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If you can access an internet page by typing in its IP address but not its URL then you have a name resolution issue. Check your DNS settings to make sure its set for the address of your ISP's DNS server. You can do this by opening a command window and typing: ipconfig /all Don't post the...

For home networking, allowing several PCs to share a broadband connection, speed isn't really an issue. You have at most got a 2Mbps broadband connection and any of the wireless devices will let you have up to 54Mbps, so the Linksys SpeedBooster probably wont benefit you much. As a guide, I...

Thanks, Paul I suspect it will be the insurers who will indirectly enforce it in time by saying that all work must conform or the policy is void. Otherwise, its down to the integrity of the individual and whether Joe Public gets to hear about it. At least it gives the thinking DIYer some...

...but at least the nails will stop the cables moving about, saving on clips :wink:

Does anyone have any links to sites that clearly define Part P, what we have to do to conform as DIyers and what we do/do not have to notify to building control? :?:

:oops: I'll consider myself suitably ticked off for appearing to offer advice I'm not qualified to give, and I'm choking on the humble pie as I write... How do I identify the old PVC? Is all grey bad or just the stranded stuff as I'd previously understood? Does this mean that every house...

My suggestion - find another sparky! Always get at least three quotes from recommended local tradesmen and not any big national firms, or anyone whose name begins with something like "111111AAAAAA 1st Electrical......" Don't know where you are, but we have a thing called "The Little Green...

Perfect...I'd been trying to think of another meaning for MFI. The end product, I find, is OK if you don't mind improvising a bit as you build them, but they took six attempts over almost three months two deliver my two kids' bedroom furniture - nothing fancy, just wardrobes and drawers...

Mike Just looked at your web site - inspirational! I love the feel of a completely gutted room that you know can put back together the way you want it, and the sense of satisfaction when its finished is terrific. Just one hint - always leave one small, inoffensve but noticeable bit...

Tom - are you buying flat-packs and need help fitting, or are you building from scratch??? I'm damn good at flat-packs (three bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen & utility in my last house, two bedrooms so far in the new one) so can offer advice. If you're building from scratch you're on your own...

I had this problem a lot in my old place, and that was only built in the 60s. We chose to sand and paint the walls and I successfully patched areas of plaster that came off unprovoked and left the rest, loose or not. It stayed there six or seven years, I assume because the paint added another...