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I'd like to make my central heating smart. Tried Wiser last year but after spending about two weeks talking to their Tech Support trying to get it set up I gave up and returned. The guy eventually admitted there there are some issues with their software/firmware with IoS devices. I've now come...

I've got about 40sq mtrs of 20mm porcelain slabs to lay. What are your recommendations for the cheapest one that will do the job. Richard

Our current system consists of TRV's on all rads controlled by a wireless Drayton thermostat programmable controller. We use it in manual mode and only use programmed times when it looks like it's going to be extremely cold over night then we might switch to programmed. I've been looking at the...

We have 17 radiators spread over three floors in our house, so to use something like Wiser TRVs is prohibitive. However, it is possible to divide the system up into 4 heat zones using 2 port valves (or is there a better solution?) controlled say through Wiser smart plugs and then use a...

As I live close to the sea I've been looking for suitable M10 stainless anchors in 316 but can't find any. Can I use standard 316 studding instead?

I'd like to lay LVT in our sun room. It's previously been carpeted but as there is direct access to the garden it gets abused. The sun room is an old extension with no insulation in the concrete floor so I'm after the best insulated underlay. The floor does not appear to suffer from damp. I've...

Were having an extension with a patio built at the rear of our property with planning already in place. Because the garden slopes away the height of the patio will be approx 850mm above ground level. This then requires a balustrade as it is more than a 600mm fall. So I'm thinking can I build a...

I bought a Mafell track saw a couple of years ago. It's not had a great deal of use and then only on kitchen fitting and sheet cutting. I'm disappointed that the blade is already struggling on 25mm thick sheet. What's the best recommendation for a replacement blade?

My daughter has bought one of these extending nozzle kitchen tap. Two tails are a challenge when cramped under the sink but add a third one!!! The tap came with a plastic fitting to screw into the third tail out of the bottom of the tap. The hose going to the extending nozzle has O rings and...

The sink I'm fitting has a rolled edge and a foam gasket behind. Will this be enough to seal or should I add a bead of silicon? On other sinks I've fitted they have flat edges so no gasket and when I've dry fitted there is usually gaps especially when the fixings are applied. Why do they only...

I have a tricky worktop corner joint to assemble. It's an L shaped worktop with walls at each end so I have very little room to get the adhesive on. Then it's carefully lowering the section into place, getting it all line up and level and then do up the dogbones. They're not easy to get at...

I'm planning on building a single brick wide wall between us and the neighbour between our driveways. The wall will be roughly 10 metres long and about 9 courses high with a soldier course on the top. There will be a 2 x brick square pillars at each end about 20 courses high. How many support...

As it says. I've found multitool blades are virtually useless. Was removing 7" skirting and only managed about 4 cuts. Even when using brand blades.

I'm installing a new L-shaped kitchen and want to include LED strip lighting under cabinets, over the top and hopefully at kick board level if I can make a way that they are not vulnerable to damage. The lengths are; top of cabinets approx 7 metres, under cabinets is approx. 5 metres and the...

Just getting things ready for the plasterers to come in and plaster the room around the steel A frame forming the gable end. The drawings state a double layer of plasterboard but is that enough to prevent cold faces all around the gable end window? I've already glued in wood noggins in the...

At the rear of my property there was originally a small loggia protruding about 1.5 metres and is a 9" solid brick wall built across the boundary. The same style of loggia was also on the adjoining property. Some time in the distant past the neighbouring owners built a further wall coming off...

I'm laying a new floor in my utility including new floor joists. The intention is to put tile backers on the chipboard before laying ceramic tiles. Sound I seal the new chipboard with a water resistant finish like water seal or varnish or will the adhesive used to lay the backers on be...

I'm having a rear extension built which has a large void underneath due to the sloping site. We're now at the first fit plumbing and electrics stage and as I've made access to the under void I would like them to put all the piping and wiring (apart from lighting) underneath and then come up...

Having a single storey extension built which has two bifolds along the wall facing the garden. The small one can be covered with a standard thermal break catnic but the larger doors have box sectin steel columns and an RSJ over the top. The structure sits on the inner cavity and a plate is...

Can anyone confirm what is the outside dimension of a 78cm x 98cm Velux. I've hunted high and low on Google including the Velux installation guide and all they say is the roof aperture needs to 40mm to 50mm wider than the window.