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I'm replacing a broken bathroom light pull switch. It also starts the extractor fan, which must have a separate permanent live as it overruns some minutes after pulling the switch off again. I was surprised to find a Double Pole isolator switch, the 16A sort you might use with a wall heater...

I'm replacing the long front panel of my bath, using a plastic composite panel which won't swell when wet, as its predecessor did. The new panel, like the old, is about 15mm thick. My question is, should the new panel be flush with the outermost edge of the bath edge, or can it be inset? The...

Don't know if this is the best place to post. Need to remove the bath side panel to investigate what looks like a slow leak from the bath, at the taps end. Just spent an age, trying to remove the side panel. Obstructing cabinet unit removed (fixings visible). Upper right shows some swelling...

I need to join a cut coaxial TV aerial cable, but outdoors. Indoors I'd be perfectly familiar with what to do, but outdoors it will need to be waterproof of course. It's at a property likely to be sold in the coming months, so I'm not looking to spend a fortune. What would people recommend?

I'm looking at using a hole drilled by a previous owner but which he never used. He was running a flex outside for a PIR light, but he drilled two holes before the third one he actually used for the flex. My purpose might be to run a low voltage power wire to an outside camera. I poked a...

I'm considering having my old wooden soffits & facias (and attached guttering) replaced by a firm that has done a nice looking work on a nearby house. Online reviews of the company look very good. The neighbour said that they fixed the uPVC over the old wood, saying that the wood wasn't too...

Bit confused on this one. An electrician has quoted to run a supply to my adjoining garage. The route would be from the external meter box (splitting the heavy supply cable to Consumer Unit), dropping down a foot or so and into a narrow gravel trench running right in front of the house to hide...

I want to move the head-height surface trunking (16 x 25mm) which takes the ring to my kitchen’s only double socket. Its height could cause a problem when I install a gas cooker, so I want instead to run the trunking just above the skirting boards and then straight up to the double socket. I...