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My survey highlighted an issue that I hadn't spotted during my viewings of a 3-bed semi. The single-storey extension at the rear of the house is open plan so there is a through lounge (with a wall removed) and then there is open plan into the kitchen/dining area (i.e. rear lower part of wall...

^ It's not decking that I put in. It's the current owners. Could I be liable to remove it if planning permission was not sought?

So flushing out the old system and replacing the old conventional boiler might be the best option then?

I've seen some decking 'tiles' that Wickes do and these would form a nice pattern over where the pond was. It might be an option.

What would you do in this scenario? Typical 3-bed semi. Very old HW and CH system with conventional boiler (no idea which one it is but it sits on the floor and flue is through chimney!). Old rads, HW tank in airing cupbaord upstairs. Cold water and expansion tanks in loft. Electric shower in...

I will need to renovate a property and the big jobs are as follows: 1. New double glazing (including a couple of new external doors) 2. New electrics/lighting throughout (+ alarm, outside lights, A/V and network cabling) 3. New central heating system including rads (convert conventional to...

I've asked the current owners to clear and remove the pond as I don't want a pond (I simply can't spare the time and effort to look after a pond and the fish in it). I'm leaning more towards covering it with more decorative decking rather than attempting to extend the existing decking to...

I see posts referring to the terms: * fuse-box * fuse board * CU What, if any, are the differences? In fact, if a suitably-qualified someone could explain the terms precisely, i'd be very grateful!

I will need to protect a 3-bed semi with a small garage to the side of the house and a large shed at the rear of the back garden. What should I look for in an alarm system to cover all of this? I would also like security lights front and rear.

The garden in the property that I am looking to buy is almost 100% decked. It does look quite nice and there is a pond in the middle of the garden (around 9' square and 2.5' deep). At my request, the current owners will drain the pond when they vacate the property. That will leave me with...

I'm looking to buy a property that appears to have two sets of wiring in it, in other words, two separate fuse boxes. The older one serves the main part of the house (living room, hallway, landing, bedrooms and bathroom). The newer one serves the new kitchen built in the extension, the garden...

A quick question: did the electricians lift the floorboards or did you have to?

What is the best way to extend HDMI connections from a living room (Sky+ HD box) into a couple of upstairs bedrooms? Basically I want the HD signal in three rooms. I don't need Sky Multiroom so the same signal in each room is fine.

Probably very old - could be decades old! It has been regularly serviced and the last service was last year and all was working. It's in a property that i'm looking to buy.

How long does it typically take to convert a conventional boiler to a combi central heating system? The property has a conventional boiler, tank with immersion heater and two tanks in the loft. I would want: * All tanks removed * Boiler replaced with a combi boiler * Possibly new rads...

For the TV stuff I was considering using the RF2 UHF output from the Sky box to be a feed in into the TV distribution amp (which will probably be in the loft and also take feeds from a TV aerial and an FM aerial). This would provide me with (low-quality) UHF TV feeds for terrestial and Sky. I...

I was thinking of having the following wiring done by an electrician rather than having to call out multiple companies: * New fuse board * New electrical sockets (4 x double-sockets per room) * New wiring for lights * New light switches * TV distribution system (running cables only)...