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Hi Ken, Not 60s or LA, it's a 1980s semi that was never LA, but seems to have been built as you describe. Having now had a better dig about (online and in the house itself) it looks like the lounge is similar, but it's a floating floor of T&G chipboard. We had a burst pipe in the loft that...

I've suffered a leak in the house and had to pull up the laminate flooring in kitchen and lounge. In front of the sink, there was a "hatch" that I expected would give access to the floor void, but instead I've found that what I have is chipboard flooring laid onto a DPM (or at least, a sheet of...

All, Having to replace the battery on the wireless siren of our Visonic MaxPower. It's a 3.6v lithium battery with a connector and two cables running off the terminals. Looks like I can buy the battery with connector etc. for about £20 online, or just the battery for about £3! Can I reuse the...

I'd agree with Will re: the asphalt, better just to get rid. In a previous job we did a lot of demolition and asphalt was considered to be a contaminant so any bituminous material had to be carted off. Also, it'll be a bugger to break up, as Will says, and won't behave in the same way as...

Just following up on this in case anyone with the same query picks it up later - ended up getting a shed custom-built, lean-to (roof sloping away from the house) with three standard walls and frame-only against the house, so the internal wall of the shed is the facing brick of the house. The...

I'd feared that might be the case - easy to fix? Does the system need to be isolated and drained or is there any way to easily swap it out?

My hot water tank has sprung a couple of leaks, assuming coincidentally but if someone could say otherwise I'll stand corrected. It's been installed for roughly 3 years and has started to drip from one of the bolts underneath the expansion vessel (18l Zilmet). Before I get a plumber out, is...

Thanks tpt - when I say 'skimmed' it's only across the joints, in the main it's plain board. We've agreed that he'll tank it before the tiles go on.

Thanks for the help, gents. Had a bit more of a dig about last night and I think I'm right in saying that there are no Building Regs covering this but the NHBC say it needs to be moisture resistant PB at baths and showers. As it's a fairly new build, what I seem to be getting is a lower standard...

Thanks for the help, gents. Had a bit more of a dig about last night and I think I'm right in saying that there are no Building Regs covering this but the NHBC say it needs to be moisture resistant PB at baths and showers. As it's a fairly new build, what I seem to be getting is a lower standard...

What's meant by "tanked"? From the look of it they're intending to just tile onto the plasterboard.

Folks, Wondering if I could have some assistance on a professional install that we're having done - ideally I'm seeking reassurance but I'm not so naive as to expect that will be forthcoming :) We're having the bathroom replaced in our house, with the addition of an electric shower over...

Planning on building a lean-to shed along the side of the house, space of about 2m to fence. It's too narrow to get a usable standalone shed and still be able to maintain the walls and fence, so I'm intending going for a lean-to using the wall of the house, maintaining a maintenance gap between...

Oh, and it's a brand new house so elecs all to current standard - 2 RCDs for different circuits in the house, and I'm testing them quarterly!

It's vertically run from the switch, but outside the conduit because getting into that would have required a lot more destructive work. From the hole to the switch I just dropped a weighted cord, collected the end from behind the switch and pulled the cable down through the cavity.

Just closing this one out in case anyone else has the same problem - I ended up putting the lamp back-to- back with a picture on the internal face of the wall. Cut a 3" x 3" access hole and fed one end of cable to existing switch, then drilled through to the outside to the lamp position. Wee...

Hoping someone knows these doors and can put me right. Just moved into a Taylor Wimpey new-build last year and the doors have hinges that mean you can slide the door off by just removing 1 screw from each of the three hinges. The screw goes through the centre of a plastic square that can be...

Appreciate your help, gents, but like I say, I already wired up and tested the cabling, it's the routing that I'm more concerned about. I'm not an electrician by any stretch of the imagination but I noted the existing wiring, consulted the wiring diagrams and got it all rigged up without issue -...

I've already had the switch off and wired in the new double-switch to check that it all works - I've got three lots of twin and earth and another with black-brown-grey-earth as the existing light is dual-controlled with a switch at the other end of the hall. I've marked up all the incoming...

Not so much an electrics question but more "how do I install an outside light with the minimum destruction to my walls?" I'm installing a lamp outside my front door, under a porch. Taking power from a switch just inside the door (converting to a 2gang to control inside and outside lights). I...