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Starting to get ready for spring jobs ready for the summer and the main job is to build a shed for the back garden. I have a nice position between the boundary fence and a large tree that would be perfect but it's a large tree with raised root area which would prevent a standard ground base...

I was rudely woken this morning with a loud and violent bang that kept happening every few minutes. I am used to the central heating pipes making a noise when the heating kicks in but this was a quick sharp bang. It sounded like a circuit breaker going off. I traced the noise to the ensuit...

Hi, Would anyone be able to advise what I am doing wrong with the controls wiring for an automated gate/bollard set up. I have the following that I am trying to set up; Fadini Vigilo bollard Elpro S20 control panel VIX 53 Transmitter & Receiver I believe all has been connected as per the...

Hi, Firstly merry Christmas to everyone. I hope you had a good few days rest. I am installing electronically retractable bollards in my drive before I have the resin bound gravel finish laid. I dug the hole for the 1st bollard today which I knew had the mains power running nearby. Typically...

I hope this is the correct section to post in. I am trying to set up my Unifi6 AP. I have connected it to my switch and it powers up. After a rest it flashes blue then white then solid white as i understand it should. I then connect ia the Unifi app. It doesnt recognise the AP automatically...

The door entry phone has been pulled off the wall and I need to rewire it to operate the main door. Unfortunately none of the wires are left in the connections for me to see which wires go where. The cable looks like a Cat5 / bell wire with a number of coloured wires. On the right the...

Hi everyone. The house refurbishment and extension is now finally finished after 3 years. The final job is to top the driveway and paths down the side if the house. We are going for resin bound gravel and already have the sub base laid in prep for this. As 1 last job to do I am considering...

Hello everyone. I have a radial circuit that feeds an UFH matt and heated towel rail via 2 fused spurs. I have done away with the UFH and want to replace with a small electric radiator (330w nominal power / 125w effective power). I believe I am OK to connect the rad via the feed previously...

Hi I have just run a new 40mm waste pipe in my flat. It drop from the kitchen sink down to low level. Through the wall into the bathroom where it falls to the original lead waste pipe. Bath is T'd into it about 1m from the final connection. Everything is new appart from 1ft of lead that...

Hi I haven't been on here for a while. I hope everyone is doing well. I about but am about to pull out an old bathroom in a flat that needs renovating. The water is fed from a tank next to the bathroom but being a flat is only at say 1.5m above floor level. The water pressure is p!55 poor...

I know this has been asked several times before but I haven't seen one for a few years and wondered if these are still the best screws for external decking. The deck is a 20mm thick Iroko board fixed into timber bearers. Are these -> > LINK < the best screws to use? Is 50mm the correct length...

Mrs P is convinced pull out sections are needed under our new staircase. I was pla nine to have a door under the tallest part that lead into the understairs for storage. I am losing the argument. They look great on the photos and if they work correctly probably have a use for more usable...

I have a 180mm step from my drive to the front entrance door threshold. This is not big enough to split into a 2nd step but I want to have a defined area for the door as if a step were there. This will be done using 3 stone slabs. Currently there is a type 1 sub base down so I plan to dig this...

I want to install a stone hearth on top of the original concrete base. I have a load of cementitious tile adhesive left over. Can i use this to bed the slabs or is a sand/cement better. A wood burner will be sat on top.

I have my engineered oak flooring laid which needs oiling to seal and finish it. The dog despite being told not to has managed to slobber water on areas of it that have left water marks. I am considering going over the entire floor with a steam cleaner before oiling in the hope that it will lift...

I have not yet installed a hearth to the fireplace but am about to lay the engineered timber flooring to the room. The fireplace is due to have a wood burner in it. How should i finish the timber. Someone suggested laying the timber everywhere and then installing a hearth on top to the fire...

Hi what is the normal practice for electrical cables to the ground floor of a house. Is it OK for cables to lay on the floor/oversite or should they be clipped to the underside of joists. I am thinking more in regards to potential mice nibbling on them. I hope we don't ever get mice under...

I am constructing some steps that will go from my deck down to the garden. The drop is about 400mm and I plan to have this in 2 steps (possibly 3 if the drop is slightly greater). Rather than mess about with some form of timber structure I am thinking if forming them in blockwork and then mass...

I have a single roof tile exhaust point with 2 bathrooms located next to each other. I plan to link the 2 via a Y connector so that both exhaust through the roof tile. In reality both bathrooms will rarely be used at the same time but it is possible. The extract units will be located in the...

The plumber has temporarily wired up my central heating system to give me hot water and heating. He has wired an S-Plan system as requested but i have noticed he hasn't ran the hot water via the cylinder thermostat so at the moment the boiler heats the water I the cylinder when the programmer...