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Hi all, I've been laying about 30m2 of decking in my garden this summer and it's taken absolutely ages! The problem is however that it was red hardwood. The deck that was laid at the begining has weathered and is now a totally different colour to the boards that went down at the end. Is...

Hi, I'm looking to construct approximately 55 meters of flower bed, 1 foot high and need some advice on what looks good and is a good material to use to build the edginf keeping costs in mind. One side of the garden is 20 meters long. There is a wire fence running behind where the flower bed...

Hi, I have been told that I need to have a negative head pump installed to increase the preassure of the hot water system in my house. I just wanted to know what the difference is between this type of pump and a positive head pump or a standard water pump and if I could use something else in...

Hi, my extraction fan in the bathroom does not seem to work. It's not isolated using a 2 pole switch - I know this should be the case but I have not gotten around to fitting one just yet. The positive goes to the positive terminal in the ceiling rose. The Negative goes to the negative...

Hi, not sure if this post is in the right place but as it's to do with Gas plumbing, I thought this would be the best place for it. I'm renewing the kitchen at the moment and have bought a gas hob and a seperate electric double oven. I bought a rubber pipe for the gas hob which fits into the...

Hi, I've bought myself a 10.5kw Electric shower and have been looking for a double pole switch to isolate it but cannot seem to find anything above a 45A dp switch anywhere? By my calculations, I need something just slightly more powerful than this or will this be sufficient? Many thnaks.

Hi, I'm setting up co-ax cables in the cupboard under the stairs in my house so that I can use a co-ax switch to basically send that signal to 1 of 3 rooms. I want this system to work with sky as well but understand that I will need to boost the signal as it goes into the cupboard. 've...

Hi, Having just bought a house, the previous owner had 2 exterior lights fitted to the property. These both work but are powered by a standard 1.5mm twin and earth cable connected to the lighting circuit and held on to the wall at approximately 3.5meters high with tower clips. Should these...

Hi, I'm thinking of laying laminate flooring in my passage but would prefer it to be installed under the skirting boards to hide the expansion gap. Unfortunately, the house is 1930's built and taking out the skirting boards to do this is not an option as big pieces of plaster come out with...

Hi, I've just bought a 1930's house and wanted to do something about the heat loss from underneath the property. I've been told that it's a good idea to lay plastic sheeting between the carpet/flooring and the floor boards on the ground floor to stop and cold air from coming in. There is...