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Hi all. Just wanting some advice please. Would it be possible to move my consumer unit slightly from where it is now,to where the red box is drawn? i plan on putting the new oven into this cupboard,but the consumer unit is in the way by approx 20mm! Thanks.

Happy new year all. we have a loft converted to a bedroom and have 8 gu10 spotlight fixtures in there. There is a dimmer switch at top of the stairs and a standard switch at the bottom of stairs. I tried fitting led bulbs into them but they just flickered so i replaced those with gu10 20w...

Hi all. I have an old (probs 1950s) outside tap which is located in an old washhouse. The problem is that it started leaking badly months ago and i managed to close it off with a make shift pipe and valve,but that is now close to exploding!!! The mains cut off tap is siezed solid and cannot be...

Hi everyone. I have an outside wash house that has a blue plastic pipe coming from under the floor and has a really old tap attatched. The tap has been slowly dripping for ages but recently it has became more of a slow flow which i cannot stop by turning the tap off. I have tried isolating...

hi all. my old central heating programmer has gone bust! The back light still works but digits dont display and it wont light up or function so now have no heating!! The programmer in question is the potterton ep2001 and im looking to get a relacment that will fit the existing back plate which...

Hi all. I am in the process of laying a decking area of 5.5m x3.6m and have all the joists and framework set out and level. However, after fitting it square with my conservatory I've noticed that my neighbours fence (which the deck is going up against) is not square and it has left a gap of...

having just installed my wood stove i am now getting around to decorating the fireplace area, i need to find some black high temp masonry paint to paint the brick work around the stove but im struggling! would stove paint work?? anyone have any suggestions sorry if this is in the...

so.... im putting a wood stove in my fireplace and i was planning on tiling the inset, but my wife has other plans.. she wants the bricks left exposed but they really are not in great visual condition. is there anything that will stand the heat and seal/glaze the bricks to make them more...

following on from a few other questions in the tiling section, i have now decided to just board around the inside of the existing fire inset where my wood stove will be. just wondered if this stuff will do the job if i just screw it onto the brick work and then paint with high temp paint...

i will be laying ceramic tiles around my wood stove and hearth after crimbo and need to know what adhesive to use. can someone point me in the right direction please, many thanks in advance

Hi all Not sure if this is in the correct section but it's my first post. I'm getting a wood burning stove fitted but I'm doing all the prep work first. The old gas fire and back boiler has been removed and the brick work has been took back to leave the old square fireplace. Now..... I...