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Sorry if this has been dealt with elsewhere, but I couldn't see anything when I searched. Doing a whole house renovation including the plumbing. The driveway is being replaced so I thought it would make sense to get the incoming mains uprated from 22mm to 28mm. I have selected - a...

Got 2 daughters hooked to watching TV. Need 2 Sky boxes - period.

Aaah - you obviously don't have a scatterbrained family!!!! The number of times I come home and the lights have been left on .......?????!!!!

Extremely competent but not an electrician. However, before the real electricians let loose on me, I won't be doing this myself. I need to spec it however so I know what I'm getting. The actual work will be open to tender.

Any got any experience in installing and using a central vacuum system? Any recommended makes? Anything to watchout fro when installing one of these? It's for a 2 storey 4-bed house.

Anyone had any experience of whole house ventilation systems? I'm look to install one in a 2 storey, 4 bed house. Wanted a vent in 2 bathrooms, 4 bedrooms, kitchen, toilet and 3 reception rooms - if my match is right, that's 11 rooms. Running air ducts all over the place is not...

Anyone know of a small size (and capacity) combi boiler that I can use in this garden building?

After all the useful tips, I think I'm leaning towards running a gas pipe, mains cold water and power to the garden building. With the drain, if I can't get the necessary gradient, then I'll live with the septic tank. Thanks everyone for the advise.

Yes, definitely!! Got an architect coming over in a few days to help design the building (amongst other things).

Is an air-to-air heat pump a viable solution on it's own? I want to use this building in the winter. Would I need additional heating?

Sorry for being naive - please explain. I thought that a Sky HD remote would control any Sky HD box. How do you dedicate a remote to a box?

The first option is a not an option for me. Missus and kids will never get their head round this. Whatever I use needs to be invisible and always available. The second option looks interesting if a little odd. I'll certainly look into it.

Hey toasty - looks very impressive. I don't think that I would have the patience and programming know-how. You must be very proud. I was think of something more off the shelf - like Clipsal's C-Bus or Niko or Z-Wave, etc.

If you want to pay more (for more functionality), have a look at this: Transmitter: http://www.hdcable.co.uk/hdmi-over-ip-rackmount-transmitter.html Receiver: http://www.hdcable.co.uk/hdmi-over-ip-receiver.html I'm going to be doing my house in the next 2-3 months and if nothing...

Sorry, I should have mentioned - no X10. Yes, it's cheap but it's not the last word is reliability. Also, every manufacturer is different and the operating / programming logic is not the most consistent. I have had X10 for a few years now with about 40 lights / appliances being controlled...

Agree with ChrisFrost - if you can afford it, then CAT6 is the way to go. The other thin not mentioned is that instead of using CATx for HDMI distribution, you can also use extra long HDMI cables. Have a look at this: http://www.hdcable.co.uk/35m-long-hdmi-cable.html I'm...

Looking to erect a log cabin / brick structure at the back of my garden. This will be a single storey building and around 40 square metres. Which ever option I go for, I will ensure that the building is insulated to a high level. Requirement is: heating (preferably underfloor), toilet...

Not sure if this is the correct section, but here goes ... Looking to re-wire my whole house from scratch - including the consumer unit, all lights, sockets, etc. The requirement is for intelligent lighting. I want to use standard UK size light switches (not the US size), be able to...

P.S. Has anyone had any experience of the new Sky HD 1Tb box?

Hi, I'm looking to re-wire my house from scratch. The garage area will by my node zero - all data cables, broadband, telephone, aerial, satellite cables, etc will end up here. There will be a 42U server rack to store some of my equipment and data switches, etc. I want to get...