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I have recently installed a downstairs toilet in the space under the stairs. Due to the position of the toilet and the stink pipe (the waste pipe for the upstairs toilet), i decided the go for a macerator. On the advice of my local plumbers merchant, I installed a Saniplast2. I explained the...

I have recently passed my 2392 theory and practical and am in the process of revising to take my 2391 I am going to set myself up as a domestic installer and even have a builder who wants me to do his electrics What is the best self cert scheme, which ones do you all use and why Also i...

I want to put up a 600mm x 400mm x 16mm pine shelf. The shelf will support my DVD player, sat receiver, surround sound amp etc. I am planning to stain it the same colour as my wood floor, skirting, doors etc. I am guessing i would need 3 brackets, L shaped ideally to match some other brackets i...

Since gloss paint had the amount of VOC's reduced to 'help the environment' i have found that gloss paint yellows far too quickly (even in non smoking households). I have recently had an extension added and decided to stain the wood work rather that white gloss it because of this. The extension...

I have a 3 bed terraced home and have recently had a 4m extension added to the back. This has been finished and i have the final building regs approval. I currently have a 10ft by 8ft shed at the far end of the garden that has reached the end of its life and am looking at buying a bigger...

i have had an extension adding to my terraced home. The sub floor has now dried and I am ready to buy some wood floor. We are going to put wood flooring in the extension and also in the existing living room/dining room. The dimensions of these room are 6.4m wide (widest part) and 7.5m (longest...

I know this is a bit like distrubing a hornets nest but i need an answer I find that energy saving bulbs are useless. They are not bright enough and take too long to warm up. I dont want to sit in dim light until they get to maximum brightness and even then they are not bright enough (the...

A friend of mine needs to create something to make a work area. The work will consist of fixing electrical items involved in producing/making music and as such will be relatively clean (no cutting of wood or metal) He is thinking of kitchen worktops but say the standard 600m wide is too...

A friend of mine asked me to pop round to their elderly parents as they have a wining noise coming from their central heating. The noise sounds like the neighbours are doing the hoovering (ie a quiet hum). It is coming from the airing cupboard. The pipes coming out of the pump are vibrating a...

I have had a single story extension added to my terraced home Once the sub floor has dried i am going to put an engineered wood floor down I want to put a fish tank with a 6ft x 31in foot print on it. The tank is 2 ft deep. 1 gallon weighs 10lbs so the weight of the water will be approx...

I have had a single story extension added to my home The builder said to get the plastering done before the final screed (sub floor). It has been said in other posts of mine that this was the wrong way round but i had already had the plasterer in. I was told to chop back any excessive...

I have had a single story extension added to my terraced home. The living room opens directly onto the extension with no doors, just a large opening. In the living room I have a back boiler with a fire on the front. I used to have a vent on the old external wall (this wall is now gone). I told...

I have had a real single story extension built onto my terraced home. The extension is water tight, the rads have been put in (and removed for the plasterer), the eletrics have been installed except for the final installation of the socket and the lights fittings. The plasterer is currently...

I have had a real single story extension built onto my terraced home. The extension is water tight, the rads have been put in (and removed for the plasterer), the eletrics have been installed except for the final installation of the socket and the lights fittings. The plasterer is currently...

I am having a single story extension built. The builder is making it water tight, the rest i am doing to keep costs down. I have a plasterer to do the plastering but i want to do as much prep work as possible. I want the plaster to be the base coat and finish type and not the dob and dab...

I am having a new single story extension built. To keep costs down i am doing as much myself as i can. The building inspector is happy for me to do the wiring myself as long as he can see the cable runs before i cover them up and that i have an electrician test the system. He will also be...

I am having a 7m by 4m extension built. The builder is putting up the shell to make it water tight and i will be doing the rest I am going to do the wiring myself and then get an electrician to put in a new consumer unit and to also sign it off for building control. All the wiring in the...

Firstly i think fascias are the upright bits that the gutters fix too, and soffits are the bits that you see if you look straight up from the bottom of your house? I hope this is correct!!! I am going to replace/cover my gutters, fascias and soffits with upvc ones. I have been told that the...

As part of my pre winter home check i tried my central heating, unfortunately it does work. I have some knowledge of my system in a DIY capacity, In the past(over 2 houses) i have changed a pump, 3 way valve, 2 way valve, moved and added rads. I apologise if i havent used the correct...