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Anyone have an opinion on BT Homesafe (apart from Breezer who hates all things wireless:) )? Cheers

Well thanks guys for all your replies. I personally like wireless stuff - which is why I asked this question. Obviously an alarm going wrong would be the most annoying. I have wirless Broadband which was rubbish on one make of device but great on another - I'm guessing wirless alarms fall into...

Joe Are you talking about alarms in general or just window contacts? I personally dealt with my fear of crime long before I was born, but them some rat bag goes and steals my car keys, still no fear of crime, but I am sick to death of insurance companies trying to sort that out....

Thanks Atilla Are you suggesting there's nothing the competent DIYer can do successfully? This is a DIY forum after all.... ;)

Thanks Breezer Are you saying the DIY wireless ones are of no use or all wireless ones? Scantronic have a wireless range that looks interesting. Sorry to harp on about wireless but I don't want to be running cables everywhere if I can avoid it - this is the modern wireless age after all :)

Can anyone recommend a DIY alarm for a mid terraced house? Are the wireless ones from B&Q or Screwfix any good? Cheers

I didn't for one minute assume anyone was stupid! Presumably the fan is on there for some reason, such as making the boiler work better? I guess it's there to improve the efficiency of combustion?

OK a sensible suggestion, cheers... I will probably call back the engineer.

God knows, I'm not a bleeding plumber - boiler seems to working a bit better, perhaps that was the result of the service - how the heck should I know? All I asked was what is likely to be causing the noise?

Nope it was the fan.

I just had my boiler serviced and they replaced the fan. This does seem to have improved pressure in the upstairs bathroom. But it still very noisey when running. Sort of a load gurgling?? Anything else that would cause this? And is it actually a problem? Thanks Andy

I reckon it conforms, I think those are one light per transformer though. Got one from B&Q that had five lamps to one transformer which meant I could connect it the the existing fitting in the bathroom and (I think) not be notifiable.

Dan How did you connect the new plastic stack to the original cast iron one. I need to do the same (don't want to replace the whole thing)? And bathroom looks great. Andy

Nowt wrong with Christmas lights!!! As for renewable resources though... If anyone comes up with something that is actually usable the world will be a better place! Solar is usless in this country. Wind is impractical unless we turn the whole of Wales into a wind farm, bio-diesel is fine unless...

Note on indemnity insurance. You cannot get this if you have contacted the LA in anyway regarding your installation, even if it's just an enquiry - they will usually keep this on record.

Well I never knew it was hydrogen that filled up raditors to make them cold - just thought it was air. Anyway this is apparently why: Even where there is a positive pressure, yet no leakage of water, there may still be contact with the atmosphere, the surface tension of the water may be...

Sounds like a wet room, which is the norm in Oz. These guys are also suprised to find toilets in the same room as the bath, they think that's weird. If only we had all the space for big houses with seperate rooms for everything...

Thanks for all your usefull ideas :) But in case anyone's interested the £29.95 diamond cutting wheel from tops does the job nicely...

Hi I need to make some straight cuts in a few travertine floor tiles, for my bathroom. Can anyone tell me the easiest way to do this? How hard is it cut shapes (e.g. around pipes). Also I will be laying these onto weatherproof plywood which I have screwed to the wood floor. Which adhesive...

Hi I am just fitting a new bathroom. Bath, seperate shower, WC and sink built into white units. Floor will be beige travetine tiles. What in your opinions is gonna look best - completely tile all the walls up to the ceiling? Or plaster and paint the walls with no appliences and tile the rest...