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Having a bathroom installed by Wickes and the tiles have been laid on the floor over 15mm board. I had asked for a new door to be fitted which I supplied using the same measurements as the one it was replacing (bought ages ago) I have now been told that due to the tile height the door will not...

Have not tried white cement. Is that snowcrete? Might give it a go. Does the same mixing ratios apply?

I need to repair some pointing that had been damaged by ivy over the years but just cant seem to get a sandy colour to match existing morter. Here is a pic of the existing morter I have used a 1:5 mastercrete building sand mix which gives this colour when dry for 24 hours...

Around the brick wall of my 30 year old house is about 20cm width of soil that always seems to be quite damp this time of year. I also notice that the brick pointing is a bit softer below the damp course. I see that on a lot of new houses that this bed seems to be laid with gravel. If this...

I have a section of pointing I need to repair and I was wondering how I would match the colour of the existing work. The existing pointing on the whole house is quite soft and can be scraped with finger nail (house is 30 years old and all houses in road same). This is by the front door so it...

who knows why i did it. thanks

I have just bought a new digital room thermostat to replace a Honeywell mechanical type. I tried what I thought would be the correct wire up but ended up blowing a PCB fuse on the boiler. Luckily there was a spare on the inside of the case! I had a Honeywell stat with this wiring...

I have just bought a new digital room thermostat to replace a Honeywell mechanical type. I tried what I thought would be the correct wire up but ended up blowing a PCB fuse on the boiler. Luckily there was a spare on the inside of the case! I had a Honeywell stat with this wiring...

From reading all these replies, and how strict electric regulations are, I can't believe only 2 cores are used in double insulated garden tools. Surely most accidents involve severed flex rather than a faulty tool?

Just checked both RCDs on the consumer unit are 30mA

So, quite a debatable question! In simple terms then is the main consumer unit RCD not very functional in minimising shock if I mangle the flex and manage to touch the exposed core? Double insulating would mean no risk of shock if touching a the tool itself?