour. but yes, it has been said we used too many darker colours for a dark room. so i'll go with one of those cheaper, powerful, energy saving bulbs as i posted above. thanks for all your help guys. :D

hmm... how about this one? it's quite cheap. http://www.bltdirect.com/product.php?pid=232&cat=15&nm=Energy+Saving+Multi+Tube+lamp+40+watt+BC also found these: http://www.bltdirect.com/products.php?cat=15&nm=Energy+Saving+Light+Bulbs&filter=4677 is 'Daylight' a kind of colour in the...

Sorry for the late reply. Will I need a voltage tester? I have a screwdriver that is supposed to detect power, but stupidly I lost the instructions, so I have no idea what it's trying to tell me. So I don't ever use it. I thought the fact that a working switch didn't work and that the...

Thanks for all those responses. both helpful and hilarious. especially love: going to send that now to the missus and tell her I've found the solution. but seriously I think the...

hi, we have quiet a dark dining room light by 1 light hanging from the centre of the room. up until now we've used 150W bulbs which were just about passable. now we need an energy efficent solution. i can't seem to find energy efficient bulbs over the equivelent of 120W which is...

hi all, i recently had a 'superswitch' stop working that i used to switch an outside light. after checking and replacing the bulb and fuse (which had both blown) it still didn't work. so i swapped the switch with another and found the superswitch working and it's replacement is not...

thanks for the ideas. i'll check that stuff out tomorrow and let you know. cheers :D