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I came on to the forum today to find a discussion about culture. I don’t believe we have an English culture, apart from tea drinking and that seems to be in decline. I looked at Google first but even the AI mixed up English culture up with British culture. I see more culture in other social...

My kitchen ring circuit has gone off. I removed a section of cable that ran behind the sink and now none of the sockets work. I checked the CU and discovered that all three ring main circuits that I thought I had appear to be radial circuits. All three of them only have one cable going into the...

I’m about to undertake a kitchen refurbishment. It’s ten years since I installed it and now it needs some remodelling. It was a Howdens kitchen so I suppose it makes best sense to use the same again even though Howdens insist they are trade only. I’ll need to get some trades in for some...

My bungalow was built in 1958. Apart from the kitchen and bathroom the floors are suspended timber. Why should the bathroom and kitchen be different?

We had a new boiler fitted last year. I used one of the companies that do it within the day. I requested a Worcester Bosch with a smart thermostat. They persuaded us that an Ideal boiler would be better. To be fair I am impressed with the boiler’s performance. The bath fills quicker than...

Recently discovered a socket in my son’s loft. No obvious power to it. Tried a Martindale socket tester, nothing. Opened the socket. It’s a spur. Tested with non contact voltage tester pen and power was shown to be strangely on live, neutral and earth. Then tried a neon mains tester and nothing...

We bought a house with a crazy paving driveway. Not only does it look hideous and dated it is now deteriorating due to the fact that we use it. As best I can tell, before I start ripping it up, it is Westmorland Stone (or some other green stone) mortared on top of a concrete slab driveway...