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Hi there, thank you for reading this. I tried to get my head around conduit sizes but my brain melted trying to get to grips with the maths involved - I'm still twitching... Please can someone more numerate than I am tell me what size diameter conduit I would need to run 5 x 4mm2 t&e cables...

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your responses and the speed of them too. I will double check the strands haven't separated. Thank you, Both!!

Hi there, thank you for reading this :-) I'm replacing a like for like dimmer switch at my brother's house. They have bought a 1-core 1.5mm2 stranded cable for me to use to connect the back box to the new dimmer switch. Please could someone tell me, is it ok to use a length of stranded...

Apologies for the delay - had a family crisis but all sorted. I'm right handed and can plug the saw in so corded or cordless is ok - I'm assuming corded will be significantly more powerful. I was planning on keeping all my tools in the loft, if at all possible, so a more portable option...

Thank you, I've just googled - that's a heavy duty looking piece of kit!! Is that the best saw for cutting 2x4 studs and noggins, (which is what I'm after it for)? If so, is there a particular one of these saws you'd recommend, please?

Hi there, thank you for reading this :-) I'm after a recommendation for a good portable circular saw, please? I need to cut through a lot of 2x4s. Ideally, I'm after one that doesn't send a lot of vibrations through (if that's even a thing - I've never used one before) and one that doesn't...

Perfect!! Thank you so much!!

Hiya, thank you for reading this. When we removed a wall downstairs, we found it left a gap in the asphalt so that the damp proof membrane was exposed. I would really appreciate a recommendation for a good self- leveling product to go in this gap Any suggestions gratefully received!

Hiya, Again, some of this went over my head but I think I've understood the most important points for my situation: The suggested choices are: 2.5mm radials @20A 2.5mm ring @35A 4mm radials @25A 4mm radials @35A No-one is advocating for 2.5mm @20A in the kitchen. Opinion is split...

Hi JohnW2, Sorry, I'm being a bit thick I think - what do you mean by "any harm", please?

Ooooooh..... That's cool!! Would it not massively scratch the floor though with them being metal? Or does the shape of them stop that? (My brain is already showing me what I can stick them to )

Hi there, thank you for reading this :-) I took down an internal wall at the weekend (I'd already checked with a structural engineer that it wasn't a supporting wall and that I was ok to bring it down - he confirmed that it was fine :-) ) What I hadn't expected was to see a drop in the floor...

Dome's of silence?! Is that just an awesome name or does it actually mean something? :-)

That is very true!!!

That's fab!!! Thank you so much, both of you - much appreciated

Someone also attached the skirting with huge nails that were a right bugger to get off - they've taken half the wall with them in places!! I'm assuming that probably wasn't a furniture maker though - just someone who was so proud of their work they wanted the skirting to stay on FOREVER!!

Yes, I'm building a false wall, which will be a 2x4 stud wall, to hide the cables and also to hold the weight of the TVs etc via the wall mount :-) Ahhh- I didn't know that!! Thank you, I shall do that So on one side I'll be fixing the stud wall to another timber stud wall but on the other...

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Hiya, thank you for reading this :-) I am building an entertainment wall. I'm planning to build a frame from 2x4s and secure this to the exterior wall. The exterior wall is a cavity wall - red brick outside skin, Thermalite blocks inside skin. I obviously intend to secure the stud wall to the...