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I am fitting a bathroom extractor fan the bathroom has an existing vent via an outside airbrick if I remove the vent can I put my new 4inch ducting upto the old airbrick or will this restrict the airflow. Would it be better to cut a hole in the airbrick and put the ducting through it with an...

I am fitting a bathroom extractor fan the bathroom has an existing vent via an outside airbrick if I remove the vent can I put my new 4inch ducting upto the old airbrick or will this restrict the airflow. Would it be better to cut a hole in the airbrick and put the ducting through it with an...

I am fitting a low voltage extractor in the bathroom wired to the ceiling rose can I fit an on/off switch to the fan on the low voltage side of the transformer to switch the fan on and off.

I have just installed a Yale 6400 alarm can anyone tell me what is the default length of the outdoor siren and can it be changed. I know the siren built in to the control box can be adjusted

I am fitting some bamboo flooring the instructions call for cork strips to be fitted into the expansion gaps Are these cork strips absolutely nessarsary

What are youropinions experiences on the various types of bamboo flooring Stranded , Horizontal, Vertical Which is best for wear and tear

I am laying laminate in my living room and also in my hallway the living room is 4 metres wide and the hall 2 metres Do I need to leave a gap at the door threshold between the two and fit a threshold bar Or can I continue the flooring between the two rooms without a gap I am using the same...

My house has ground floors of woodblock (parquet) which are in need of renovation I would prefer to fit a laminate or solid wood over rarther than renovate the existing floor Is this a good idea and do I need underlay What would you recommend Laminate,Real wood,or engineered wood

I am fitting an inset electric fire into a fireplace In the instructions is states that any air vents should be sealed/blocked off I thought that an air vent was nessasary to keep the chimney well venalated The chimney does have a pepperpot cowl fitted to the pot

I want to spur off a ring main with a single socket Is it ok to run the cable horizontally just above the skirting board chased into the wall The run will be about 5ft long

I have a brick built fire place I have just uncovered it looks as though it used to have a small range in. The house was built in 1929 The chimney stack has an arch about 3ft wide which looks in good condition I would like to keep this arch and plaster around the fireplace. Would the arch...

I want board up my chimney I have removed the fireplace and rubble infill and have found a brick arch under the plaster. Can I just put in a wooden frame upto the arch and cover with plasterboard or do I need a lintel as well. Or would it be acceptable to brick it up to the arch

Can you tell me the required foundation depth and width for an 18 inch square brickbuilt gate post. The post will be approx 4ft 6 inches in height Foundation will be in concrete

I want to build 2 brick gate postsfor a pair of 10ft wide gates My question is how far apart should I set the posts allowing for hinges etc In other words what is the normal hinge allowance on a brick gatepost

Is it possible to lay Ceramic tiles over my existing Vinyl tiles The Vinyl tiles are well stuck down and were laid in 1980 is it possible that they contain aspestos

The neighbour next door is having an extenstion built and has put up without my permission scaffolding that is overhanging onto my side of the boundary by 1 metre fear walking under it because of falling bricks etc. The poles are all on his side of the boundary My question is can I sue and if...

The people next door to me are having a double storey extension built They submitted the plans which I agreed to but now upon building they are building it half a metre closer to my boudary the plans submitted to the council show it at the original distance of one + half metres from the...

I am fitting a new CU to my attached garage using 6mm cable attached to an exsisting 32amp mcb do I need to fit an Isolator Switch to the connecting cable

Is it permissable to make new holes for 20mm conduit in a metal CU

I want to run two 2.5 T+E radial circuits from the same 20amp mcb in the cu What is the max length these can be The Cu is in a Garage