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We are just about to replace our kitchen. As part of this, I need to turn our boiler through 90 degrees to make it side exit (blanking plate is there). I know the boiler could do with the fan being replaced. If I read correctly, this boiler isn't too bad, however, it is coming up for 14 years...

I had a really nice PIR attached to my garage. Fitted it about 14years ago. It had two sets of outputs L1 and L2 L1 brought on two coach lights either side of the garage as low level courtesy lights from dusk till dawn. If the PIR was triggered, then it brought these on full...

What is this? Water Meter? Confused as to why we would have one as our supply isnt metered?????

The cottage we are doing up as a cast/wrought (not sure which) iron ballustrades on the staircase. Took the top hand rail off today and they have a metal strip running along the top under the rail. Each one looked to have been riveted in place. Suspect they put a soft metal pin in then peened...

I am doing up an old cottage and I REALLY want to try and blend the new woodwork in to match the old stuff that we have retained. Looking at the wood, it seems to be mainly Scotch Pine with an amber "ish" stain, and then perhaps a slightly browner varnish or similar (shellac?) over the top...

For various reasons I have decided to go for an electric heating system. My options are (that I am aware of) a) Wet System with radiators. Looking at an EHC Fusion 12Kw boiler with radiators. Plus- Cheaper for parts. Cons- Have to run pipes, find a location for the boiler. Single...

We are doing up an old cottage. Downstairs walls are lathe and plaster. We are going to be removing this as part of dealing with a damp issue. We quite fancy the idea of leaving the walls as the original stone. Aside from the lack of insulation, any other downsides? Whats the best...

The cottage we are just about to start on has two upstairs rooms. At present, it is just lathe and plaster then the joists/boards/tiles etc. Plan is to pull the lathe and plaster down (all well worn and cracked) then insulate it to the hilt before plasterboarding on top. Question being...

We have just bought an old cottage and it has "Rising Damp". From reading up, it would appear that rising damp may or may not exist. My feeling is that the injectable DPC solution only masks the effects and does not deal with the cause? Our own feeling is that the damp issues are caused...

We are looking at buying an old cottage built around 1825. The home report showed excessive damp readings along the front and dividing walls. We were advised to have a checmical DPC installed at skirting level as there was no access beneath the floors, and the internal and external ground...