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I wonder if the following timer might be suitable for controlling lights. Thanks http://www.amazon.co.uk/Timeguard-NTT07-Slimline-Electronic-Timeswitch/dp/B00D1RBPLM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389461515&sr=8-1&keywords=Ntt07

Many thanks to everybody for the info - I think I will use the hardwired timer in the garage - just need to find a timer that will work with lower energy light bulbs. Thanks again

I want to install two half lanterns on the front of my house which will come on and off with a timer. I already have a dedicated outside light feed from the distribution board with a 6am fuse. I am wondering if it is ok to (1) Connect the 6A feed to standard single socket in the garage next to...

Hi, would really appreciate some advice from those in the know please. We have J&S Warm Air Unit with Eljan water heater and a prismatic water cylinder. A few weeks ago we had the heat exchanger in the Eljan changed as the original one had broken. This is all working and the water is heating...

Many thanks for the info I should add that this price is for a modern two bedroom house with 7 fuses

Hi, Thank you for the information. You say that they will require a dual RCD unit rather than a single RCD unit. I think I have a single RCD across everything - do you need two RCD's now.

My parents have just been quoted £575 to replace their old fuse box with a new consumer unit with switch fuses and an RCD across all circuits. The electrician is fully qualified and says that the price includes testing of all existing wiring, installation and connection of the new box/switch...

Thank you for the info - it is ok to use hardboard rather than ply - I was wondering whether this would be sturdy enough?

Hi, just looking to replace bathroom carpet with vinyl but currently have floor boards. I am planning on boarding over the floor boards with thin ply wood (3mm) and then laying the vinyl on top of this. I was just wondering whether it is normal to just cut around the toilet and sink or whether...

Hi, yes it is a loose jacket. I understand these are pretty 'low tech' nowdays but it works fine providing hot water day on day with no problems for the past 14 years - the problem is that we have a very small airing cupboard and will struggle to install anything much larger. Just trying to...

Hi, I wonder if I could trouble people for a little advice. We are looking to change our bathroom and are trying to work out whether we will have enough hot water to fill the proposed new bath. We have an old primatic water cylinder with a jacket which measures about 40" h x 18" wide but...

NigeF - I am the customer and am just trying to find out a rough cost before I rip all the woodwork out of the bathroom - the info from yourself and everybody else is most useful. I think we are going to have to uncover the pipework to see exactly what we have there. Many thanks to everyone.

Hi, we currently have a 70's style bathroom with the sink under the window and toilet on the main wall. We are looking to replace the suite and wondered whether we should swap the sink and toilet around. The waste pipes run back to the main rising soil pipe in the corner of the room and we would...

Do you mean the underlay or the laminate flooring - it seems to suggest in the brochure that this make of laminte flooring is ok in bathrooms?

Hi, just considering laminate flooring (TileLoc) for the bathroom floor and wondered how best to prepare the floor. We are loooking at 3mm underlay board with the wooden laminate boards on the top. Just wondered if we need to cover the floor boards first or whether it is ok to lay the underlay...

Hi, we are just considering replacing warm air heating and are wondering how best to patch up the holes that will be left in the upstairs ceilings when the vents are removed. Is it possible to patch in some new plasterboard and artex this to match the rest of the ceiling (usual ceiling bobble...

Thank you for the info - it is not a new build and we want the fan switched with a pull cord. The electrician has proposed a small vent above bath running across to fan about 6ft away in loft and then duct running UP to vent in the outer wall so I think this will need to be insulated as you...

Hi, would really appreciate some advice on bathroom extraction. We have a small bathroom (10ft x 8ft) with a shower over the bath. The shower produces a lot of condensation on the two outside cold walls and we have had an electrician in to quote for fitting an extractor fan. He has quoted to...