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Hi all, I'm thinking of lowering my kitchen ceiling in a box section, I intend to lower it the full length of the room and about 24'' in from the sides of the room and the depth is going to be about 18''. I've lower full ceilings before by battening around the walls and putting 6x4...

Hi all, Can anybody tell me the advantages of 12v Halogen Downlighters over 240v Halogen Downlighters. Sorry if this question as been asked before. All replys gratefully received. Thanks,Madsey.

promblem solved. It was the coil pack,£40 and fitted it myself. Job Done !

Hi All, I have a 1.7 ford puma and it started to run really rough today. I plugged a computer in to it and it said 'missfire cylinder 2' and a code 'p0302' but i dont know what this means. I have put new plugs in but still the same. Could it be the coil block??? Please...

The instructions says, live to COM terminal and return from boiler to NO terminal but no mention what to do with the other wires!!!! Anybody got any ideas ???? Thanks,madsey.

Hi guys, I'm replacing my old room thermostat with a digital one and i'm not to sure about wiring it up. I've removed the old one and i now have 4 wires sticking from the wall, RED BLUE YELLOW and EARTH. They are all dead until the heating comes on and then the RED wire is live. The...

I would like to fit a new modern looking room thermostat, maybe a digital one to replace my present one which is a Honeywell, it has 3 wires going in at the back but most of the new thermostats i've seen only have 2wires connecting them. Will this be a problem fitting a new thermostat ...

Thanks for your reply,can you tell me by what other name is rendering sand known as? The reason i ask is that i called at a local builders merchents today and when i asked for rendering sand they looked at me funny and said "do you mean sharp sand". Thanks,Madsey.

I'm going to render my internal walls with a waterproofer mixed in with a sand and cement mix,my question is: 1.What type of sand should i use.ie:Building,Sharp? 2.What ratio,sand & cement mix ? 3.Recommend a good waterproofer to add to mix. 4.Should i also add a plastisiser to mix ...

hi all, i've just bought a house that i'm renovating and i cant decided whether to skim over the old plaster or knock all the old plaster off and stick plasterboard to the walls and have that skimmed. The old plaster is fairly good but not very straight and level. All...

I thought i'd seen everything,I cant belive you tiled your bathroom without removing the sink. Did you tile round the toilet cistern aswell ???????? :roll:

the damp only seams to reach about 24'' up the wall,sometimes less than that.

Well i never thought my little question would cause so much trouble,thanks to everyone who's put there point of view. I would also like to add that the house has been stood for 6 months locked up with no heating on,it as no damp coarse(never has)i've gone around the house with a damp meter and...

ARE YOU MAD !!!!!

I've just started to renovate a 100yr old brick terreced house that only has a 1 brick (4'') dividing wall from next door,i've noticed some damp (not alot) on this wall. Could i knock of the plaster to a hight of 1mt and cement render back up with a waterproof additive mixed in or knock off all...