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I'm getting a small utility room fitted with underfloor heating and have chosen the following set to install: http://www.theunderfloorheatingstore.com/electric-underfloor-heating/prowarm/prowarm-electric-underfloor-heating-150w-mat-kit I've got the HoneyWell EvoHome system and want the...

My house had an FCU from the downstairs ring which connected to a spur out into the garden to provide electrics to the garage through armoured cable, however I wasn't happy with the way in which it was connected to the garage as the cable ran through the garden above ground and amongst a flower...

Hi all, Having just returned after a long break away from these forums, I was pretty confused to find this new layout, look and feel. I manage Forums myself and know how hard it can be to please everyone, but this is a giant leap away from the old forums which were efficient, ergonomic and easy...

Hi all, I am planning a small decking project in the garden, the garden slopes downward and therefore one end will be fairly shallow whilst the other will be raised around a foot or so. I am attaching one end to an existing solid brick wall to which I'll use joist hangers (at the bottom of the...

Hi all, I want to edge my lawn by laying some paving blocks end to end - I am wondering if I could do this by digging a narrow trench for the width of the blocks but deeper than required, then fill with post-crete and potentially add a little sand into the mix to stiffen it up?

I have dug a trench around my grass and shaped it so that I can line the edge with tiles. I have found some nice limestone based tiles and would like to install them around the edge to the same level so that when mowing I can mow right to the edge, however I don't want to go to the expense of...

Hi all, I have a ceiling which has coving already fitted, it's a lathe and plaster ceiling and unfortunately has now started to crack and sag fairly badly. My plan is to overboard with large and staggered 9.5mm plasterboard sheets. I have identified the joist locations on either side of...

In my front garden, I have a concrete slope with which there is not much that I can do without a lot of expense to remove it. Therefore, to 'pretty it up' I intend to build some decking steps down the slope and panel off the exposed side. My plan is to use 2-4 (depth) decking strips per...

EDIT: I should have posted this in 'Appliances', I have asked for it to be moved. I just installed a CDA EVPK90 Island Extractor, its ducted to a length of about 2m from the point at which the duct enters the ceiling, and the ducting length is straight without twists/turns etc. I removed the...

I see that since April 6th the following now applies: 1) The range of electrical installation work that is notifiable has been reduced. Kitchens and gardens are now no-longer considered ‘special’ locations. What is the actual/real impact of this? Does it mean that electrical work carried...

In my kitchen, I have an electric oven unit with integrated ceramic hob currently sat in my breakfast bar island - I'm getting rid of that and replacing it with a new built-under oven and a separate new Induction hob set into the worktop directly above the new double-oven. At present, the...

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has installed the LED RGB strip style lighting under their floor standing kitchen units (not wall units) and if so if they're happy with the concept overall? http://www.ledlightszone.co.uk/led-tape/60-flexible-led-strips-non-waterproof-72w-30pcs.html...

Hi all, I took a wall down between my kitchen and dining room and now intend to lay a wooden laminate floor throughout - however the kitchen side has a concrete floor, the dining room side has a wooden floorboard floor and they're not quite the same height (concrete side is higher). What...

Can someone guide me on the mix requirements and process to scratch coat a small external block-work extension, including any waterproofing substance to add to the cement?

I'm refitting my kitchen and have just fitted a 2m rectangular 125mm duct to provide a new island cooker hood with an external extraction route - however having now looked at some hoods, many seem to require 150mm ducting? For such a short run, does this matter and can I simply use a reducer...

So I just finished putting up a new plasterboard ceiling in my kitchen - I intend to get my plasterer to skim the whole thing but before doing so should I use jointing tape and jointing plaster or is the same effect and strength achieved when he scrims and skims?[/u]

All, I've just had my old utility room roof raised up to a decent height so that I can convert it into a split small bathroom and utility room. The extension is blockwork built and pebbledashed up to where the new bricks start. My builder has left it as pictured below and I'm wondering how...

I'm planning my kitchen electrics layout and I'm a little stuck as to the best way to provide power to an island located Cooker Hood. From where the hood will drop from the ceiling, there's a conveniently located ring circuit cable for upstairs which I could splice into and provide a single...

I've got a Howdens kitchen sat in my garage waiting to be fitted (by me....), I'm starting to plan the units. The wall where I'll be attaching wall cabinets is a solid brick wall, I have attached 25mm battens with 350mm centers, onto which I intended to attach 12.5mm plasterboard (foil...

The phrase 'Maintenance Free' junction box came up during another thread and so I'm now curious as to what defines/differentiates the two, and the circumstances where you'd use one over the other? I assume maintenance free is if installing into a location that you may theoretically never gain...