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Cheers for the answers. It also means I've a bit more time before the plasterer arrives. G

Apologies if this has been covered before - did a small search but not as thorough as I usually do. Hi, I’m about to have my living room totally re-plastered. I also need to have a total re-wire at some point in the future. I’ll be getting a mate in to do that – he’s currently doing an...

Many thanks for the answer. I did see ‘Cuprinol Green’ on Cuprinol’s web-site but the instructions it gave were “For wood not in constant contact with the ground”. However, if it’ll do the job – that’s the one for me. Wickes also do their own version – but not in green. Regarding greenness –...

You see plenty of rotten posts in concrete – as well as plenty of good ones. The rotten ones have generally been put in place and then left – probably with a concave top to the concrete so that water pools against the post. A fence that was put up at my childhood home over 30 years ago is still...

I am currently creating a ‘Stockade’ type fence at the bottom of my garden. It’s a joint venture between myself and one of the back-to-back neighbours (our boundary wall was in a dangerous state so we’ve agreed to replace it). Where possible, I’ll be sinking posts into holes in the ground...

OK, this is a stupid question. If you have a dimmer switch regulating say a 100W bulb and the dimmer switch is adjusted so that the light is dimmed, will the amount of energy consumed be less than a simple on/off switch where the 100W bulb is powered fully? Does that make sense? Secondly, the...

I’m assuming that this is not an April fool. I have looked into rainwater harvesting myself but on a much smaller scale. The size of the tank I have calculated would be 3,500 litres. If I did go ahead with the idea, it would cost about £2,500 supply only for a tank, pump, filters, vermin...

Wonder if you could put my mind at rest. I occasionally contribute to another forum dedicated to a particular make of car. One of the members of that forum mentioned that his halogen downlighters were blowing wired fuses when ever a bulb blew. Here is a link to that topic (moderator – hope...

This is an ‘out of interest’ question. I’ve just bought some 11W (60W) lightbulbs from General Electric. There’s a puzzling statement on the box though. It says: Do not use: 1. For photo cell circuits 2. Timer 3. Dimmer switches I understand why you can’t use on dimmer switches (I...

Just about to purchase a radiator from Screwfix. It’s a double panel (convector I think) with side and top grills. The radiator is going to be fitted in a conservatory with 15” dwarf walls so the actual rad size is 300mm * 1400mm with an output of about 4,700 btu’s and is priced at £69...

How about a bucket with some Rennie in it?

Thanks for the replies. I checked last night and my boiler is a Glow-worm ultimate. There are installation instructions available on the net which mention about where to place the pump in relation to the feed and expansion pipes (seem to remember that they need to be close coupled and a...

If what wearelands is saying is right, the boiler will be constantly firing to heat the hot water. I'm assuming a Potterton Puma 80 is a combi. If it is a combi, I'd still check that the Filling loop (silver braided pipe about a foot long usually under the boiler) hasn't been left open. If it...

What sort of boiler is it? Is it a sealed system? Is there a chance that on topping up the system, the plumber has left the fill up loop 'open' and the leak in the garage is the blow-off pipe? Just a thought? G

Apologies if this has been covered before, I have looked but couldn’t find anything. The existing central heating system in our house leaves a lot to be desired. Pumped central heating and gravity domestic hot water. The problem with the hot water is that the cylinder is about 12 foot away...

Don't really know what you're after but a good website that sells stuff is www.screwfix.com. That might give you an idea. HTH G

Something like the original question was tackled in one of the Grand Designs programs a few years back. It was a 'house', I think in Edinburgh. Put a hipped roof on using steel girders then created the hip with steel. Can't remember much more than that but there may be something on the Channel 4...

Sussed it - it stands for Kilowatt peak. G

Anyone answer these questions – they’re to do with solar power. What does the measurement kWp stand for with regards to solar panels? Second question. Solar panels always seem to be black – presumably because black is a good absorber of light (or something like that). Our roof along with...

I think you may be on the wrong forum - should you not be under plumbing? Back to the question though, not sure of the depth but I would ensure that you use 'wrapped' pipe such as Kuterlex copper. Failing that, feed the 22mm through 28mm pipe or waste pipe. I believe that concrete is fairly...