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Hi all! I'm planning a mini project that uses decking boards (although I'm not laying a deck with them). I ordered some Siberian Larch boards, Grade A. The supplier has been a bit of a disaster - wrong lengths, widths, damaged boards first time round. Then sent another batch. I was just hoping...

Haha, I mean, I'm almost 40 and my dad showed me how to change a plug 20 years ago. Problem is I don't think I've done it in the last 15 years!

Sounds simple enough, thanks!

Thanks @Tigercubrider and @sparkwright The lamp arrives tomorrow (it's an ex-display), but from my knowledge of similar Italian lamps, it'll be a standard 13A plug, not a wall wart power supply. If relevant, they are able to take both LED and halogen e27 bulbs. I'll be using LED given that's...

Thanks everyone for comments and suggestions, very helpful!

Thanks, Ericmark. Appreciate the risk of plugging other 13A stuff into outlet, but in reality not a big risk - it's just me in the flat and I'd never need to plug anything else in that socket anyway. If I were to follow that route, would I leave the existing 13A fuse in the lamp plug, or...

Thank you. I was just under the impression that a lighting circuit would already be protected by a 5A or 6A fuse. For my own understanding, any reason why Option 2 wouldn't work?

Thanks, Sureitsoff. Bearing in mind I have no electrical knowledge, but everything I've read suggests there's no need for a fuse if I'm plugging directly into the lighting circuit? By coincidence, I'd already looked at that screwfix plug. Despite it being labelled as fused, it is not.

Hello all, scouring the internet for answers, but just can't seem to find anything! Imagine it's very simple, but any info would be appreciated. I did a refurb of my flat a couple of years ago, including full re-wire. I'd requested a couple of 5A round pin sockets so I could connect lamps...

Thank you, Opps, that's actually very reassuring. And yes, as you and Notch7 both note, it's more scuffs than scratches and chips. The cabinet's now in place, and I have the advantage of no kids running around so it should be fine to sit there for a couple more months to cure without additional...

Thanks, Notch7, appreciate the response. I've checked with the spray-painters if that's the exact finish they used and see what they say. But to answer your question, yes, it seems to mark/scratch quite easily. I have lacquered kitchen doors from a Germany company, and they seem much, much more...

Hello all! I had some replacement MDF doors made for me for a sideboard refurbishment. They seem to have come to a nice finish, in a dark green paint. The MDF was sanded & primed first. The company used a polyurethane/oil-based paint (Sayerlack, I believe) in a satin (20% gloss) finish. I...

@Alec_t - that's good to know. Thanks! Once I've managed to get it done, I'll report back here to let people know if there's been a noticeable improvement. A bit niche, but who knows, it might help someone else.

@ericmark - technically, yes, it's possible, but a bit of a faff and then becomes a cost issue as well (creating new hole in external wall etc). Re mould - I keep the fan running a decent length of time after finishing showering, so in the 18 months since installing with the 250 power fan, no...

Thanks @bernardgreen and @ericmark , very helpful on both counts. Seems like the pressure build-up may be contributing to the issue. So if i replace the existing flat ducting with the 100mm round, and leave the door open a crack to let some additional in to be recirculated, that should get me to...

Thanks, @bernardgreen - but, for my understanding, how does that 50% greater internal internal area available for extraction translate into real world results? i.e., all other things being equal, what % improvement in extraction rate can I expect? Eg per the TLC stats in the link below, using...

Thanks, Reds42. Good point re getting air into the room, frankly hadn't really thought of that - was focused on keeping the bathroom door shut so as to not let the moist air escape into the bedroom. There's a bit of a gap under the door, but not huge.

Hi all, I'm getting different answers when speaking to ducting suppliers and looking online, so thought I'd check here. I have a "blind" bathroom w/ shower. I'm using a pretty powerful inline fan (TD Silent 350). The run to the outside is long (about 5m), and the builders installed low...

Great, thank you both. Guess I'll just have to hope that the wood inside doesn't continue to rot/seep into the wall. Appreciate the suggestions.

@ronniecabers - thanks for that, super helpful! Clearly not as simple as I'd hoped. To answer - no, the cill is not pvc, it's concrete (I assume). It wouldn't surprise me that the previous job was done shoddily - the previous owners rented it out, so probably weren't that watchful, and the...