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Hi, The battery on my expert van keeps going flat, first of all over the weekend when i doint use it and now over night. It looks quite new and the MOT guy did a resistasnce check on it and said it came out ok. As a workround i though that if i disconect the live when i'm not using it...

Hi Does anyone know the best way to fill out a minor works certificate for an upgrade of the main and supplementary bonding most of the questions refer to the specific circuit and as the work doesn't relate to any circuit in particular do the just get filled in as N/a Thanks

Hi On my Ethos 7901 domestic minor works certificate below the box for the RCD rating is a box marked "opertation of equipment" Is this form the RCD trip time? Thanks

Hi, I've tested all the circuits seperately and all reading have come back fine (>500 MOhms) except the test between Neutral and Earth of one of the lighting circuits which is 9 MOhms. Does anyone know why this might be Thanks

Hi How can i fix t and g floorboards so the nails dont show? tHANKS

Hi, What do you reckon is the best filler to use on walls that are just generally uneven due to being old and having the wall paper stripped Thanks

Hi I have just been given a wood burning stove which i want to install in my basement living room. Its a victorian terrace house but the chimny breasts have been removed by prevoius ovners. Can i just run a flue pipe up through the house and out the roof or out of a wall and up the back...

hi, what are the different uses of Bonding and Hardwall and whats that whiteish finish coat they're always using on DIYSOS (bbc tv show) Thanks

hi, I am building a fitted wardrobe in an alcove and want to light the inside, should i use halogens or do these get too hot. Is a fluresant tube a better idea thanks

Hi whats the advantage (if any) of using thistle board finish over multi finish on plaster board (ceiling) Thanks

does anyone have any grouting tips for doing a wet room, is a regular waterproof grout good enough? thanks :wink:

Hi I have a washbasin on the same floor as my hot water tank and the pressure on the hot water is almost non-existant. It starts off as almost none, splutters then trickles. All the other hot water taps are on lower floors and the pressure is fine. is this just a gravity think or air...

Hi the tiles in my basement flat bathroom are falling of and taking a layer of plaster with them, the resulting surface is a flakey render. do i need to replaster the wall before retiling or will a few good coats of unibond surfice thanks

i've done loads of floor tiling and never bother with spacers... when wall tiling though the tiles can slip, damn gravity, is it the done thing to always use spacers when wall tiling?

Hi, i have a kitchen with a quarry tiled floor and have recently done a bit of replastering. as the floor was tiled i assumed i could scrape off any crap which fell onto it, however i have tried and am left with a pretty dirty looking floor whatever I do. I am now guessing that the tiles...

Hi ...i am fitting a new bathroom from scratch and was wondering what order to do everthing mainly regarding tiling the floor before or after fitting the bathroom suite...