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Hello, I am planning to have a Stovax woodburner, sitting on an 1800mm wide x 465mm deep x 350mm high steel bench. It will sit on an engineered hardwood floor which will be laid on (glued to) a cement screed. I am considering having a large (1950mm wide x 800mm deep x 30mm thick) slate hearth...

Hello, I have 150sq.m of liquid screed floor (70mm thick, poured about 3 months ago, laitance removed) with liquid UFH (first switched on - low heat - yesterday!), and I'm planning to install an engineered hardwood floor over it. I've had a couple of conflicting opinions from fitters: Fitter 1...

Hello, I'm in the process of getting a new electrical supply from UK Power Networks for my 4-bed, ~200sq.m barn conversion (not started yet!) and they're asking for a kVA rating. I'm planning to use an air source heat pump (maybe 12kW - 16kW output) and probably also one car charging point...

Hello, I have (after hours of 'persuasion', and trying every trick on the internet - smacking it with a hammer did the job in the end!) managed to free my bath's pop-up waste. It's the type that's operated by turning the overflow knob. I'm now reluctant to put it back in, in case it gets stuck...

Hello, I've recently bought a house that was build about a year ago. It has underfloor heating (wet type, running off an air-source heat pump). The other day I noticed the low-level underfloor vents had water around them, as you can see in these photos. 20190101_141831 by hellopaul2 posted 9 Jan...

Hello, Long story short: I am about to complete the purchase of a 3-storey house with underfloor heating (wet type). I'm currently trying to delay completion (due to complete tomorrow - Wednesday) because I suspect the builders (it's a new build) have put in standard underlay, not one suitable...

Hello, I am in the process of refurbishing the first of many metal windows in my house. I'm using this first one as a kind of experiment to find the best way of going about it. So far I've: Removed the casement/opener. Had it dipped to remove the paint. Primed it with Rustoleum 1085 Hard Hat...

Hello, I have some lovely 100+ year-old iron railings outside my house, on the boundary between my garden and the footpath, like this: P7110525 by hellopaul2 posted 11 Jul 2018 at 11:36 AM P7110519 by hellopaul2 posted 11 Jul 2018 at 11:36 AM The paint is horribly flaking and they are fairly...

Hello, I have an internal timber door that has dropped by a few mm, presumably due to the hinges getting worn over the years. Here are a couple of photos; the first one shows the hinge in its usual, dropped position... IMG_20171216_114440 by hellopaul2 posted 17 Dec 2017 at 7:47 PM ...and this...

Hello, I recently had to adjust a tee in a compression joint; the pipe teeing off the straight pipe was angled too far up, so I slightly loosened the two nuts (by about a quarter turn), re-angled the whole thing, then tightened the nuts again. Then a very slow drip started from both the...

Hello. I recently replaced a light that was being very unreliable; it would only occasionally work at all, and sometimes I'd have to wobble the bulb a little to make it work. Anyway, I now have the light down, and I disassembled then reassembled it to make site all the connections were good...

Hello, I have a plinth heater (similar to this: https://www.plumbnation.co.uk/site/smith-s-space-saver-ss5-fan-convector---kitchen-plinth-heater/) in my kitchen, connected to my central heating water. It does not work, and I want to remove it to check if there's a blockage. The fan runs OK, but...

Hello, I was hoping someone would have a recommendation where I could buy a plastic, 300mm diameter Osma (or compatible) 3-screw round inspection cover (some idiot managed to MELT one in my garden and I need to replace it). But I've found plenty of larger ones, or places selling the whole...

Hello. I am in the process of replacing some of the wiring in my Samsung BF3ON3T11 oven. I thought it'd be very straightforward - note where everything goes, unplug each old connector and plug in each new one. But I've failed at the second hurdle. I unplugged the first crimp connector OK, but...

Hello, This is my current setup: I have some exterior lights in my garden, which can be operated by a switch in the house or the garage. I want to add a light inside the garage, just a normal, one light, one way thing. Is there any way I can take a kind of spur from the existing two-way switch...

Hello, I need to replace the function selector switch for my Samsung oven. Where it's failed, it has also charred some of the insulation off one of the wires connected to it. So I'd like to insulate that section of cable. I have plenty of 'bog standard' insulating tape, but am worried that the...

Hello, I am in the process of converting a kitchen into a dining room. I'd like to add a wall light, approximately where the old, now unused, 30 amp cooker supply runs. I was hoping I could use the existing wiring for the light, and change the MCB in the consumer unit to a more suitable (5...

Hello, I've recently had a load of work done extending my house, including adding underfloor heating and I have some Sentinel X100 to chuck into the vented heating system. I've taken a look at the water in the system (hose on UFH manifold into bucket) and it's slightly grey with some small...

Hello, I have recently had an extension built with underfloor heating, which runs on the same circuit as my radiators. It all works perfectly and is nicely balanced, but it hasn't yet got any inhibitor in the system. I've seen various fungicide kinda things formulated for underfloor heating...

Hello, I have recently had a kitchen (the room) built, and am in the process of installing the units. Unfortunately, the wall where the brackets for two wall units will be hung contains wires exactly where the brackets need to be screwed on. Also unfortunately, it's a dot and dab wall, which is...