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My apologies for the long post, but I wanted to provide some background info on my problem and the resolutions already explored before asking for help. My questions are in the last paragraph. I've recently "upgraded" from ADSL2 to FTTC on the two BT phone lines to my house. The sync rates...

In a few months I am hoping to externally clad the rear and side walls my traditional-build brick bungalow with cedar to disguise the rather ugly mess left behind after three different extensions/alterations over the years. As I am not limited by space I want to use the opportunity to insulate...

I need a quick curing expanding PU foam to assist with scaping a marine aquarium. It will be used to infill gaps, etc, but needs to be cured as quickly as possible so the live rock being used will not encounter too much die-off from being out of the water. Can anyone recommend one? My...

My neighbour is having solar panels fitted to his roof today. It's the usual deal - one of the national companies fits the panels for free and takes the FiT payments. It's not my cup of tea (personally I object to forcing everyone else to pay for my benefit), but compared to the twenty other...

I've been carrying out a thermal survery of my home, and identified an area of damp in an external wall. On closer inspection (the old loo roll against the brickwork test) it is indeed damp. There are actually two walls there, the one to the left is original 1980's and the one to the...

I’ve been checking each of my windows in preparation for setting out what I’ll need to do to replace them. With the exception of my window cill/sill question which has been asked already everything has been going smoothly... until I spotted one window opening which does not appear to have a...

Currently the windows in my house are aluminium frames with double glazed panels. They look ok, and I have always kept the wooden outer frames treated every few years, but they are really cold to touch on the inside compared to the PVC-U windows in the conservatory. I suspect this means they...

I have always been convinced that a little knowledge about something is more dangerous than no knowledge at all. It gives people the confidence to think they know what they are doing... I posted here a while back with some questions about the cooker for new new kitchen. Well today I started...

Hello all. I am in the process of having the prep work done for a new kitchen to be fitted next month. This is being carried out alongside an extension and a garage conversion under a building notice, and due to relocation of things like the cooker and sink everything is being ripped out and...