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Thanks for the explanation. The drill is about 15 years old - although hasn't been heavily used - so if I can get a body for around £30 I'd do that, but when I searched the results were closer to th £80-£90 mark. Where would I find them at the price you mention.

I have a Makita 18v LXT li-ion cordless drill which has suddenly stopped working. The battery is fully charged but there does not appear to be power getting to the brushes. I am wondering if it could be something to do with the sensor (labelled FET in the attached schematic) which is attached...

Can anyone explain why it is that a major laminate flooring supplier says that electric u/f heating 'may' be suitable to use with the laminate flooring they supply - but to check with the u/f manufacturer - BUT - electric u/f flooring suppliers say their systems are ok for use with laminate...

So far the quotes I have had have been for supply only or supply and fit of the doors - into a prepared opening (existing or new). No one has offered, (so far) the service of creating the opening if I chose to go for the third option - so FENSA or CERTASS accreditation seems irrelevant if...

We have a new house built a couple of years ago which has a large set of French Doors to the garden. On the same wall as the French Doors there is a 1200mm x 1200mm window with full height wall in between. We are considering installing Bi-fold doors and wonder which of these scenarios (if any)...

Our conservatory has double glazed panels using 6mm glass. The panels are 2100mm long by 790mm wide and the roof is lean to at about 20 -25 degrees of horizontal. I need to do some work on the window above the conservatory but before taking on the cost and work of erecting scaffold for what...

Thanks for the input guys. I now have the full drawing which confirms these are definitely posi-joists. The drawing also has the contact details for the specifier/manufacturer so I will call them on Monday.

We are considering making our lounge/kitchen open plan and to do this need to remove some wall sections. The wall sections to be removed are supporting the beams for the first floor and I can see how we would support most of them using a lintel, but there are 2 beams which are more awkward...

We want to reduce the heat produced by the glass roof in our conservatory and minimise the fading of furniture etc. There are a large number of window film suppliers now and prices seem to vary considerably for film which seems to have similar specs. Does anyone here have any actual experience...

Thanks @^woody^ The work is being done on a building which is in a block which was originally a holiday let and is now residential. The construction is timber frame with a plywood face onto which was pinned wood cladding - which was deteriorating needing replacement. They decided to have it...

A friend owns a house which has timber cladding on the outside. They wanted to change it for UPVC cladding and had to apply for planning to do this. The contractor now doing the job has never mentioned any need for building regs approval, but I was sure that if any work was being done on...

I am erecting a conservatory next week and have had conflicting advice about using damp proof membrane. The conservatory floor is going to be laid on what was originally a slabbed patio. I have to level the patio first as it has a slight falloff away from the house wall. I want to lay...

Interesting - because a number of the other residents have put up canopies (wood as well as glass versions) and conservatories. I will need to check if they had permissions and if so how easy it was to get them.

Thanks for the headsup about the planning - I'll need to check it out to confirm if the local planning did that. With regard to the support, I guess I'll have to do some other sort of 'digging' around :rolleyes:

We have just bought a new build house which has a patio at the rear. The patio sits on a base which has a brick surround as the garden is slightly lower than the house. I am wondering if the brickwork will have 'footings' suitable to support a conservatory. I guess I could ask the developer -...

I used low tack tape to hold some xmas light wire in place on the outside front door frame and the skirting in the hallay. When I took the tape off recently the paint came with it - down to bare wood in some places and undercoat/primer in others. I mentioned it to the site foreman (new build...

:giggle::giggle: - you astute fellow. Thanks for the input guys, and for confirming my view - it should not be in the hallway. We just moved into a new house and that's exactly where they put it. The problem is that when we started to run the heating with the recent cold spell it would be in...

For a new build - where would you put the thermostat. In the lounge (where people spend most of their relaxation/leisure time, or in the hallway which has no windows, a door off to the kitchen and a door to the lounge (as well as the stairs). I'd be interested to hear the opinions of you folks...

Duhhhhhh..... Obvious when you think about it :oops: - but at my age my apprenticeship training is a distant memory :rolleyes: Thanks guys

I have 2 sets of 40 bulb xmas lights. Both have a standard plug (no transformer) to supply them using a ring format (ie they are all in series). When I plug them in they are very bright. However for convenience, I removed the plug from one set, split the ring on the other and joined them...