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I have built a speaker holder in the top part of my fireplace (just below the mantlepiece). I had a British Gas engineer get vaguely threatening about it not being safe and inventing wildly stupid scenarios in which it would fall off, catch fire, burn the house down, and our insurance not paying...

Hi, Does anyone know the best tools for doing ultra fine soldering. Trying to solder components now is starting to feel like performing brain surgery with a spoon! Everywhere I've googled people talk about fine tipped soldering irons. I already have a fine tipped one though and could do with...

Me and my wife just recently bought our first house. Only been in four months and we're looking to utilise to loft space. Really disappointed about limitations we've discovered but we're determined to make the most of it. We want to use it as an office room. Age: 85 years old Type: Stone end...

Hi, I recently moved into an 85 year old house that turned out to have 'White Spot Mould' on the rafters. At first I thought it was Wet Rot from looking at pictures on google, but on inspection by a reputable company I was told it was white spot mould. The rafters are a little soft but on...

Hi, at the risk of sounding like a complete loon...... Went to fit a curtain pole up so we can have a curtain in front of the kitchen door. Used a voltage tester to detect any live wires behind where I need to drill and the detector gave a periodic beep on one side of where I want to drill...

Hi, I have tried to find out some info regarding private shared water supply and was hoping someone here could advise. I would be really grateful. Our property is an end terrace built in 1925 marked with an X in the diagram below As you can see from the diagram , the pipe...