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I need a plug socket in an understairs cupboard, where at present there is just a wall light. I don't need the wall light, is it possible to just wire a plug socket in instead? I realise that this would then be on the lighting rather than the plug circuit, is that necessarily a problem? Thanks...

Thanks oilman. Actually the stones are all irregular sizes, and as a result there are some fairly large gaps, is this likely to present a problem?

I just spent the weekend removing the plaster from the interior of the rising-damp-afflicted stone wall of my house. I'm not intending to plaster over the stone, rather leave it in its natural state with a coating of whitewash, to match the rest of the room. However, I'm now faced with the task...

Thanks for both replies (and thanks for replying to my other question, Nige F). The soil pipe goes through the floor into the cellar (so I can access it without difficulty) and is plastic. Sounds like a pretty simple task!

I have an understairs cupboard which until yesterday contained a toilet. I removed the toilet in order to make space for a washing machine. Does an adapter exist that would allow me to drain the washing machine into the existing toilet soil pipe? I suppose I would also need a trap. I realise I...

I've got a damp cellar in my c.200 year old stone-built house - not a particular problem as I have no plans to use it for anything other than storing junk. However, one section of the ground floor wall seems to have rising damp. Most of the ground floor walls have no covering - the original...

Thanks for the replies. I hadn't considered the time it would take them to purchase the radiators. The quote is EUR 1800 inc. VAT, that's about GBP 1250. Luxembourg is a pretty expensive place, even compared to the UK. Of the EUR 1800, EUR 600 is the cost of the two radiators themselves, plus...

More details - it is a closed (pressurised) system with a combi boiler and will need to be drained. One radiator is 210cmx30cm, the other is 90cmx70cm. I have no idea how mmuch work is involved, which is why I want to check I am not being ripped off before I go ahead. Thanks!

I've just had a quote for installing 2 radiators. The quote includes 8 hours labour each for the installer and his assistant (i.e. it will take the two of them a working day). The pipework is already in place, as the radiators to be installed are replacing existing radiators, but I realise that...

I recently bought a house and the roof needs some attention. However, I don't know if it needs to be patched up a bit or fully retiled. As far as I can see it does not leak (I looked inside the attic). Thing is, the house is very tall so it's difficult to get up there and have a look. Are there...

Thanks kevplumb. Obviously once I have capped the pipes they will be full of air - will the heating work in such a situation? (Of course I realise I will need to bleed the remaining radiators as I refill the system, but the highest radiator will now be on the floor below the capped pipes).

I want to remove both radiators on the top (third) floor of my house. I have a closed (pressurised) heating system fired by a combi boiler, and I understand that I have to drain the system to do this. Given that the radiators in question are at the top of the house, and given the laws of...

I have recently moved into a 200 year old house with a damp cellar. Is it possible that the problem could simply be caused by someone bricking up the coal chute, which gave access to the outside and thus allowed air to circulate? If so could the problem be resolved by simply unbricking it?