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Yeah, it does sound a good idea, like you say though i think they key here is getting fresh air into the loft space. I'm going to tackle that first before i try things like this out.

Are there any recommendations for lap vents? Number per sq meter or similar that you know off? And by the way - thanks for the recommendation, i didnt even know this was a thing. Finally, i had stopped insulating because of this issue, but it sounds like if anything continuing to insulate...

Ok, first off many thanks for all your input here, very valuable. Here is a picture of the membrane that sits in my roof space behind the rafters. I'm not sure what type this is, other than it's not felt, would lap vents be a good way forward here initially rather than venting the soffit...

Many thanks for the, slightly technical, response but I think I get the jist of it. It does bring me back to my question though, with no vents in the soffit, should I be installing vents to allow air to circulate more freely up th there as currently there are none that I can see?

Hi, I went up into the roof space very recently during the extremely cold weather we have had, it’s a fair size, you can stand up on it and walk around, however I’ve noticed quite a bit of condensation on the underside of the roof. I’ve never noticed this before and if I’m honest it freaked...

Hi all, I have a reasonably sized gap in my bedroom floor between the floor boards and the wall, maybe about 3cm wide. I recently lifted up the carpet etc and and still to replace the skirting but this bedroom is above another room that has a TV in it etc and it would be nice for soundproofing...

Hi folks, Just so you know, I switched out the dimmer for a Varilight v-pro MJP120 dimmer and it works! No more buzzing (yet).

Any suggested makes to look out for?

Many thanks for all the feedback here, however I don't feel any further forward in what step to take next. It seems that there no 100% guarantee easy way to fix this as it could be either the bulbs or the dimmer at fault but I think we've ruled out wiring. So, as above I can replace the bulbs...

Fair shout, they were installed by our kitchen supplier. They do look unused though. I’ll wait until next time I hear the buzzing, try to find the culprit and disconnect it with the lights on to see if the buzzing stops. I haven’t seen any flickering at all though.

Just missed this, should I try and find a particular faulty light then? They are all new for what it's worth.

Thanks, can I ask what you would recommend here then? Trying a different dimmer, replacing the switch etc?

Hi all, We recently had our kitchen done but we have a problem with our Dimmable LED spotlights in the kitchen. Sometimes, but not always, I hear a loud buzzing from the lights and then they shut off. I have 10 of them, controlled by a dimmer switch on the wall of which ONE of these dimmers...

Thanks for the advice. I'm sort of in two minds, it's been like this for a few months so do I just leave it etc. But then I'm just worried if the power cuts in the middle of the night and the bell goes off that I won't be able to stop it. I think I'm just going to have to grow a pair and pull it.

Hmm. That's what I'm worried about. If I disconnected the power and it did go off, is it likely to turn itself off after 15 mins or so? I can handle that, but what I don't want is it going off all day and not having any idea how to stop it. How does that work then, do some bells have batteries...

Thanks, good point actually, I didn't consider that. It was only £25 though for the reflash so I felt it was maybe worth any risk in that respect. Any ideas on what the safest way to turn off this one is though?

Hi All, I have a Gardtec 816 home alarm, which sits in my shoe cupboard. I had an issue with it some time back where, because it was in the shoe cupboard, it had the front panel knocked off it (the alarm motherboard where the battery is not the keypad) by a large pair of boots being flung in...

Hi All, I noticed an issue with my roof leaking the other day so i looked up a trusted trader on my local council website. (Just for a bit of background). He came out and took a look and it looks like there is a split/cut in some lead that sits within in the valley between two sections of roof...

Many thanks for the advice, any thoughts on the treatment of the wall below stone level? Is it work puting some sort of coating on it? And if so is it better to leave the area to dry for a while?

Hi All, I've had a small patch of damp in my livingroom along the skirting, on inspection i noticed the the path on the outside wall of the house was slightly higher than floor level and there is pretty much permanently damp soil sitting up against my sandstone wall. The path is about 1m...