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The Varilight switches fulfil the brief perfectly in everything except their quality. The switches are awful. The mechanism isn't nice at all and doesn't offer a 'positive' switch action. Even to the point that you can hear a brief 'spark' as you press the switch, particularly if you catch it...

I have a double-box and need a 3-gang switch. I ideally need switches that have a neutral on/off position, so you can't tell from looking if they're on or off. So, touch-screen, push button, or push to make/break. The lights are non-dimmable, so that doesn't help. I currently have the...

Does anyone have any recommendations for DECENT LED Plinth Lighting solutions? When I fitted the Kitchen 4 years ago, I fitted the LED Tape strips all round. I bought them from a company called StrictlyLED, so not the bottom of the barrel or so I thought. The lights have been super-unreliable...

Thanks for your help all. I'm going to have another look at it today, based on the recommendations above.

I'll consider this. I'd prefer to keep the liner intact, but this'll be a fall-back That's not the problem. I can't get the pipe to line up with the hole on the inside (basically the tile layer). Although the cutter passed through fine, the pipe won't. Therefore I can't get the fan into the...

I've drilled a hole through a 350mm cavity wall for a 6" extractor, using what I believed was the correct core drill (152x150). Despite all the best will in the world, I've think I've managed to wander slightly, resulting in a hole that's not quite true. The result is that the 150mm liner I...

Is it seriously a good, reliable, durable option NOT to concrete the posts in? I can see how it makes sense, but don't want to be contending with a wobbly fence in a couple of years.

Just as another point on this, I have to remove a 6ft Privet hedge (unfortunately after it appears to have randomly died). I guess once I've removed the hedge and roots, the ground won't be sufficiently compact to allow the installation of posts. I guess I'll need to fill the area with further...

Ah, that explains that!

Our green bin is for recycling! I can't imagine that would be right. Brown bin is garden waste? How about down the toilet? Perhaps not in the quantity you have, but in future? Also, how about dig a hole and bury it? Then plant Marigolds around the veg patch to deter them in future.

Yes, I realise overkill from a structural viewpoint, but it's to create the look I have in my head. I'll probably go for 200x200 posts, having looked around a bit.

Aaaah, these look good. I guess these on oak posts with the gravel for drainage would give me a fighting chance. I fitted a couple of gate posts a while ago, I just treated the underground portion and a couple of inches above ground with a heavy-duty preservative (can't remember off the top of...

That's good advice, I'll take a look. Not seen these before. I had planned to set the posts onto a gravel bed at the bottom of the hole, treat the underground portion heavily with a preservative and also add a ground-level run-off. If I use Oak posts, might this be sufficient?

I'm wanting to put in a nice, high-quality, visually appealing fence. I know it's the most long-lasting, but I don't really want the boggo standard concrete posts and pre-made fence-panel solution. I'm thinking of placing thick posts (perhaps 8-10") at a spacing of around 2.5m, with planks...