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How do I re-wire the first three-way light switch to be replaced with the second three-way light switch please? 1. Current 2. New

Why is this light dimmer buzzing? There is a BG NBN82 dual dimmer switch pictured below. Each dimmer controls a separate lighting zone. Zone A has 8 and Zone B has 5 spotlights. All identical 500lm LED GU10 dimmable spotlights throughout. The dimmer controls work equally fine for both...

I have removed a radiator and need to cap the pipes. A pair of push fit stop ends will do the job nicely. For a neat job, I want to cap them beneath the floor. The pipes have no flex or give so I cannot wiggle them. I would prefer to not lift up the adjacent floor boards. Is there a tool...

The previous owners of our new house did not remove a basketball net from the garage wall: Should the holes be filled with anything specific once the metal frame and bolts have been removed?

We are planning the installation of electric wall-mounted radiators and want to run them off spurs from nearby sockets. Is there any regulatory requirement for the location of a unswitched 13A fused spur, in relation to the fixed device? In other words, would it be acceptable to situate an...

Ceramic bathroom sink pedestal removed. Hole remaining in floor. Snap-fit flooring with underlay. New sink will be a wall-fixed vanity unity. Hole in floor will be visible. Any suggestions on how I should fill or repair this would be very much appreciated please.

I have been happily patching and re-plastering plug socket holes with Gyproc Easifill 60 plaster: But while chasing a channel for a TV cable to be buried, the areas of thicker plaster have fallen away: What type of plaster should I now use to re-plaster this thicker section of the...

We are looking to flush mount a TV with power supply inside the wall. Currently, we have a wall where we situate our 12 year old TV, which has recently ceased working: So we would now like to replace it with a new flush mounted Samsung "The Frame". This would require excavating a hole in...

Should I paint over these areas of fresh plaster before spraying? I have just patched and replastered these damaged sections of walls: I will be using a Wagner 250M airless paint sprayer with budget white emulsion. Would the fresh plaster benefit from some direct paint first?

Two Nest 3rd generation units (PDF) need to be installed for dual zone central heating (but not hot water) with one in the living room (zone 1) and one in the hallway for rest of property (zone 2). The combi boiler is an Ideal Logic 35 which is wired as follows: I have situated both Nest...

The front door of our home has recently become scratched so we would now like to fully repaint it. The manufacturers of the door have quoted £35 for one litre of the paint recommended to recover it. It is just a black front door with a semi-matt finish; nothing special. We would prefer to not...

Is it bad to wire a UK plug like this - ie with a certain length of bare wire showing before each screw terminal?

I have a tarmac driveway which is approximately 45 meters squared in size. How much roughly would it cost to be removed in terms of labour? Would this usually require skip hire and mini digger hire?

My kitchen lights will no longer switch on, since I replaced the ceiling rose and pendant in the bedroom. There are three lights which appear to be on a circuit on one side of the house: the bedroom, the kitchen and the bathroom. All other ceiling lights appear to be on a separate circuit and...