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Hi all, I'm hoping for a little advice regarding my self build. I am planning on fitting all of the radiator pipework myself but have not yet decided on whether I am having a combi boiler or a solar heated water tank for my hot water or even a combination of them both or something else...

Hi all, Hoping for some advice. I'm a self builder and I am about to put in the plumbing for 2 ensuites and a main bathroom. Each has a toilet and it's the waste pipe to soil pipe plumbing that I need a little help with. 1 toilet will go up against an outside wall so I'm OK with that one as I...

Hi all, Hoping for some advice. I have had some plastering done and lots of tiny cracks have appeared in it, many of which are not on any joins The walls were brand new plasterboard, screwed and glued and taped. It was quite hot when the plastering was done but the room is at the back of the...

Hi all, I am designing a Solar PV / Battery / Export system and I will have panels on 3 different roofs, E, W and N, S not possible. I have trawled the net and found a couple of calculators and articles about efficiencies and angles etc but non take into consideration all aspects. This is what...

Hi all, Hoping for some help. Should I put my alarm panel on its own power circuit? Should I put my Ethernet hub on its own power circuit? Regards, Mark.

Hi all, Can anyone tell me what type of pipe this is for? I tried bending some 15mm copper pipe with no success but I could be using it incorrectly. :unsure: Thanks. Mark.

Hi all, One of my TRV heads has broken and I only want to replace the head and not the valve. After a quick google I think I will need to use the exact same head to ensure the calibration is correct. It is a Boss with no part number on it and it is quite old so I am hoping that someone can...

Hi all, I have had a new roof fitted on my house and they roofers have left quite a bit of tile offcuts between the felt and the tiles. I have attached a photo. What should / can I do? Any help much appreciated. Kind regards, Mark.

Hi all, Hoping for a little bit help. I am installing a wired home network in my house and I have used some cat5e and some cat6 cable I got for free. Some of it is shielded and some not purely because that it was I had. I am a the point where I am about to start fitting the RJ45 connectors and...

Hi all, I'm currently 1st fixing my security alarm cable in my own self build and I am trying to minimise any visible cable / trunking on / around the window frame. It's all hard wired as I am not a great fan of wireless. The frames are UPVC. I have already fitted 2 concealed Elmdene flush...

Hi all, I could really do with some help please as my mind is going to explode due to an overload of cabling options :eek: I'm still building my house (10 years in! :rolleyes:) and have recently put the first fix cable in for my security cams, my network and my security alarm and I now need...

Hi all, Can any one tell me if 32mm ducting is large enough to take the cable from 3 banks of solar PV each around 4kw to the invertor? I am fairly sure it is but just wanted to check. Thanks.

Hi all, I am ex-tiler and I am currently building my own house which includes 2 ensuites and 1 bathroom. I have already bought the tiles but now I am considering using the panelling instead due to it's alleged ease of fitting and low maintenance. I have put this onto the tilers forum as I want...

Hi all, After some advice please.... I'm a ex tiler and I am currently building a house for me and my family. I have 2 en suites and a bathroom that are currently at the studwork / blockwork stage. During my relatively short time as a tiler I did not actually have to prepare any walls from this...

Happy Easter all, I am currently redecorating my bathroom and I am trying to repair a crack in the ceiling. I discovered that the crack was due to the board moving and this was due to the original plasterboarder using a ridiculously small piece of scrap timber to increase the joist width and...

Hi all, Over the past few years I have had regular issues with my 12 kitchen downlighters due to replacing the standard 12v lamps with 12v LED's and leaving the old transformers in place. As I understand it, the issue is that the transformers require a minimum wattage to be drawn to work...

Hi all, Currently wiring my house with cables for a home alarm system and I was wondering what peoples thoughts were about the number of keypads that are required. In my current house I have 1 at the front door and 1 in the garage, these are the only 2 entry points and then another 1 on the...

Hi all, Hoping for some help with planning my new self build home CCTV system. I am currently doing the first fix and I need to decide on the type of cable I should be fitting. I already have loads of shotgun coax and cat5E cable so ideally would like to use one of these however if using cat6...

Hi all, I am currently in the process of building a self build and have a few questions about the distribution of power. I am not an electrician but do have a basic understanding of electrics. Also to confirm I will not be fitting this as I will be employing a qualified electrician when the...

Hi all, I am currently self building a 2 storey house and I have some Robus R180 sensors IP44 to fit that will activate 50W LED security lights via a relay system which has been discussed in another thread. I am first fixing my house and my questions for this thread are all about the location...