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Loft Ventilation what to do. Advice please bit long winded but here goes, the loft space is dry but musky air, with very little insulation material most likely put in twenty plus years ago when house built. The previous owner had plastic cladding put all around the eaves where roof meets walls...

Thank you all so much, I get the idea now, the existing cable is a heavy looking round black cable and weighty, the picture helped and also the link. I have never heard of catenary wire before but it makes prefect sense now. You see in my mind I was thinking if it needs support ito put it in a...

Hi, I have power to my shed (from previous owner) from the house the cable supplies lighting and socket, the cable comes out of my house at Ceiling height and goes straight into the shed a distance of about a metre. I have been told by an electrician that this cable is sagging and needs to be...

Thanks it was a heater which was removed

One room numerous like this Tully

Thanks stokl, its a standard build not self build on a housing estate about twenty five years old, I wonder if RCD were just coming in or if wiring was not upto RCD, I think the recent fused boxes might be Home DIYer, I just want it sorted so I can move on with decorating worried he might say...

HI Guys, moved house a week ago and my new home is littered with FCU supported plug and separate FCU boxes, which run down the outside of walls in plastic conduit, the house is only twenty years old and cavity walls so don't know what the previous were doing. Anyway here is the question no RCD...

Thanks jj the fuse is fine In the plug and the sockets okay, the little black box that the cable goes to would it have a fuse in this its right at the back under the fitted cupboard and diffecult to get too is it worth opening it up.

Help please guys, Just moved house the gas had been switched off some time while empty. I switched it on and tried to light the almost new gas hob. It clicked away but didn't light so I cleaned up the top which was just a bit dusty and the gas came through but the automatic clicker sparker is...

I've just had BT fibre op internet fitted and my phones now are making a hum with voices fading on them or echoing. The input point to plug in the phone and internet are close together.

Hi, I have fitted cream kitchen units, some have started to peel its like a plastic cover and the units near heat have unglued at the bottom. The units are no longer made can I use anything on these edges to stop them, soon it will show on the front.

Thanks Dan, liquid ptfe never heard of it before looked at screwfix site but don't have one near me and don't need anything at moment would the tape ptfe work and do I need to worry about replacement rubber washer. Tully

Hi took a radiator off to decorate room and when put back on noticed the top nut opposite the drain plug was stained so I undid this and also the drain plug hex nut which had an old black washer on they both came off very easy for a slight woman like me but now worried should I have taken them...

thanks richard point taken about forum rules sorry wont happen again and thanks for advice on the ply been into yard and sorted some ply out thanks again. Oh and the Cowboy he was no john wayne lol :D

Hi Woodworkers, what the heck been into local merchants they have the following which they tell me is a boil plywood ? if I buy and cut in small runs with my jig I should be able to fit it by myself and get rid of the OSD been into the yard and the stamp on the ply is 2x EN636 2 EN314 2 Ext E2...

thanks john but is CE 0407CPD 436 2x EN636 2 EN314 2 Ext E2 ply okay for the job ?

thanks john but is CE 0407CPD 436 2x EN636 2 EN314 2 Ext E2 ply okay for the job ?

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Hi Guys well contractor not interested in changing it was very nasty but what the heck moving on been into local merchants they have the following which they tell me is a boil plywood ? if I buy and cut in small runs with my jig I should be able to fit it by myself and get rid of the OSD been...

Thanks Guys, I am widowed female the builder that fitted it said it was marine ply athough it looked like chipboard to me no no he said thats a special looking ply. I only worked it out when I saw one of the bills and some of it got wet yes just like weetabix your spot on anyway...his coming...