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I have a bathroom with a pull cord to switch the light on. I am wondering what solutions there are to change this to a switch that can be mounted outside that (a) does not need channelling into the wall and ceiling and (b) not require a remote item going in the light rose. This is because there...

Hi there I need to paint a newly plastered (on fresh plasterboard) kitchen ceiling and two bathroom ceilings. The bathroom ceilings are artex unfortunately, but I'm just painting over them for now. I would appreciate views on what paint to use (I will mist the kitchen before painting over with...

Hi all, I'm having a bit of a reconfiguration and am wondering on noise insulation on the walls around a downstairs shower room/toilet that is in the process of being built. Its only approx 1mx3m. The room borders four different other rooms, but it is the walls adjacent to (1) the hall and (2)...

Hi all Recently had a Vaillant Ecotec Plus 832 Combi fitted. I also had a Salus ST620 fitted as installer said he had used few of these recently and they worked well - but typical luck the first one I got was broken out of the box. Second one worked like a dream....for two months that is ...

Hi all, I can imagine the groans at the title of this thread, but was hoping to see if anyone here has any other options which I or the plumbers that have been round to take a look may have not thought about. Essentially my curent combi (an Ideal evo c22/35 with DHW input of 36.0kw) has conked...

Hi all, I'm looking at the Honeywell series of alarms as people do appear to consider these to be one of the best in the range and I don't mind spending a bit more to get quality items. I will likely get an installer (had some quotes a while back which is where a reasonable amount of my...

Bought some tiles from my bathroom supplier, but he told me not to buy his adhesive as it wasn't that great (Palace). He recommended Mapei, but can't seem to locate that easily at my nearest tile shops. Lot's of places have a brand called Ultra, one has Weber - of courseTopps has BAL (at a...

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Bust the thermostatic valve in the bedroom trying to take it off. It's placcy, with british gas emblem on the top, prob installed 5-10 years ago at a guess. Anyone with any idea what make British Gas used as would like just to get a new screw on top rather than replace the whole TRV and...

Hi all, Was redecorating a bed room (loft conversion room so the walls are plasterboard and skim with paint on them) yesterday. Did my usual light sand, sugar soap, wash, patch wall, wipe down patches ready for painting the prior day. The room was a combination of an offwhite and a strong...

Looking at a number of Flat Matt options to help with the period look. Was wondering if people had opinions (good/bad on colours, flat-ness, coverage etc) on some of the options I can find... So far, looked at Farrow & Ball - good colours but know its pricey, can at least get it in homebase...

Does someone have a summary of test modes / test cycles for UK Neff dishwashers (I have model S5444X1GB/08 fully integrated - it has 4 buttons, a 65, 50, 35 and rinse wash). I found a site and manual referring to US models but am not sure how that maps across to my model and if I did start the...

Hi all, The house I'm in (old victorian house) has existing sockets in the skirting board- plastic fronts sitting on metal back boxes (the metal back boxes are fairly 'flush' with the wood surface). I've read quite a few posts on here about this and it seems that as long as there is enough...

I was removing some built ins in the spare bedroom and parts of the plaster came away (the walls are lining paper over plaster on brick - Victorian house). On tapping certain bits were quite loose and so i pulled back certain buts. I have now have some small holes in the wall back to brick...

Hi, following on from some good prep help I've got here already, I thought I would tap the knowledge bank for some advice on the painting itself - paintbrushes, rollers and paints! 1. When cutting in, what sized paint brush do you normally use? 2. In terms of rollers, I've normally used a...

Basically currently have a heritage exposed deluxe thermostatic valve (think its that as looks like it - previous owners fitted it). The spacing between the inlet pipes coming out the wall is c. 145mm. I want to replace it because a) its currently functioning more like a 'random water...

I have a new place to live which means a whole lot more painting, and whilst I’ve done plenty of decorating in the past would just like to improve my finish etc, Found alot of info on this forum already but still have some more queries, so would really appreciate input. I'm going to post about...

Hi all, I've just moved into a new place which is a perfect opportunity to start my DIY all over again. This place has some decent hardwood T&G laid flooring in the reception room, dining room and a tight hallway, but it must have been installed 5 - 10 years ago and so it and so it has...

Was recommended some hituf cable for for some outside lights (will be clipped to wall) - is there a difference between NYY-J cable & Hituf except for price?

Just getting some parts together to get my bathroom done and was looking to see if I could save a few pennies on some of the accessories as the standard manufacturer bathroom waste that comes with the bath I want costs more than the bath (Twyford waste is £100)! I know there is always an...