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ahh - good shout, thank you. I hadn't realised the top rail was slanted. Just checked the neighbours side and the originals were. Have added lengths to the timber order now.

Hi all. I’ve done loads of general woodworking over the years and its usually turned out OK. But its always been quite agricultural (studding in houses, benches for garages, skirting boards that are later filled an painted) – so I’m just not very experienced at nicely-finished work. I have a...

Hi folks. When wiring, the biggest pain I have is removing the main outer insulation from flat and round cable (the grey or black or white outer that exposes the insulated L,N,E wires inside). while I have automatic strippers for the small inner wires, for the outers I’ve always used a Stanley...

Guys - thank you both very much. The bulbs that had been fitted in these holders were indeed LEDs: Could these have been the cause of the overheating? So both piece of advice are to delete the transformer all together and to wire a GU10 lamp holder straight into the junction box on the...

Hi folks. I’m looking for a pointer towards a lamp holder and (embarrassed to say) suitable replacement bulbs. My house is filled throughout with the same down lights: a steel recessed ring labelled “Emcolite GX5.3”. A bulb holder, ceramic labelled 25v 100w. with a small black connection box...

That’s really helpful, thank you. And just noted your location. Will drop you a message now.

Thanks guys, I’ll have a good look a time each of your suggestions. Just need to find a friendly fitter in Manchester now.

hello everyone. I’ve been running through the other threads and have been researching online for a new alarm system, but am drawing a blank. My house had a hardwired system installed during its construction in the 1990s but it has long since failed. It’s nothing fancy: one front door sensor...

Hi everyone. Just a quick question: I’ve just started fitting out my integrated garage workshop (I do quite a lot of metalwork) and am about to start getting quotations for a new electrical supply in there (dedicated mini consumer unit, sockets every 6-feet, etc). As the garage is my pride and...

Morning gents. Yes - thats correct. The pipework is definitely to on the left and cold on the right. The shower is also clearly marked. I'm 100% sure that the correct connections have been made. Yes it does - the hot water comes from below the bath, though there is an open head tank in the...

Hi folks, I was given a fancy shower by a friend who had changed his bathroom (i.e second hand). I wouldn't normally do this but its a beautiful bit of kit (and very, very expensive new). Spares availability from the manufacturer is very good, and my new bathroom has been fitted for it. Hot...

That is incredibly helpful - thank you very much!

Hi folks. I've just completed my first move on the property ladder - I took a 1907 mid-terrace back to brick and refitted it. I'm about to start my next one - an identical house on the same street. I did all the work myself on the first but on the next one I want the standard to be much higher...

Hi - there would be a gap under the front door. Need some sort of threshold or doorbar (current one had a collapsible rubber strip underneath)

quick one folks. I'm tiling my hallway and my porch in the same tiles. The floors are the same level. The connecting door is a heavy timber front door (not UPVC). The existing heavy duty doorbar/seal is screwed to the timber floor. See attached photo - NB the old tiles shown in the porch...

Some lovely work there! Definitely going with Lee's tiles. The house is being done on an incredibly tight budget so it's a balance between price and style - they tick both boxes.

Lee! You star. £25.20/m2?! Perfect I'll have it. Should I order via yourself or just off the website. Any chance you could let me know if 6mm No More Ply over the existing floor plus flexible adhesive is the right way to lay them? Thanks you.

I think that these are the right ones… "Unglazed Quarry Tiles" and this seems to be the cheapest I can find too: Black quarry tiles @70p each (£30.81/m2) from Tiles Direct in Leeds Red quarry tiles @34p each (£14.98/m2) from Tiles Direct in Leeds They don't do a black edging strip, but I could...

Hello folks. I'm doing up a victorian terrace. Its my first home and budget is a touch-tight. One of my last jobs is to do the hallway and porch floor - its half tongue and groove, half chipboard - this is it: I'd like to tile it - so the plan is to use 6mm HardieBacker (well… 'No More Ply'...

Thanks very much vin. Bought the cement substrate adhesive you reccomended and tiled it all yesterday - went well with good adhesion.