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That is exactly the wire! How do I know the builders have connected it to a transformer and not directly from the consumer unit?

Sorry I was not clear - I installed a friedland wireless doorbell and wireless chime 3 years ago as it seemed like the best solution at the time. The wires I mentioned in my initial post was installed by the builders in readiness a wired chime and doorbell however I chose the wireless route in...

I want to replace my wireless doorbell and chime system and not sure how to go about it.... I have located the existing location of the chime unit and it has two set of two wires - 1. 2 Wires that come from the (I assume) the consumer unit that are meant to go into the chime 2. 2 wires that...

Just opened up the thermostat housing and it also has 2 wires as well. It doesn't look like there is enough of the wire to install on the receiver which would be 30cm away though...

Just double checked - There are 2 grey wires that are at the back of the boiler that go into the power socket of the boiler. Another white cable that goes from the circuit board of the boiler to the power socket as well. Last white cable that goes from the thermostat to the boiler circuit board

Apologies if this question has been asked multiple times previously. I have searched this forum and google for any guides for my specific boiler/setup however was unsuccessful... So yesterday I received 2 X Hive2 united. One for my parents house and one for mine. My parents boiler was a...

I am looking for a London construction company that are reputable, provides a guarantee and do not sub-contract any of the services. We require a - Loft Conversion Basement Tanking Repair/Replace Kitchen Flooring and sewer pipes In 2013 I had my whole house renovated but unfortunately the...

Rats would probably eat through that?

I have started the poison and hopefuly it should do the trick. In terms of the hole, how and what djd you use to seal it?

I have just come across what looks like a rat hole/tunnel under my rear extension. I only have about an inch gap between the wall and decking to see the hole. What would be the easiest way to fill the hole with concrete? Never really used concrete before so any suggestions on what I need to...

Thanks for the advise. Shall I continue to sand it down or is it ready to paint?

I have discovered, buried under the existing paving on my front pathway, the original Victorian steel coal chute for the property. It has a lot of rush and it seems the designs/text is either damaged or not restore-able? I have used a wire brush to get rid of a lot of the rust to bring it back...

We had our garden landscaped in November 2015 and we had artificial grass replaced our lawn. Since the installation, apart from a few days in a row, it has been raining pretty much every day. It rained immediately after the install and was very windy and as a consequence the kilndried sand was...

Sorry, should have mentioned they are reclaimed London stock bricks...

Thank you for your response. What would be the correct way? The brick layer is coming again next week to collect some tools he left behind, what should I be advising him?

We have just had a new wall built with reclaimed bricks however it seems that many of the bricks have some cracks. Some wider and deeper than others as per attachments. Is this normal? The brick layer assured me that it would be no problem and that is the nature of reclaimed bricks?

Thank you for your reply. I bought a new stiff bristle broom yesterday and attempted to broom the clumps but had no success... I had a little more success by using my handing and rubbing the sand around though. ...

Yesterday I had artificial grass installed in my back garden and it all looked perfect (apart from the grass being flattened due to it being rolled for a number of weeks prior to delivery). Over night it rained quite a bit and was windy and today I have noticed a few patches of sand in lumps...

Due to the houses age the pathway is slightly angled and as we will require wheelchair access, we have sloped the pathway - could these 2 factors cause any issues? How should we go about tilling in between the pillars? In-fill? We was hoping to have a border and replicate the original...

Thanks for the response. I spoke to the landscapers this morning and they advised as they had used rapid set concrete and applied it prior to the cold snap arriving, it should be completely fine (there was a peirod of 8hrs from when they set the concrete base and the cold snap arriving). With...