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Thank you. It’s actually this stuff: https://kable8684.bitbucket.io/schreiber-caramel-real-wood-flooring--147-sq-m-per-pack.html? came from Homebase but they don’t sell it any more. It’s made from “wood”, whatever that means! Looks lovely straight from the pack, but has proved difficult to...

Thank you. He’s actually not far from me so I might just give him a ring…getting him in to do a bit of a restoration job & advise me on future maintenance (techniques, good products to use, etc.) might be a good investment.

Lifted an old carpet in my study. Concrete subfloor underneath. Want to fit solid wood flooring (using leftovers from previous project where I bought too much). Tongue & groove flooring to be glued in place with Laybond Floor Adhesive. The subfloor is nice and level but has some hairline cracks...

I fitted solid wood floors about 5 years ago. There’s quite a noticeable grain in the wood, which looked nice when new, but over time it has been a magnet for dust (if I’d known this would happen I would probably have used different flooring, but hey ho). Also a couple of times I’ve been doing...

Thanks. Yes, for the last few weeks I'd say. Point taken about the warm weather perhaps making the cold water less cold. I think there's more to it than that though because I've never noticed it in previous years - something different seems to be going on. I've just grabbed a temperature probe...

Mains fed from combi boiler yes

I have a Triton HP Combi shower in my bathroom. It's probably 20 years old. Recently it has been acting a bit strange - if I turn the water temperature all the way down, the water is still a bit warm. It used to be ice cold. Maybe it doesn't matter...I'm not one for taking freezing cold...

Thank you all. Update: the PKS16 with the diamond ceramic wheel worked nicely - I wasn't sure if it would do the job but I got nice clean cuts and it doesn't seem to have destroyed the blade. Good times!

Thanks everyone for the replies. Perhaps I should have been more specific. The board I'm using is this stuff: https://www.wickes.co.uk/STS-Construction-Board-1200-x-800-x-12mm/p/225437 A couple of the reviews suggest it's pretty strong stuff & not easy to cut. On the other hand, it's a fairly...

I've got a Bosch PKS16 handheld mini circular saw, which comes with three round blades (65mm diameter, 15mm hole): * Ceramic * "Precision" (whatever that means) - with 12 cutting teeth * "Special" (whatever that means) - looks similar to precision but has 20 cutting teeth. I've used the...

Oh...hang on...do I turn the whole thing upside down and mount the fat bit on the door frame?

I want to fit a door closer with a nice damped action to my front door. I have some of these spare: https://www.screwfix.com/p/smith-locke-series-3-overhead-door-closer-silver/399hr But unfortunately they're far too "fat" - with the closer in place, I can only open the door about 60 degrees...

Ahhh thank you. Nice. If I don’t hear back from the supplier in a couple of days I’ll splash out and buy a pack of 5

I think I need to order some test keys for our fire alarm call points. These are from a company called Protec. The test key seems to fit in the small slot on the bottom, but we don't have any. Does anyone know where I can buy a suitable key please? (I've emailed the supplier, but I haven't had...

There seem to be some cheap PIR switches on Amazon that don’t need a neutral. I’m tempted to buy one and try it out, just as an experiment.

ahhhh thank you…I’m a bit slow on the uptake I think. I’ll check them out.

Thanks. Yeah that’s what I suspected. So does this mean I can only use mechanical switches here? (or just join the wires, blank off the back box and have the lights on 24/7?)

I’ve just checked the wiring behind the switches. There’s earth, red and black. Black = neutral? (Old skool wiring colours?) wondered if I might see 4 core red live/yellow switched live/blue neutral/earth like I have inside my flat, but no. oh and the lights are all LEDs which is good for...

I live in a leasehold property in London and I’m responsible (along with two others) for property maintenance. there’s a big hallway/stairway inside the building and the lighting is controlled by about half a dozen of those white pneumatic delay switches. We’re not happy with them - they don’t...

Update: FWIW the timer is a Drayton Lifestyle LP111. I can’t check for a neutral connection though (not without taking it off the wall and annoying my gf anyway!)