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Thanks. I have looked at that site before but find that there is so much information on there it is very hard to come to a conclusion as to what suits my application best!

Hello chaps. Now that the nice(r) weather is upon us my attentions have been moved outside. We have a 5-ish year old Indian sandstone patio that has a step up to the house due to the garden slope and the flags are starting to wobble and the pointing is failing. It's about 25 square-metres...

Hi guys & gals. As above , I'm looking to breath a new lease of life into my chimenea. The main reason it needs painting is that I don't think I sealed it when I first bought. What type of paint should I be considering? I've searched the net and found a range of answers from basic emulsion to...

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. I'll post a plan up when I get a minute, but the up and over door will be on the opposite side of the garage to the room I'm forming. There will be three sides where im following the external walls and then the fourth will be across the middle of the...

Hi all, I'm wanting to section off one half of my garage to form a room. The garage is detached to a new build house (2011) but doesn't form part of our long term plans for the house as we are probably going to end up with an extension in place of where the garage is now, therefore I'm not...

OK thanks I've got that right in my head now. I must admit when working as a joiner in Uni holidays, laying sheet-timber floors was a dream compared T&G floorboards. Not so sure now!!!! I'll be "making a start" on this soon - which usually means pulling up the carpet, assessing the...

I did see that when you posted it earlier. So drill holes at various locations and thread the cable through?

Guys, would just like to thank you all for the tips so far. I've narrowed this down to 3 options; 1. See if I can get the floor sheet(s) up and have a look to see if I can see the cable between the 2 sockets and extend the ring that way. 2. Spur an FCU off the existing double socket and...

Yes, that was my original question. I think it was answered by your good self a few posts up in that having a look is the best bet. Many thanks.

1 - I don't. Just "seems" logical although as a Mechanical Engineer - I often find what I find logical to be at odds with by Electrical "cousins!" 2 - If the joists run wall to wall then I'll get the cable into the channel that leads to the location of the new socket. If not I'll have to...

Thanks for the quick reply! The house is a 2011 build and looks as if the CU has RCDs in it (there are 2 30mA RCDs labelled "RCD protected circuits"). Would these protect individual circuits (like garage supply for example) or do they protect all circuits? Thanks again

Hi all, I'm planning on adding a couple of sockets into my spare room (one at low level & one at mid-wall level for a TV/monitor). I have a socket on the opposite wall of the same room and another socket in the next room on the wall that backs onto that. Rather than messing about with...

You're quite right which is why

You could always trim the plinth heights if need be. When I did the Kitchen in my old house, i sat the floor units on the old concrete floor. Because the house had such a severe lean towards the rear of the house I had to wind the legs fully up at the low points and all the way down at the...

As Dishman says, retro fitting UFH into a single room can often be more hassle than its worth. You ideally want a wet system as they are the most efficient (especially if you have a condensing boiler), however to get the best out of it, you would need to lay the pipes within a new floor...

Thanks for the help!! I'm not too worried about adhesion, just more worried that attempts to clean any cooking splatter will wipe off. We're papering the wall nearest to our table so my son's attempts to redecorate with a spoonful of bolognese sauce shouldn't be a problem anymore. I might...

Hi all. This is my first post on here in a while as we moved out of our renovation house into a new build 2 years ago so after a 2 year break I'm back!! Our Kitchen is going to be painted & wall papered and I'm looking for some advice on how to prep the painted walls. I don't think the...

Would you agree that the Builder has an obligation to provide us with a somewhere near sound base for a garden?? Would digging out the sand be practical, or is that just a daft idea??

My mrs tried to get hold of the Site Manager on Friday afternoon (they're still on site) but he'd left so we'll try again on Monday. Like you said though, they think that they have solved the issue. I've just taken a photo. This is what we're dealing with. The piece of board at...