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Thanks guys, I'm learning by the minute here. Yes, I was viewing bolt from the top, unscrewing underneath, which is clockwise. If I was lying on my back viewing from the ground, I'd be unscrewing anticlockwise. How's about this stuff...

I need to replace the syphon on my downstairs toilet but having difficulty separating the water tank from the base. The left side butterfly screw wing bolt seems to be rusted against the screw thread. I know it needs to unscrew in a clockwise direction as I’ve managed to unscrew the right-hand...

Noticed yesterday loads of wasps entering and exiting my single floor extension, at the apex. They are entering via what appears through a gap in the cement between bricks OR perhaps it is the final brick (not cemented to an adjacent brick): I can't see because of fascia 'hooded' over the...

The felt roof on my shed was replaced by a tradesman in Xmas 2013, he said it was 'heavy duty' felt and should last for years. These photos were taken Xmas 2017. Closer on the left: Alternative view on the left: inside, left side, you can see the ingress of water. Close view of...

I could do that OR alternatively, I could leave the lamps and the water tanks where they are and use the light dimmer to reduce light level as required.

If I may explain further my reasons for installing a dimmer switch in my loft: You'll see from the photos that there are water tanks just below where the bulbs hang. At that short distance from the lights, the light light level falling on the tanks would be considerably brighter than at some...

I saw no reason not to. When I switch on a heater, l like to adjust the the temperature of the room to what I like. When I switch on my TV, I adjust the sound to my preferred level, depending on my mood I guess. When I switch on a light in my home, I prefer to have the light level I want and...

Hi guys, Just thought I'd let you know I've just completed the job, it took me 3.5 hours, doing it over two days. All in all it cost £60. You can see the two bulbs here. On the right sided bulb you can see the wiring coming from the left and travelling down the truss. This is the light...

Right, now thinking about how the bulbs are going to hang. As the loft has wooden beams, not a ceiling, obviously I can't use a standard pendant set up. I require to use bulb holders of sort, which I'll attach to a wooden beam, where the wiring enters the bulb holder from the SIDE, not from the...

Rather than be concerned with messy wiring, what about I use this junction box; https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07D2GJ569/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=A33XSC68ZCGBM7&psc=1 and also the splitter box, so I can wire 3 bulbs to fully illuminate my loft...

I think I prefer that option. Could I use this junction box? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ashley-Downlighter-Junction-Hager-Klik/dp/B01L4PP32Y/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1531233043&sr=8-15&keywords=junction+box I watched this instruction video. Is this good and correct for what I want to do?

Right, I unscrewed the light switch in my bedroom, the one with a dimmer. This is what I saw: I followed the cable from the ceiling rose for the bedroom light and it went down this hole, which is near to the light switch: I had a little rummage around the loft, following these grey...

The photo below is taken from the loft, of the nearest celing rose (bedroom light) to where I would like to put my loft light: As you can see there is one thick grey cable running to this ceiling rose. The white cables are for other things not connected with the lighting circuit. From the...

Cables At Corner by MoonMan2 posted 20 Jan 2018 at 10:36 AM I'd like to remove about 3cm x 1cm of the corner of this wooden door, it's where the door hinges (not where it opens). Currently I cannot close the door fully, and it kinks the cables when I do. If I manage to somehow create a...

The angle of slope in my shower cubicle tray is off by a few degrees. The water gathers on the adjacent corner from the water exit hole (don't know the technical name). By use of a spirit level, it confirmed by suspicions. I removed the wooden boards below the shower basin/tray...

Thanks, stuart45; so the answer to question 1, is the texture is intentional and the answer to question 2, is the brick will last longer than this intentional 'slop texture'. The house was built in 1999. If the 'slop' of the bricks has lasted 16 years before beginning to erode and the actual...