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Sorry if this is a stupid question, I’m fitting some door latch’s to some new doors. The latch part comes in two parts, the body and a finishing plate, see photo. The latch has two round edges, which is 25mm radius same as the main hole. Do I use a 25mm spade bit to rebate the latch part and...

I’m going to get an Hikvision dvr and 4 ip ColorVu cameras. I’ve ran Ethernet cables between a downstairs cupboard Where the dvr will live and the camera locations. This is where I’m a bit clueless. To set up the system do I need a computer and screen or can it all be done using hik connect on...

I’m half way through tiling my kitchen floor, I’ve covered the whole floor with ditra matting as it’s over two different types of sub floor. Half is over vinyl tiles which is on concrete, I didn’t removed a large section of vinyl tiles due to them being very well stuck down. I used Weber...

i want to tile the kitchen floor which has been knocked through. Half the floor is concrete and half is 25mm ply straight onto joists. I’m not too keen on the visible expansion strip on the floor. The tile shop are use recommended putting a strip of ditra decoupling membrane each side of the...

I need to self level an area around 4 m². The subfloor is made up of three different things, see photo, terracotta tiles, concrete and some other material. I’ve phoned Weber, Mapei and ardex tech help. And settled on using Ardex NA, as with the other two I would need two different types of...

I’m look at putting a hikvision DS-2CD2385G1-I turret camera on a wall. This will cover the back door and the path leading up to it. If I were to put this type of camera on a vertical wall looking horizontally across, wouldn’t the picture be 90 degrees out? Can you turn the black face with the...

I’ve just installed 4 steel beams in my house, do I still need to box them in with plasterboard if they are at joist level (the ceiling will be flush). The structural calculations only say 30 mins fire proof. If I were to use the fire retardant board on the bottom of steel, would that be enough?

I’m in the process of getting my windows changed to double glazing. The surveyor came out and said I need nine lintels putting in. I spoke to the original builder who built the house back in the 60s, he said the inner leaf has a casted in situ concrete lintel with butterfly wall ties wrapped...

ive just had my SE calc come through for taking out a cavity wall for an extension. I’ve noticed on the internal UB, he put that I should put wood packers and joist hangers for the upstairs joists. But this is not the case as the joists run parallel with the beam. My question is, the calcs say...

We are looking at putting a new window into a cavity wall. Ive put in a couple of internal lintels before but never in a cavity wall. I am slightly worried about the DPC as most cavity wall lintels mentions DPC required. Searching the internet there isn’t much information on how to install a DPC...

We are wanting to convert the garage which is attached to the house into an extension to the kitchen, its already double skinned. Just need to brick up the garage door and put a window in. The problem is, there is drain where the garage door is, so we will need to move it. We would like to...

As the title says, my car has been leaking diesel on my tarmac drive since its service about 2 weeks ago, but only noticed it today. Its stripped away the bitumen and left the aggregate. i have have been using the hose for about an hour trying to get rid of the diesel, but it still coming out...

I am about to put a downlight close to a plastic pushfit connetor, it will be about 50mm away. could damage or melt it? one idea is to put tin foil between them to act as a barrier and reflect the heat back.

We are fitting a new kitchen in my house, and know you have to be part p do the electrics. we got a eleccy in to quote for the work, and to save on money he said it would be ok if we chased into the walls and lay the wire for him, then he will come in and do the 2nd fix and give us the...

The downlights i was looking at buying, says the minimum distance to a joist is 50mm. If i was to buy a downlight fire hood could i put the downlight closer to a joist? thanks

We are wanting to put some downlights into our new kitchen, but the elecy who came round to quote for the electrics in the kitchen told us about the 100 mm rules away from the joists. my question is there any fire proof stuff you can put between them so we can put them closer to the joist. Or...

I am halfway through doing up my house we have put 4 or 5 new double sockets on the upstairs ring main, and the same on the downstairs. The walls have been chased into from the floor for the new wire. My question is do I need somebody to sign off this work I have done or is it only for the...