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Can someone please confirm whether it is possible to have a set of spot lights on a two way lighting circuit such that one switch is a dimmer and the other a regular on/off switch or do they both need to be dimmers? Thanks.

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Hi 1. Is there any truth to white towel radiators having better heat output compared with chrome ones? 2. If I am installing a towel rad in a small W/C area, I know its not a big issue but was thinking of putting a TRV on there. Any reason not to? 3. Having just installed a new combi boiler...

The inside has not been finished yet, still a building site. We allowed for another 30mm to cover 12mm tiles, adhesive, ditra mat etc. Yes we wanted a low threshold for potentially wheel chair access.

Any chance of sending a photo of your door during day light for me to visualise what you wrote? If you didn't have the hardwood water bar, are you saying you would be able to see the bolts? Would this be a security risk? I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to this as I told them I didnt want...

The open in to the hall way. I know what you are thinking - if there is anything lower covering the bolts it would hit the threshold stop when opening the door inwards...but I'm sure I have seen double doors which dont show bolts like this, esp on an external door.

Who was the manufacturer of the handle you bought? I looked here but could not find smoke chrome. http://www.eraeverywhere.com/default/window-components/casement-windows/window-handles/espagnolette-handles/connoisseur/

Thanks. I tried speaking to Fab and Fix earlier in the day but couldn't get through. Will try them both tomorrow. Are they quality handles?

Hi Does anyone know where I could buy gun metal handles that look like the one in this pic? I've searched online including handlestore.com but they do not stock it. Also, is it normal to have the button release in a black rubber style rather than matching colour to the handle itself? I...

Is a sleeve a a rectangular box of some sort otherwise letter will just fall in between the cavity. Can you post a picture or a link to something can buy as I'm not sure what it is I need to get. Thx.

Yes it has magical powers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanching_(cooking)

No, you can quite easily make fine tea with 97.5 degree water with the 99% of other taps on the market. If you had any knowledge you would understand that you cannot make tea at 100 degrees because that is just steam! By the time your pour it out of the kettle it's already a few degrees less.

Probably the Quooker tap that's the only one that discharges at 100 degrees

Pointless like your comment? Still living with a kettle that whistles no doubt on the coal fired stove? "Those taps are mad" - errr right ok, "good" answer. You have this tendency to write comments which have very little value but just side line remarks. Have you got nothing better to do? If...

I suppose the sockets you are referring to are not surface mounted but regular "in the wall" type ones?

Having my new kitchen extension wired up. I plan to have a hot tap installed (it comes with a 3 pin plug) and it will be positioned at the edge of the kitchen sink. I'm not sure how much cable comes with it. Since this needs to be plugged into a regular socket (compared to being wired in to...

Can the mineral wool insulation be installed in the ceiling joists if the room is still exposed to the elements i.e. no doors or windows to stop cold air coming in? Will it absorb moisture and create more problems?

Nice. Bit of a ski slope shaped roof? Is Eddie the Eagle coming around? :-)

Chappers - the rest of the house is already well insulated, I'm just trying to over insulate the extension as it is a bedroom for an elderly parent so the £80 odd that I will spend on minteral wool for a 3m by 7m extension wont be much. The architect stipulated 120mm celotex for a warm deck, I...

If the extension room has a door way and windows which are still open to the elements, will any mineral wool type insulation absorb moisture from the atmosphere or is it still ok to insulate it even though the plasterboard and room wont be air tight for some weeks?