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Octopus tell me my electric meter is out of date and want to fit a Smart Meter and I'm not keen on that. I would welcome comments on this.

I recently had an EPC check and afterwards read some highly critical reports on them but for all that the report did recommend an extra 300mm of loft insulation which means I will have to tidy the loft up to install. Can anyone recommend where its possible to obtain the least expensive material...

Although I put 300mm wool type insulation in the loft twenty years ago I then covered it with chip board so I could store stuff. The EPC report suggest 275 mm more insulation but I'm not inclined to clear the loft and remove the chipboard so I wondered if there is something like foam insulation...

I live in a between the wars detached bungalow and when I had to replace a damaged brick discovered that the flock insulation only came half way up the cavity whether this was a natural shaking down over the years or simple incompetence dishonesty of the installers I have no idea but it poses...

I would like to ensure that all of the bulbs I use are the most power efficient and am looking for an organisation or forum where I may find information such as a reliable supplier who can advise me at to m y requirements. Supplementary question. Is it possible that one can receive automatic...

I'm a male in my mid 80s and finding it uncomfortable in lowering myself onto the toilet. I'm aware of the "extensions" one can fit to the top of the pan but I suspect that they are unhygienic. The existing toilet pan height is 15 inches. Are there varying toilet pan heights?

Our bungalow has a flock in the cavity insulation and on checking I found that it had sunk to less than 50% height and I doubt that the local authority would offer any assistance in putting it right. However, Some time ago I saw that external insulation rendering being applied to some housing...

Is there a way to recolour patio slabs that have lost theirs?

My eldest son visited us last night and ran round the house counting the number of electric light bulbs left on so now I have to do something about them and I need help. To start with we have four wall light bulbs marked, "220-240V50/60Hz24mA" They are approximately 100mm tall, 35mm wide and...

I'm interested in buying a property with a new extension that has not been tied into the old part of the building by toothing into the existing older building. Does anything like a mobile x-ray kit exist to check if a wall starter kit was used?

I had to cut into the cavity wall of our bungalow some time ago and found a very loose packing of flock which suggests that the insulation is not that effective so is it possible to actually measure how effective a buildings insulation is and if so what sort of organisation does it? I'm sure...

My son is considering buying a top floor flat in the white building but the survey suggests the whole roof will require either retiling or even replacing the entire roof. Would anyone care to suggest what the cost of such work would be.

I would like to have a quality kitchen sink installed and don't mind paying but I have no idea what is a quality chicken sink and wonder if any plumber is prepared to make a suggestion.

I lived in a bungalow years ago built between the wars out of secondhand timber from Milton Camp. Eventually it was covered with concrete block walls. These blocks were 6” thick X 9” X 18” were extremely dense and had what I would describe as a, “Knobbly finish” which I suppose was meant...

A trench has been dug round a brick built building showing settlement cracks and I noted that the concrete foundations are laying on top of a band of natural gravel. I last worked on such a problem in the 1950s when serving my time as a Bricklayer and we undercut the foundations, laid concrete...

I would like to insulate a metal shed and wonder what sort of thickness is needed to make a difference and where the best price can be found for it.

Would some form of insulation keep a metal shed cool in the summer and keep the frost out in the winter? If so what thickness and how does one stick it to the metal?

I have just erected a metal shed or rather my grandson did it for me and I'm rather worried regarding it over heating as I'm using it as a Hen house. One way to control the temperature would be to install a window either side of it but as a result of the frail nature of the structure it can only...

I'm not at all impressed with the instructions that came with my Yardmaster shed 68GHZ2 nad the one I found on the Internet is not a lot better. Does a Full set of instructions for putting one together exist?

I am installing a metal shed to create a Rat proof chicken house which will be placed on a concrete base. I would like to fix the metal shed to planks secured to the concrete base made from a water proof composite. Is there such a material and if so where would one purchase it? Regards, Brian