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Thanks for the suggestion. But definitely not, unless I knock down one of the neighbours houses to gain access, but I expect they may object to that :)

I have a smallish rear garden ~9m/9m which is significantly below the ground floor of the house (slope from front to back of property). Due to other building developments around my property I've managed to get planning permission to deck the entire rear garden to my properties ground floor...

Do you mean the ABS Avocet MK3 locks? They are anti snap/bump so it makes it less imperative the lock sits flush at the front. However, I'd still try and achieve that as an attacker won't necessarily know that and may see a protruding cylinder as worth a try to snap. The result being the...

Some more reading and I've found the answer to question 1 & 4. It is cylinder protection and its called a cylinder guard. Not sure about questions 2 & 3 though: 2) Do I need it (I have an anti snap lock and PAS24 handle) 3) Is there any need to worry that when opening the key keeps spinning...

Turns out it wasn't as simple as I thought :( I ordered the Hoppe Atlanta PAS24 handle with 215mm screw centres. Unfortunately the bottom screw is a two part arrangement: http://www.randrsecurity.com/image/cache/data/products/upvc/Upvc%20Handles/Accessories/L23966qb-700x700.jpg The fat...

Thanks for the link, the D269 will fit (I only need the bottom screw to be a couple of mm lower). Its a Hoppe handle and I noticed they do the Tokyo in that size aswell so think I might go for that...

I have a composite front door with a Multipoint locking system. My builders managed to break the door handle that came with it and replaced it with another handle. Unfortunately they couldn't get the bottom screw in, but got the middle and top screws in. So it worked, but was slightly loose...

Factoring in the K501 requires two coats, it appears the Storm Dry cream works out very similar in price. Surveying the damage to the inside of the wall (lots of patches that will need sanding, filling and a few coats of undercoat/paint) I'm leaning towards not risking leaving it. I think i'll...

Emailed Promain and got a call back from a nice guy who was happy to discuss with me. Have sent pictures over to get further feedback and quote to use someone they recommend. He recommended it was best just to do affected wall and see if the product helps, rather then do whole house. Which...

Thanks for the advice. Been reading and canvassing opinion since posting this. As you say others have reported damp issues when they've never had any before, so perhaps I should just chalk it down to a bad year. WRT repellants/sealants, the best advice appears to be do not use a sealant as it...

The several deluges we've had since Christmas have played havoc with one of my walls which takes the most weathering. I've attached a picture of the wall and an example of the damp finding its way inside. But below are some brief details: Construction: Old/London Yellow stock bricks & some...

Thanks guys, just wanted to check my plan was reasonably sound before I called an electrician out. Terrible seing that shake of the head and knowing your plan is about to be torn up :/

As per title I'm considering installing (or rather having an electrician install) a bathroom socket (shaver socket). I refurbished the entire house but ran into trouble with the builder near the end, so this is one of the "minor" things which didn't get done. The problem is I have an electric...

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm stuck with the Kidde's now :( I'll file it away for the future.