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I am having an ongoing problem with mice. It seems impossible to find and block all the ways that they can get into the flat, since the block seems to be full of runways for them, and must be completely infested (I’m on the seventh floor, so everywhere below must have them too). They don’t...

I want to add coving and and some downlighters to a corridor. However, to do this I need to pad out the coving to make enough space for the lights. Would such a scheme meet building regs/safety? Could potentially use fire rated wood, or use intumescent paint/primer.

Do ~35mm (mini) LED 230v downlighters exist? I have a tight space to fit several downlighters, such that those requiring 70-80mm holes and 50mm+ of depth are not suitable. I find “mini” downlighters, that claim to be 230v, but when you start looking at the spec they say they require, or include...

I have a “dull” spot in a corridor, where I want to add an additional light. The light will be a small LED downlighter, at an angle, in ceiling cornice. There is enough space behind the cornice to run the necessary cable (still not absolutely certain I can get a light that is low profile...

I have made a high sleeper bed, with a desk beneath. To add to the utility of this unit I want to install a fold-out bed, that effectively stands behind the desk when not in use, and extends beneath the desk when required. That is to say that the foldaway bed has the foot postion on the left...

Wow, didn’t that thread go on… https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/condensation-on-the-frame-of-new-aluminium-windows.417382/page-4 Anyway, people are going to disagree, but I found a few cures for this problem, the first is the most radical: 1 Stop breathing: Yes, if you stop breathing the...

I have an Economy 7 system, the clock and meter are approximately 30 years old. Recently the clock has been gaining approximately 2.5 hours a day – so effectively you never know when the Economy 7 mode is going to be on or off. My electricity supplier is Bulb. I contacted them two weeks ago via...

Hello, I am looking to source a very thin plasterboard-type material to fix to an existing concrete wall, for the purpose of sound isolation. It has to be a very thin board, because there is not a lot of space. I did find Magnesiacore, which looked ideal because it goes right down to 3mm -...