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If you are building within 5 meters of your house, you are (usually - special circumstances may apply so it is prudent to ask of your local authority) allowed a certain percentage of the volume of your property or a fixed amount - 50 cubic meters for a terraced house, 70 for semi or detatched -...

Boy can you type fast! Lazy is no problem, if you're prepared to work at it! As for three dimmers on one circuit - two is managable, however three would require a intermediate dimmer if such a thing exists. Breezer will know. I personally would use a basic intermediate switch at the door...

Count yourself lucky he told you anything. Some trade suppliers will now only sell members of the public what they ask for, but will not give advice in case they sue when they misunderstand the details and end up electrocuting themselves. :cry:

Recessed lights are hot things in enclosed areas and especially hazardous when surrounded by loft insulation. It is always a good idea to make sure your fittings are well ventilated and not touching any cables, pipes, timbers or insulation. Q1. correct assumption, however a few LV lighting...

It isn't a stupid question but this answer may be, it's only my basic understanding of how the system should work. The TRVs will turn the rads on and off dependant on the teperature of the air flowing through the airholes in the valve (so don't block them up by painting etc. There has to...

Stupid answer time, but with a new electric oven, the manual should tell you how the manufacturer says it sould be connected. Do it any other way, and you may invalidate your waranty, insurance etc.

Depends on where you are putting it, how big it is, and if the property has been extended before. You could ask your local planning office - they can be quite helpful. Ours (Charnwood) send out an idiots guide which I found very useful. If you don't want to talk to them Mr Prescott has put...

Find a junction box that matches the sockets that are installed. Not likely to either - they tend to hide under floors or in ceilings and when they aren't connected correctly they get hot and set light to houses which is one of the reasons they are no longer to IEE regs for ring mains. Some...

You can keep the petri dish thanks, but don't leave it where it is cos it spores and this is bad for your health. Bit concerned about dehumidifiers - if it takes too much of the humidity out of your house, you or your family might become more prone to throat and chest disease, so bit of a...

Usually airflow around a property will evaporate moisture, but new double glazing often seals up all of the former draughts, meaning the moisture in the air from the occupant's breath will form on the coldest points (in your case north wall. New houses tend to have dbl glazing with vent...

A corgi registered plumber.

you need at least one neutral to make the neon work.

You have more than one problem here. Don't bend the plasterboard too far or you may crack the skim (if there is one). Dry-lined walls often have lightweight blocks behind the boards. Great for insulation, but lousy for fixing into. Don't put too much load on the plasterboard or it will break...

If you must be picky, by all means admonish me for not checking my post for typing errors for which I am sorry. However my comments were following the previous post - apparently by the original author - which said (and I quote) "will be replacing as much of the lead pipe as i can.". This...

Only bother to replace the pipe if you are in a soft water area or if it is leaking. Digging a trench down your drive deep enough to satisfy water regulations is hard work enough, but the plastic pipe you replace the lead with will put minute depoists in your water too. In hard water areas...

Sorry Simon, I'm not explaining myself very well. You don't need to physically follow the wires to their respective ends - if you use a continuity tester you can determine where they come from. You will need to turn the power off and remove the lamps and then test. The 3core +E cable you...

I concur with Deano's first suggestion that the switch at the bottom may have failed. If it only outputs on one of the contacts, it will act as a one way switch and would give the same symptoms as you have. Switches do fail. I know you said the connections are fine, but do you mean you have...

Oops, realised I typed in "shared Earth" but meant "shared Live". Sorry. More than happy to help, however I'll need a little more info. If you can trace all 12 wires through to their other ends, and through to either fittings, junction boxes or roses that would assist. I'll then try and work...

50mm thick in 8 foot by 4 foot sheets. You can cut them with a craft knife. Costs about £6 per sheet inc vat

What is not working? The Gas or the electric spark? does it fail the same way a lot or just once?