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Hi all Getting boxes down to put away Xmas Dec's and used my Schneider Moisture Meter on the roof timbers. Most measuring 16% with the occasional 18% Is this something to worry about? Doesn't smell particularly damp up there.

Hi all I want to add another socket in my living room. Easiest route would be to drill through existing backbox to outside, then some form of suitable conduit before coming back inside. What would you recommend to house the cable on the outside wall? Was looking at Tower 25mm conduit and...

Hi guys Thinking of installing a simple solar system to power my home office (floor lamp, NAS, laptop). 2x 120w panels, mppt controller, 50a lithium battery and inverter. I've done the calculations and this should cover my needs. I was going to just install and run a new double socket off of...

Hi all One of my windows has developed a fault where the handle won't fully close in line with the frame. In the first picture if i start at 90 degrees, that's as far as the handle will go without feeling resistance that feels like il break something. It does this whether the window is open...

Hi all I have the pictured PRV on my incoming mains. It has always read about 4bar where the red indicator is, but I have noticed it creeping up to 6. Is this something to worry about? Hot weather related perhaps or is it knackered?

Hi all Silly question and just wondering really. My house is block cavity and rendered. Both skins are block. Built circa 2000. The interior skin of the cavity has much lighter softer blocks than the exterior skin. What are these likely to be? They are really quite soft, to the point I can...

Hi all Whilst I wait for a heating engineer to be able to fit me in do you have any thoughts on this? I have a combi Saunier Duval F24 or F28 I think. Yes I know its a shìt make but I inherited it with the house and to be fair I've had zero issues for the last 6 years. Pressure is fine at...

Hi all Replacing close coupled toilet as part of my bathroom replacement and have come across a problem. The position of the existing waste that goes through the floor versus the design of the new toilet means i cant marry the two up as is. See pictures and let me know what you'd do. I can...

Installed a new bath today, not yet fully fixed in place but levelled and sat on wall battens with the 4 feet just taking the weight off. Standing in it, it creaks. Any advice how to stop it?

Are the fittings for thermastatic bar showers generally universal? I inherited a Bristan thermastatic bar with the house (dont know model) and would like to swap it with a Mira Atom. The current shower is 150mm centres and 3/4" threaded connectors come out the wall with the shower screwing on...

Not tiling, but not sure where to post if not here. I am ordering some Perform Panels of the Nu Lock variety to fit to the walls around my bath which will have a shower over. https://www.performpanel.co.uk/installation/nu-lock/ 1. Can anyone recommend a suitable adhesive to stick these to...

Hi all Wife wants a vanity unit to replace the current pedestal basin in the bathroom. Ive lifted the floor and there is a 50mm wall hanger/joist that runs behind the basin left to right directly along the external block the wall. The vanity units seem to have a really tight tolerance for...

Hi all Any tips for removing a toilet without tipping the water from the trap all over the floor? I saw something called Liquilock by Oatey where you tip this is on and it gels up any water left but dont seem to be able to get it easily in somewhere like screwfix.

Hi all My upstairs floor is bowing. Joist are 2x9, span is 4.5M, spacing 450mm centres. Chipboard P5 floor on top which Ive not lifted yet. House 20 years old. There is a studwall built halfway along the span. This stud wall separates the bathroom from the small bedroom and the centre of the...

Hi all Bought a cheap camper that has 6x 12v LED spots wired into the ceiling liner but the previous owner has wired them off the main car battery. They are turned on by a wall switch in the back that has 3 terminals - live, switched and ground. I have now added a leisure battery and various...

Hi everyone Whats this old push fit fitting and how do I dismantle it? I want to replace the tee with an elbow as one leg of each is now not required.

Hi everyone Apologies for basic questions but iv not done this before.... I have a combi boiler heating system I want to drain down to move a radiator downstairs. 1. Could I close all rad valves upstairs to save time/water draining and then only drain downstairs or would I be better doing it...

Hi guys I appreciate the photo is poor quality, but i have a rad i want to remove and another to replace with a wider one. Heating is a pressurised combi boiler. Both rads are piped in plastic pipe with copper tails above floor level. Question is, can I use Hep2o stop ends on this grey...

Probably a stupid question but im not sure..... i have 2 way switching in my lounge. 1 gang switch at one end and a 3 gang switch at the other end (2 of these 3 gangs are for other rooms). Can i replace just the 1 gang switch with a dimmer and leave the 3 gang as it is?

Hi there Currently have a light in my dining room with only one twin and earth cable at the ceiling. I am assuming looped at a junction box somewhere in the ceiling space (not at switch). I would like to put 4 led downlights (5w each) and two ceiling roses in this room (5w leds bulbs in each...