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Good shout - I'll ask the owner if there are any spare boards lying around. Long shot but always worth asking The recessed doormat seems like a good idea, actually. Just did a google search and there are some impressive solutions that look very neat indeed. I'll post some pics up when I...

Hello all - Been a while : ) I've just agreed purchase of a new house which has some beautiful solid oak flooring all through the downstairs. The floor does have a lot of 'character' as its been home to a family of four for the last 14 years and to be honest I quite like the superficial wear...

It's plasterboard - my nana could punch a hole in it ;0)

I never asked about that as I was just going to run the sky HD 'shotgun' cable under the carpet on the outside of the room - thats no biggie as it doesn't have that far to travel. I don't use the arial (Does anyone these days?) Do you think I would be better off asking him to run this for me...

Just had a sparky come and look at this job today. He quoted a reasonable price and also got him to quote on running some protected electrics to my shed for me whilst he was there :) He has stated that he can run a cable from the fuse box, trunk the cable and punch it through the toilet...

This is encouraging. Yes, it's actually a downstairs toilet that is directly under the stairs. I could actually live with the socket being closer to the toilet - behind the door even.

Hi guys, You've been a big help to me before on this forum, so I thought I'd come again in my hour of need. My house has just recovered from a flood and we're busy decorating - at the eleventh hour I'd like to make some changes and site the TV on a wall on the opposite side of the room...

Thanks for that, John. I followed your suggestion and the gap is now history. I reckon it may have been a source of draft in the winter also :shock: Yes, the flood has been a nightmare (Leaky downstairs toilet that was dribbling for around 2 weeks solid) I'm now just waiting on...

Hi guys, Not posted on here for a while. Just got back off holiday the other day and found my house flooded (a whole other sorry saga) When the insurance people took the carpets up, I found a gap between the front door frame and the floor (Missing concrete - see pics) This is a...

Good point and thanks for posting. Anyone else got any opinion on this?

Yes they go through the wall - probably onto the other side.

Would that be safe to do? :?

Thanks for the reply (and the other guys who have responded) I'll try to get another photo a bit later on. Cheers again

The metal strap is sitting on top of the plank (Noggin) and the whole thing is nailed onto the joists. Worrying thing is that one side is only secured down by 2 nails!! :shock: Before I go any further, should I put some more screws through the strap>Noggin onto the joist to secure...

Hi there folks :) I'm hoping a builder can chime in here with some advice. I've just been up into my loft with a view to putting some boards down for storage and found there's a plank nailed over the joists on either side of the house coming off the wall with some steel/iron bar nailed to...

http://www.byretech.com/acatalog/Bath-Seal-Ultra10-kit-rectangular.html I fitted one of these about a year ago and its still going strong. Very tidy job. Its a bit expensive but worth it when you consider that all you have to do is score the beading, snap it off fit it into place and pop the...

I've been called worse mate :D

:) Thanks again for your help and thanks to bernardgreen for diagramming my photo :D You've both been more than helpful. Cheers and have a great weekend

Thanks for the quick responses guys Yes, I think it does have pulse override - I've just read the manual and it says the following: "By turning the wall switch off and then on with 2 seconds, the lantern will remain on - the motion sensor can be reset back to Automatic Operation by...

Guys, Wondering if someone can help here. Just bought a new outside PIR light as the old one was getting a bit grubby. I've cracked the casing on the old wall light (See pic of the old light and connections) and the wiring is confusing me. There are four wires coming out of the wall and...