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We had a partition wall remove this year, but it was like this before the steel went in. I think I will open up some boards and see if there are many cross pieces. I’ve read that 45 degree cross pieces work better.

Now before the jokes start flying, allow me to explain that bouncy is not bouncy as in bouncy castle etc.... In our semi upstairs, the two rooms at the back, a bedroom and the bathroom, both kinda flex when you walk across the floor. Furniture wobbles a bit. The house is '60's and the joists...

Need to re-carpet the whole upstairs and stairs later this year. Just a quick google pulls up some stunning deals on a flecked 80/20 40oz carpet, like £11 sqm! Obviously I need to locate a good fitter, but compared to J Lewis, say no more. Is this normal, £11 per meter? What are other...

@Madrab thanks for the advice. The HWC is ~110cmx45cm and green insulation. Just a five minute shower at 10l/m is 50l, so after two or three concurrent showers the HWC would be finished and cold. The CW tank would be almost half empty. I guess to be safe, we need to replace the HWC and add...

We have a 50 gallon cold water tank. We already have one pumped shower and want to install another. All the plumbers so far have made no mention about putting in a second tank, until today. The plumber who came round today, to price the work, said I should have a second tank for two power...

Our house has a couple of light switch boxes where the adjustable threaded lug has fallen out, it's impossible to get it back in (seriously bad design!) The boxes are set deeper than usual and are the shallowest type, to get them out and replace is a big mess. Had an idea to drill small hole in...

We have similar problem. Led down lighters on a 250w dimmer, that doesn’t specify for led. Result is occasional flicker when on less than 100%. I was thinking to replace it with suitable dimmer, but adding a resistor in the circuit seems like a neat solution. Any advice on where to place...

Looking for a back box like this that has the oval cutouts, but deeper. Old house with oval trunking, one of the switch box needs replacing. https://www.electricaldiscountedsupplies.com/product.php/1313/europower_1_gang_16mm_galvanised_steel_knockout_metal_back_box_epsb161

Be careful what you wish for, according to some 'experts' a mini ice age is 'just around the corner'

Even more years ago, my brother was studying at the local art school and mentioned he could smell gas, so he got out his lighter to have look.....

Thanks to all for your help. Going to get a proper fitter in. He uses straps and since we are going to board out the reveals then skim, it should be easy to hide the straps. Our builder fitted two composite doors and went through the frame in both, I wish I had know about straps as both have...

Looking at the bracket, I guess the clips fit the frame and the holes are for screwing into cavity. Does that mean the bracket is bent to fit on site?

You mean they should come with brackets?

I have an aluminium patio door on order and i’d like to know best way to secure. It’s a cavity wall so could wedge wood blocks in the cavity and screw into that. But I’m thinking that the wedges could go loose as I screw into them. Are there any bespoke solutions out there that fit secure in the...

Hi, some advice needed on where best to start laying a laminate floor. See from the plan attached there is a hallway and a large L shaped room off, plus some other smaller rooms. The problem to me is that the house was built without a lot of care taken to make walls parallel. So if I start in...

I'm fitting a basin with chrome trap and I wanted to fit isolator valves to the H&C pipes. I found these nice looking chrome valves 1/2" to 1/2" that look like they will finish off the job nicely. But I'm a bit puzzled how to secure them to the back board that holds the basin. I already have...

Yes, one switch and one dimmer is ideal. Thanks.

Thanks, I agree, I’ll get used to it

Two light switches in hallway operating hallway lights, can I put a dimmer on one of those and dim the lights?

Fitted a timer fan in the end. Super quiet Ventaxia type. Very happy bunny