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    Advice needed on legitimacy of Part P cert

    Need some help here; Had builders in who as part of the contract were to install certain wiring in the house. All seemed fine 'til we received 'cert' which was in a differnet name to that of the spark who did the work. when we raised it with them it transpired that the spark who did the work...
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    alarm cables cut through

    'mare! builders doing work accidentally cut through one of the house alarm cables setting off the tamper alarm etc etc. Can this system be 'reset'? builders seem to think so but it is a pretty old alarm system and it isn't obvious what make it is!
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    Do I need underlay?

    I'm about to (planning to!) lay Bamboo flooring. I've lifted and removed the old flooring and exposed the floorboards. Can I lay the new Bamboo straight on to these (all flat and true) or do I need underlay? Also, as this will run through the kichn, do I need an underlay above the tiled floor or...
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    Telephone wiring is a mess! Know nowt!

    Need some advice - the wiring for the phone system in the house is a disaster and what I know about telecoms you could write on a small stamp with a fat pen. Basically; the cable comes into the house in one of the upper rooms, it comes into a small junction box which at the moment is just...
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    Installing solid fuel fire

    Hi, A little advice on this would be great...we have a chimney breast in the house that we have opened up, swept etc. We have found a suitable open fire to fit. Question is, do we need to have the work inspected by building regs (who seem suspiciously silent on the issue) or is there some...
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