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Hi all I would like to have a new remote controlled dimmer switch installed in my bathroom. The bathroom has two lighting circuits - one circuit is downlighters and one circuit is incandescent pendants over the basins. At the moment they are controlled as a single circuit with a single...

Hi all. I wonder if someone can offer me some advice on an electrical wiring problem (forgive my use of layman's terms!). In my bedroom I am trying to install an electric curtain track (a Silent Gliss 5400). This has an electric motor which takes two wires - a mains 240v power wire...

Hi guys I am currently having a new engineered floor installed (Kahrs indossati - 15mm boards). The previous floor was a mess - bouncy all over the place and badly fitted, so I had it taken up. The new floor layer (who is a close family friend, so I'm familiar with his work - its...

Hi I know there are already a lot of threads on this topic but I just wanted to ask a few questions. I am about to try and level a subfloor before relaying engineered boards. The guys who did the floor originally did a poor job so I'm going to try and do it myself. 1. How hard is it to...

Hi all - would be very grateful for your advice on a problem I have. I recently had a new ceiling installed in my flat. The builders did a poor job of skimming it, so I had another plasterer come and re-skim it. He had lots of good references, was experienced, etc. Anyway, it turns out...

Hi everyone I'd be grateful for some advice on a new wooden floor. I live in a converted warehouse. I'm about to renovate it. One of the things that I will need to do is replace the flooring (which is currently Kahrs engineered walnut). To put some authenticity back into the flat, I...