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We've just replaced some stage lighting in our club (Germany). We installed some LED panels, 305w each. 8 in total. All wried with a plug. All of them have failed within 3 weeks of being installed, The failures are either half the panel stops working, the fan stops working/light stuck on white...

See attached image, I want to know how to achieve this. Where is the glass fixed? I know you can get channel for frameless glass balustrade's but I've seen a few examples like this where the glass does not appear to fit in a channel, but it's not clear where the fixings are. The plasterboard...

Got this extractor from ikea, https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/doc/assembly_instructions/underverk__aa-725509-6.pdf I want to run it in recirculation mode. But I'm totally confused, it still requires ducting out of the kitchen cabinet? can someone have a look please, my cabinets are flush to the...

Having a debate with my builder(I'm the customer). He's fit 25mm backboxes *completely* flush with the plaster so getting any nice sockets to fit is nigh on impossible. He's blames me saying I should have provided the backboxes myself ? The fact is though, the metal backboxes were already fit...

Planning out a kitchen for an integrated washing machine, does anyone know if a 40mm waste pipe can run horizontally behind it? if there enough depth

Waste was leaking on my old steel bath. When the bath was emptied water is getting out through the overflow holes in the waste and leaking down the thread. The connection between the overflow pipe and the bath waste thread was not good. I have no idea how the black plastic ring is supposed to...

Painted the outside of the house, got some paint on the external pvc pipes. Best way to remove it? white spirit isn't doing the job.

My mum wants a porch. House is detached and about 10 metres back from the road. Is it the norm to get an architect to do a porch design? we want it to match the house. If we just get builders round to quote, everyone is going to be quoting on their own ideas so it makes sense to get an...

I need some satin/stainless 100mm butt hinges for use an exterior out building. Bought these ones http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Ironmongery/d170/Fire+Door+Hinges+%26+Seals/sd3101/Grade+11+Ball+Bearing+Fire+Hinge/p99736 in satin but they're already rusting which is weird because isn't grade 11...

Had some external decoration done, the contractors removed the cable clips holding the incoming power cable on, and they've lost some. Any idea where I can get some of these clips/clamps?

Sometimes when I make wooden gates, despite doing double angle braces, they'll end up twisted/warped(not sagging). Like if the latch is at the top, if it's flush up top, down at the bottom it's either too further in or is sticks out. Are they are tips on a) how to prevent it, or b) how to fix...

I've made a triple wheel bin cover. Any tips on the best way to connect the bin lid to the cover lid? I realize I have to use a chain of sorts but not sure the best way to connect the chain to the plastic bin lid. It's got to be easy to remove from the plastic lid on bin day.

I'm building some garden storage boxes. I want the lids to be waterproof. If I use GRP to waterproof the lids made from 18mm sheet material, do I need trims for the edges or do you think I can easily cover the edges with just the resin and mesh?

A friend of a friend of mine is having an extension done. I happen to go have a look and here's some pics: Among other things, the've no insulation in certain parts of exterior walls. They have a 10inch(or so) steel sitting on a 4 inch wall, and have used a 3x2 to pack up one side. They're...

Can anyone please clarify the regs/laws on commissioning new boilers, I'm getting differring opinions from our plumbers. We have rentals, in the last few months have had 2 new boilers installed. One plumber commissioned it. The other plumber who installed another said it doesn't need commission...

I want to build some planters to grow some herbs and veg. A lot of web articles on building planters seem to completely ignore drainage and have a solid base. Am I right in thinking it's wise to have drainage? My plan was to make the base like a pallet. Then line with plastic, poke holes in...

Need to run the 10mm earth bonding to the incoming water supply on the outside of the house for part of the run. Does the cable have to be identifiable green/yellow on the entire run? or can I use brown/black cable and sleeve the inside part of the run in green/yellow?

Can anyone recommend a reliable inexpensive (£500 -/+) for a small 2 bed terrace rental? Any good deals around at the moment. Local builders merchant sells glo-worm, and plumber is recommending i-mini, either of them any good or is there something better around?

My house is at the end of a terrace row. The rear of the houses is essentially an open tarmac'd carpark and we all park adjacent to our houses. As my house is at the end and there's no through access. I'd like to erect a fence to hide my car from view. The surface is tarmac, new tarmac and I...

Recently renovated an old house, stripped double skin(no cavity walls) to brick and applied 2 coats of tanking slurry before dotting and dabbing plasterboard. Got some damp patches appear in certain isolated spots, they just look like the paint is wet. All the patches are on internal walls...