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Hello , wondering if I can get some advice Pls Want to fit an intermediate switch upstairs Landing so I can fit a switch at the end of the Landing also. At present there is two way switching but switches are at the bottom of the stairs and the top. I want to add another switch outside bedroom at...

I'm Gradually working my way through the house painting all the Varnished doors, Facings and skirtings. Finished upstairs rooms and now come to the staircase. All the varnished wood is done with a water based stained Varnish ( I Know cos i did it myself about 15 years ago. I'm sanding / Keying...

We have 2 way switching on our stairs. I want to get another switch put rights outside our Bedroom door which is at the end of the upstairs landing. At present there's only a switch at the top of the stairs and the bottom. I know that the top landing switch would need to be changed for an...

House is 1992 build Timber Framed. Main House CU is an old Wylex that had Fused Wire type Fuses, but have been changed out for Wylex MCBs at some point. The Garage is fed from this through a 20A MCB to tghe Garage CU ( old )Fused type also. ) My intention is to have both replaced with New RCBO...

I have to replace a GGL 606 glazing unit. Velux no longer do replacement glass for this window, nor do they longer do conversion kits for this. My local Glass shop have been able to supply me with a unit the correct size ( although the old unit is 3-9-3, I now have a 4-8-4 unit. I'm guessing...

I'm going to be replacing an old 1992 vintage GGL 606 combination next spring. Starting to plan for it now. I need 2 x SK06 windows / EKW SK06 2021M flashing and ELX Flashing adaptors ( to be able to use existing linings). However the Top row of tiles on the old windows look like they are...

Hello I have a UPVC Door fitted with a Yale Lockmaster gearbox. I need to remove the Ultion anti snap Euro Cylinder but the retaining screw head is chewed. I am just waiting for a Trend Grabbit screw removal tool to come home but what are my options if this does not grab the screw. The Cylinder...

My Conservatory is approx 6 years old. Its an Ultra Frame Georgian Classic ( I Think ). It Leaks under the Final and has done so for a couple of years. The water gathers in the Inner Fianl Radius . I brought this to the Installers attention whilst the Conservatory was under Warranty, but other...

Need some advice Pls. I've ordered a UPVC door to replace an old rotten wooden door in the back of my Garage which I intend to fit myself. I consider myself to be a fairly competent DIYer ( never mind what the Missus says). The door is set in a single skin Block opening. When I measured I...

I've Just replaced my Garage roof. The hot water pipes for the HWC previously came up through the roof and passed through the gable end of the house. They were covered in by metal cowling that was fitted into a chase in the Gable end.. As you can see in the attached Pic I am left with the final...

I've got approx 30ft of wall right outside the Patio door that was put up a lot of years ago. The wall was scratched as shown in the Photos. I know theres a real skill involved with rough casting a wall but I want to have a go anyway .Could somebody help me with the following questions 1 Will it...

Hello I'm capping over my Facias on an extension. The roof is concrete tiles over a OSB sarking. The gutter has a total of approx 15m run around the extension before the down pipe so by the time it gets to the Downpipe its going to be a good bit below the tile line Its been this way for 10...

At present the 2 pipes that run from my Oil boiler in garage 9(Garage attached to end of house ) to the Hot water cistern run up through the roof and then through the end of the house wall. This is giving me leaks where the pipes pass through the Steel roofing. I want to run the pipes through...

I have one of these downflow fans in my Bathroom. Its been in place for just over 2 years, but for some reason the Fan on the Motor keeps loosing blades. The blades are not coming into contact with anything and spinning free. I've just taken the cover off again to find 3 more blades have become...

My oil Boiler is in the adjoined Garage at gable end of house. Its a 1 and half story detached house. The indirect /vented HWC is on upstairs floor in airing Cupboard. The garage is corrugated box section steel roof which I will be replacing in the spring. The pipes for the HWC run from the...

I Have a 2012 Mondeo 2.0 Titanium TDCI BA7 Estate. It the Duratorq engine. Just wondering if a new EGR is fitted, does the ECU have to be set up for the new unit. If so, is there a way of doing this without a scanner. I know that when I fitted a new battery it was fog light switch 5 times and...

I wish to replace the old GGL 606 ( early 90's Vintage ) velux windows in our bedroom. They are fitted to the 45 degree pitch roof with Marley Ludlow interlocking Tiles. I want to fit Polyurethane coated SK06 units that are triple glazed for Rain noise reduction. Contemplating doing this myself...

I've Oil central heating. My tank is a plastic 1200 ltr ( semi circular type . Titan I think ) feeding a Firebird Popular 90 in the Garage The tanks the same age as the house I guess. 25 years. I have not been getting any problems at all, but just took an inclination last week to buy some water...

Wonder If I can get some help. This is my master socket sited on a coat, shoe cupboard ( right under Consumer unit ) as we enter the house. When we bought the house there was a Tel Extension socket in a good few rooms. These have been blanked off as we decorated the house. As you can see on one...

Not sure if I should be posting in Computing forum or here. I have to run a Cat5e data cable from my router to Dinning room extension. Part of the run would be through a pantry cupboard from floor through ceiling ( about 2.4m height ) alongside a 2.5mm T&E Radial that only feeds the upstairs...