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Hello, I'm seeking advice on building a reasonably large extension at the back of our house. Any guidance on evaluating quotes at each stage would be greatly appreciated. Our house is a three-bedroom brick construction from 1936. The land slopes from right to left when viewing the back of the...

Thanks for all the advice. I think getting the tiles up and building the sides up in brick with an airtight lid, as martygturner suggested, seems like a good option. It's probably too big a job for me to attempt, but I have ordered a better inspection camera to confirm the details before I...

Hi, Recently we've found a large (1m x 1.5m) section of our tiled conservatory floor has begun to 'bulge' up. The hump wasn't noticeable at first, but over about 3 weeks, it's become very noticeable, with an estimated difference of 1-2cm across the area. When we tread on the area, it sounds...

So, the sales team called me a said that the higher price was because SolarEdge and Trina panels (which they specified) are the leading manufacturer and therefore command a premium - I'm not sure this premium should be in the region of £5-6k!

Thanks for the feedback; the overriding message seems to be the specification if good but the price is too high! I've put a cancellation request in - the sales team is going to call me back to explain why their quote is so m uch higher than that of comparable installations. Matt.

Hi, I hope I can get some advice concerning the design and cost of a solar and battery installation that I've paid a deposit for. The company I enlisted was Egg (crackingenergy.com); they were recommended to me by a friend. All went well with the survey and initial conversations, but...

Thanks for the replies. I'm not sure, but I'm back there tomorrow, so I'll find this out and post some photos The tails enter directly in to the rear of the CU and extend within the external wall to the meter cupboard.

Hi, Wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I am the leaseholder of a one bedroom 1st floor flat located at the end of a two story row of terrace houses. Access to the flat is via external steps and the freehold owner and landlord is the local council. An electrician who quoted for an...

Sorry for the delay in providing an update to you all on this issue. In the end the issue got sorted by the company who installed the Zappi in the first place. After I posted on the site, the replies provided me confirmation of my concerns. Having taken a photo of the shoddy work inside the...

Thanks for all you help... here's a photo of how the 'installer' left things.... still waiting on a reply from the company....

Thanks, the logic certainly makes sense that the Neutral was connected to the wrong bus bar, it's worrying though how this wouldn't have been identified in basic troubleshooting as a qualifies electrician.... hmmm...

Hi all, I wonder if someone in the know could provide me some electrical advice. Today I've had a company install a Zappi 2 charger for my electric car at my home address. I wanted the supply to come off the main CU board as there was a spare way. The CU is a cheapy split load BG board...

Thanks John, Apologies, my figure was based upon a guesstimate rather than actual numbers - so having done some working out, this is more likely to be an absolute max of 6kw. This account for computer, printer, lighting, kettle, and electric radiator for in the winter (I know I said there would...

Hi all, I wonder if I could ask your advice, although I appreciate that my question may have been asked before. I'm in the process of having a garden office/workshop built and I need to determine the size of the cable that will be required to provide power. I will be hiring a qualified...

Many thanks Woody - great advice, I've got my evenings planned for this week! :)

Hi all, I wonder if I could ask for some advice. I have a sloping ceiling over the staircase in the all. This spans from the ground floor ceiling height to the 1st floor ceiling level. (See photo) The house costs a small fortune to heat, and the hall is one of the coldest ares. I wonder...

They are attached to the joists forming the ceiling of downstairs / floor of upstairs.

Thanks for your replies. I cut a hole in the front panel to see what was supporting the ply. I was relieved to see that there was no water damage to the underside of the ply which appeared to be about 10mm thick. I would have liked to see some support framework across the middle of the sheet...

Hi, I've recently moved to a new house with gravity fed hot water system. I'm concerned that the hot water cylinder, which is located in an airing cup board, off the landing above the stairs, may not be supported properly. From what can I see it's sitting on short pieces of 2x4, which in turn...

Hi all, My brother has moved in to a new house which has a gravity fed central heating and hot water system. There is a hot water cylinder in first floor airing cupboard and hot water and central heating header tanks in the loft. His current shower is a standard mixer valve (non-thermostatic...