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My builder installed underfloor heating several months ago but did not connect to electric supply. It looks pretty simple so I decided to do it myself. Prior to connecting, I tested the heating mat which gave me a reading of approx. 30 ohms. (approx. 20 square meters). I have a fused...

Hi I need some advice on a new build approaching 1st fix stage. I want 4 zone underfloor heating plus 2 zones for radiaters and a pressurised hot water cylinder. My question is can an underfloor heating manifold also be used to supply the two additional radiater zones or even the cylinder...

I have a building company doing a number of jobs in my house. Having repointed all the brickwork outside, I wanted a rendered plinth up to DPC level as the bricks below this level looked pretty tatty. I told the builder he would need to dig up the driveway as it had built up in layers over the...

I have a building company doing a number of jobs in my house. Having repointed all the brickwork outside, I wanted a rendered plinth up to DPC level as the bricks below this level looked pretty tatty. I told the builder he would need to dig up the driveway as it had built up in layers over the...

Could I have some electrical advice please? I have a flying shelf above the basin in my bathroom bridging two wall cupboards approx. 1.2meters above the basin which I understand makes it zone 3. I would like to add a couple of low voltage spotlights...

AVG good for PC's Macs are better :D Is your scanner locally attached to your PC or networked? Ian

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, wasn't sure where to post. My bathroom fitter has left a thin film of clear silicon sealer on a laminate bath panel (top edge between panel and bath). the thinnest parts rub off easily, but in places it is thicker and it is more stubborn. Is there a way...

I have a similar question. Currently I have a sky+ box and a sky HD box both running off a single dish supplied by sky about 4 years ago. I would now like to put a freesat twin tuner recorder in my kitchen. Can I run two extra cables from my dish or do I need an extra dish? Cheers

I have used Roku Soundbridge and slim server. I now use a mac mini directly connected to my AV system and apple TV in the kitchen. Both brilliant and you can get music to synchronise in differtent rooms. iPhone, ipod and ipad all have the "remote" app which lets you browse your music...

The brackets do have different standoffs but it was already using the shorter ones.

I've recently had a bedroom completely dry-lined as the old lath and plaster was in a bad way. This involved fixing new plasterboard over the top and screwed to the studs. Now that I want to re-hang the radiator, I have realised the valves are too close to the wall as it is now some 12-15mm...

Does anyone know where I can get doors made to my own design without costing an arm and a leg? I need a pair of internal doors in softwood to suit Art Nouveau stained glass. I have seen nothing commercially available but I have an idea of what I want and could make a scale drawing. Thanks...

Most of my house has been professionally rewired in the past 18 months, the only exception being lighting in two ground floor rooms. Some of the old wire has been disconnected but left in place (for example where a light switch is no longer required). Not a problem in itself, but the exposed...

Hi I havem just fitted a Jollyfill cistern filler valve which came with a concealed toilet cistern. All works OK but makes a horrible noise when the cistern is nearly full. It sounds like a bicycle with really squeaky brakes. Any ideas? Cheers

I have a basin mixer tap with flexible tap connector hoses which terminate in tap connector fittings (threaded cap with rubber washer). Is it OK to remove the compression ring from one side of a service valve and screw the tap connector on in its place? Cheers

Bosch GST 2000 or GST120, both around £89 on ebay. No good? Alternatives?

What I dont get is how to drill straight down, surely with the drill as close to the wall as possible, at best I will be drilling at an angle into the wall. This would be OK (as mentioned) if passing the cable from the adjacent room, but not when it is an outside wall.

Can anyone advise me how to get cables from under the floor boards to go behind the skirting board to a wall socket just above the skirting board? My electrician seemed to have no problem doing this with mains cable, but I now want to do the same with CAT5 cables. Many thanks

I am ready to progress beyond the cheap n cheerful Black & Decker that I have been using for years. I will have plenty of use for a quality tool as I refurb quite a big house over the next few years. Can anyone make a reccomendation? I borrowed a professional Bosch model from a friend once to...

I bought mine a few months ago and used it for a fully tiled shower room including porcelain floor tiles. I found the quality and accuracy of the cut was good on ceramic and porcelain. I think it is ideal for a DIY'r with the occaisional project. Plus points - Cheap, can cut 400mm tiles...