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Thanks, Ree :) Appreciate the passion over language and terminology here folks, but would appreciate any further comments on the structure. I'll see if I can get some pictures of the wall plates where the rafters aren't tied to ceiling joists. I can see at the new end of the roof, the builder...

Thanks for the replies, and apologies that it might not be too clear from the pictures what's going on! It's hard enough to fathom, and I can see it first hand! I managed to find a 'before' picture of the house before the extension. The 'old' section of the roof is the eastern slope of the roof...

Hi. My house is a detached, rectangular property with what I think is called a truncated hip roof. Effectively, all four sides of the roof slope towards each other, meeting a large, rectangular flat section instead of meeting at an apex. The house was built in the 1950s and then extended before...

I recently removed an old built in wardrobe from a bedroom and found the floor in the condition shown in the picture. The boards shown which are higher than the tongue and groove boards, go underneath the wall (blockwork) to the bedroom next door so can't be removed. I'm planning to re-carpet...

Hi. I recently removed a built-in wardrobe and have been left with what can be seen in the attached pictures (ignore the network gear, it will all be relocated). I'm an ok DIY'er but not quite sure how best to tackle the tidy-up job. The plan is to build a tall, vertical bookcase/shelving unit...

Hi, I have an Insinkerator 4in1 boiling water tap which started leaking water from the mixer block when the boiling water tap was in use. The tap was installed in around 2018 and so I decided to try and descale the tank, hoping this would cure the issue. I filled the tank with vinegar and a...

Hi, I’m looking for some advice on a damp issue I have. We developed our house (1950’s built) a few years back a created a large open plan living/kitchen/dining room. Soon after the work was completed, I noticed dampness on one corner of the room. The wall occasionally feels physically wet up...

Thanks for the pointer. Have been reading up on the whole Delta measurements. Seems that a number of suppliers quote output at Delta T60 or even T65 which inflates the numbers considerably. Should I be basing decisions on the T50 output values? Seen some nice Brenton rads which seem to offer...

Just been reading some other posts about vertical rads and sounds like there are some pretty strong opinions, although much seems to ultimately come down to having proper heat loss calculations. I've used some online calculators but suspect they're not great so would welcome views on how many...

Hitting first fix time in my build project and had my heart set on some swanky vertical anthracite rads but plumber turned up on and wasn't terribly complimentary about their use. Suggested that they expensive (compared to a 'traditional' white box) and don't heat well. Whilst I appreciate...

I'm in the midst of a big renovation project which will soon include the relocation of the stop cock to a completely different part of the house. The existing water main comes in to its current location under the wall and through a concrete floor. Will the newly laid pipework have to come...

That's what it looks like to me. Even if I assume £500 for other materials (Contactor, multiple thermostats, cabling etc.) they're still suggesting £2500 labour which just sounds like a lot. But it only sounds like a lot as I'm assuming maybe 3 days to install. So are you saying that you have...

Thanks for all of the replies, they're all helpful. To provide some clarity/answers: This cost doesn't include any finishing of the floor (tiling etc.), that's been quoted separately It doesn't including any remediation work on the floor - it needs to be levelled as we've knocked through a...

Ok. So I know that cost is a very subjective thing but I'm in the midst of a renovation - my first real project - and we're planning to tile most of our ground floor so to take the cold edge of the tiles, we're planning on installing electric underfloor heating. We've had a quote for around...

Thanks for all of the suggestions, this really helps. Hadn't realised that you could run everything from a central FCU, I think that will help keep things really quite tidy indeed. Thanks all for the great advice - this will keep my good lady happy :)

Thanks for the quick reply. It is just a plug, no external PSU to deal with. Any other options for supplying power in these sorts of locations that keeps things tidy?

Hi All, I want to wall mount some powered Sonos speakers up near the ceiling but want to avoid the ugliness of having to install a 13A switched socket next to each speaker (we're renovating the entire room so have flexibility in what we install) Is it an option/sensible to simply cut the plug...

I've had a builder in who has put down some self-levelling compound to level out a concrete floor. Overall this has gone down well but there are a few low spots (>4mm) and so would like to sort these out before I lay a laminate floor. The underlay I'm going to use is 4mm thick so I hope that...

I wonder if somebody can advise on options for level out a floor where the difference is about 15mm? I've extended a small reception room and stolen some space from a garage but the concrete floor is about 15mm lower in the garage side. I'm no expert but looking around it appears that...

Slightly cryptic subject line for which I apologise! Basically, I have an internal garage which backs on to a small reception room. I'm looking to 'steal' approx. 1.5m from my garage by moving the internal stud partition wall. The wall is non load-bearing. From reading other threads on the...