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In this photo, what is the hatch thing in the ceiling of this shop? Is this for access to cables etc? if so what is it called any any links to it on Wickes etc?

TBH I'd probably just keep it closed and manually open it when need it. But point taken about the sensor. Do you recall whether there was a choice of which way the motor was positioned.

If I'm not fussed about the sun sensor automatically activating the blind and don't want to see ugly cables going over my parapet wall, I guess this can all be left off and I just activate with the radio remote whenever? Can I ask how much you had to budget paying for these awnings / size?

Thanks for the reply. So, I was thinking of installing an external IP rated 3 pin socket above the patio doors to the left. Did you have a lot of ugly cabling showing against the brick wall? Which side was the motor on? I presume the remote control will work inside the house or do you have...

Hi Does anyone here have any experiencing of using or installing awnings for their garden? I'm renovating my property and running wiring everywhere and would like to do a first fix so I dont need to run cables again later. I have a large patio approx. 4m wide and another 4m wide for a separate...

Hi Does anyone here have any experiencing of using or installing awnings for that garden? I'm renovating my property and running wiring everywhere and would like to do a first fix so I dont need to run cables again later. I have a large patio approx. 4m wide and another 4m wide for a...

Suggestions for any conduits or appropriate system to run A/V cables in the wall, if anyone knows, please?

Pls remind me, what is the equivalent of the Sky+ HD box without the recording called, just Sky HD box? I've got a Manhattan box to replace my (sometimes not working Sky+ HD box) but my mother doesn't like it as she prefers more of the free to air cultural channels available on Sky box and has...

I didnt know you need planning permission to install a split AC system. I was planning to do the same, so PP is needed for even one unit?

Yes that is what I thought, but who the heck is minded to look at every property in the land to see if there is a marginal change in the property and also if the side of an 5x3m outbuilding is slightly skewed along the boundary wall? That's nuts.

Using these online mapping software, I notice that my PD outbuilding is correctly positioned on these ordnance survey maps despite me not lodging any application etc. Even the angle is shockingly correct and accurate. How is this achieved?

So when I bought my Sky+ HD box some 10 years ago, I dont recall able to see "the main" free channels without a viewing card. I recall purchasing a card from Sky for about £20/£30 upon which I could then access the free channels. Whenever I removed this card from the receiver, the channels...

A sky card was required once upon a time to watch free to air channels. I remember my sky plus HD box required it whenever I tried to tune into a FTA channel. They must have changed the policy as I have been happily watching FTA without the card in for the last 5 years or so.

The + in sky+ is that just the recording element? So if I don't need recording since I don't have a subscription, I just go for a smaller sky box?

yeah correct i cant record on it. Bought it 10Y ago in ebay thinking I could. How much would the LNB change cost in parts and what are those boxes being sold on ebay? Are there no free to air channels on there?

My old sky+ box is playing up. Im not in a contract and was using it for the free to air channels. Can I simply replace it with a SkyQ box off ebay and use the same cable from the dish?

If I have exposed brick at the moment because of the renovation, can anyone recommend suitable trunking to carry lots of cables etc?

I was working off the assumption that if people placed a TV on a stand on top of a unit e.g. living room sideboard cupboard, most units are 700mm height so my mums TV we put higher than this to factor that in. I just realised that not everyone will have a unit that high and in fact most TV...

Come to think of it, yeah you're right, 2m is too high. So 1m or 1.5m for socket?

So who are the big boys in town to consider?