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Hi Guys, Have a patio area appro. 8' x 13'(walls on 3 sides) with minor repairs, in various places, done with mortar of a different colour. Open side has a step down to second level. What could be used to cover the whole area to make good. I wondered if it was possible to prep surface...

Have found various ref. to elec. conduit depth for open ground (500mmm+), but nothing on running cable/conduit from house to garage under concrete drive way (a run of approx 2.5 - 3 M.) The cable that exists is just a single 2.5mm^2 tapped into the "ring" (kitchen - spur) and running out the...

I'll take your silence as a yes... but still "bad form" :roll: Thanks for your post.... much appreciated :) JWP

I just realized I wrote 10mm instead of 15mm (head is not engaged!... day off... so please excuse :? ) You mentioned if I proved the sizing is adequate, it is a possibility. Does this change things :?:

Hi Everyone, I would like to install a radiator in my conservatory. I wonder if it's possible to run the CH In & Return from the nearest Rad which is only 6' away (CH In pipe - Return is closer by width of Rad). I would like to avoid taping in to the floor pipes because of dealing with the...

Thanks for all the input everyone... As someone mentioned, the circuit can support 20W each, but yes, sometimes people have been replacing them with higher wattage bulbs... hence one of the reasons I wanted to make the change. I was planing on doing the investigation suggested on working...

We have an old series of 12v halogen lights (11) being run by a 300va transformer in a gallery space. I would like to get another 300va transformer to half the load for this circuit. The current transformer has 4 wires connecting the lighting circuit to the units. The wiring is inaccessible...

Thanks Guys!... Both very helpful! I believe the wet patch was due to condensation, as we have been monitoring it, and now that there was air circulation in the corner it wasn't half as bad. Still feels dampish though. Will forget the air-bricks and definitely have a look inside the cavity...

Just read the write ups on this topic for internal walls, and wanted to pick your brains on my situation. I have a 3 Bed/Semi (built mid 80's), and the problem is on our external wall. We noticed a while back that there is faint/shadow outlines of the internal blockwork showing through the...

Thanks Crazydaze... I'll go back with all this info and see where we go from there. A big Thank you to everybody for all the input! :D Gratefully, JWP 8)

(I'll also be installing parallel wood "strip" sections between the handrail and riser so that it complies with building Regs, also using whatever method is recomended) Missed this part when I read first time around... the system I was describing in my case, were for a handrail with spindles...

B & Q do the Richard Burbidge Bracket Fix Sytem. I did my stairs a few years back. Effectively you use the base of your current newel posts, cut to a given height. You then prep it as per their instructions (usually a 50mm diameter hole, to "x" depth). The replacement newel post is then fitted...

The cost implications are of concern whatever ends up being done. The rest of the house needs a lot of work to make it comfortably habitable (old guy did nothing for 50yrs), so it's not just the floor that's got to come out of their budget! On the bright side... it appears the old kitchen...

Thanks Stephen... Actually the landlord doesn't mind what is done internally... he effectively gave cart-blanche to do anything they wanted, and prefers long-lets... last guy was in it 50 yrs, until he died recently... but I appreciate the heads up.

Lymmranger, Thanks for the response... I feal well and trully chastised, but appreciate the input. :oops: I'm sorry I haven't spent a lot of time scanning through all the postings. I actually do general property maintenance & repairs for a living and usually prefer kitchen fitting. I...

I have been asked to prep a flagstone kitchen floor for laying lino. I was planning on getting away with laying 9mm ply to do this as the kitchen has the floor units in place. Was wondering what to use to fill the uneven areas, which I assume will be greater than 3mm over most of it. Would...

Kev, Wow! Fast reply... Have updated email on profile... Boiler is an RS40. Thank you so much! J :D

Hi Graham, Just read your original posting... have been trying to find a copy of this boiler manual on and off since I bought the house (10yrs!!). Is there any way you could scan a copy of it (or digital pictures sent in a PDF file?). I can't think where else to look and you are the first...