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Yes temporary. A plank sounds like a good idea, I have half a gravel board somewhere...

Can you disable DHCP on the Google WiFi? That should prevent the double NAT.

No the camera is to cover the drive, gate, where the skip will go etc. insurance company told me I'm at a higher risk of burglary during work due to the big hole in the house. Makes sense!

Not enough space on fascia

Is this on the stairs? You often get something called a borrowed neutral where the neutral is taken from two circuits.

Hi I have some construction work starting soon. It's a bungalow with a flat roof bay. The front of the house is busy with guttering, lighting etc and I've identified the best mounting points for a dome CCTV camera as either: 1. On the bottom row of concrete roof tiles 2. On the lead flat roof...

Surely it's better and quicker to remove the screw and put in one of the correct length? Otherwise agree with an angle grinder, if it's fencing not cabinetry then no one will notice a small gouge.

To detect where the pipe is you can hire and cat and Genny. You clip the Genny to the pipe and it makes the pipe emit RF. You then swing the cat back and forth and it beeps when over the pipe.

Practically speaking you could change the elbow coming out of the wall for a Tee and then connect the rainwater into the top of it. Regs wise, I believe that even in a combined system the rainwater and soil should be separate until they reach the sewer. Otherwise if there is heavy rain or leaf...

If you want screw connectors try these: https://www.screwfix.com/p/debox-24a-in-line-junction-box-50-x-102-x-28-5mm-white/8692h

I use these: https://www.screwfix.com/p/debox-16a-2sl-in-line-junction-box-50-x-29-x-97mm-white/9858R?tc=CT5&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1249401&gad_source=1&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1247848&ds_rl=1248154&gclsrc=ds&gclsrc=ds If you want separate levers per wire then you'll need to buy boxes...

Can you pull one out and take a photo? They need a longer length of exposed copper than you might expect, hence not being retained properly. You shouldnt be able to pull them out easily.It may be that you need to strip a little more. You also need to sleeve the earth...

Do you have a consumer unit (aka fuse box) in the garage? If so you can fit one of these: https://www.jsgsolutions.co.uk/products/sdm120db?variant=42956470649088&currency=GBP If not this is a good option...

Nukes don't provide base load. They are designed to be turned on and left on for 12-18 months at 100%. They are designed to be occasionally throttled down to 40% temporarily for on-load refuelling for AGR or islanding (loss of grid) for PWR but they don't like that for long as you get xenon...

I have started getting water hammer in the cold system. We've isolated the banging to a general area but can't find the specific location - it may be in a stud wall. I've decided to try and fit an arrestor. There seem to be two types - mechanical ones like sioux that use an air-sprung piston...

I use Gripits Four brown ones are fine for a radiator. You'll need the undercut tool. https://www.gripitfixings.co.uk/collections/gripit-plasterboard-fixing

Now you have a working external stopcock you can fix the internal one at your leisure. I had the same problem and it turned out that the washer had disintegrated. Turn off the outside stopcock. Remove the guts of the internal stopcock using a spanner and check the washer. Grease everything with...

Thermaskirt? https://www.discreteheat.com/thermaskirt/products-and-information/what-is-thermaskirt.aspx

Any idea of the difference between the following Johnstone's vinyl matt paint please? Cleanable Durable Ultralast Thanks

Hi I have bungalow and think the best place to fit a camera is part way up the roof. I think they are Marley Ludlow or Redland 49. What's the best way to do this? I was thinking of: 1. Pushing up a couple of tiles to get to a batten. 2. Screwing a 20mm x 2mm aly strip to go down under the tile...