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Thanks for the replies. F

To me - yes, as it sounds like an unnecessary gimmick in the plinth lights tradition. But you may differ. Ferdinand

@EricMark Thanks for your reply. The central heating is gas, with a brand new balanced flue boiler, so that is OK. They have a condenser tumble dryer, so that is also OK. The cooker is electric. These tenants I could explain quite a lot to, but it is clearly better to keep things...

I'm after recommendations for a humidistat-fan, for a rented property with current condensation issues. I'm looking to replace the kitchen and bathroom extractor fans with more beefy units with humidistat control. The bathroom should be an easy swap but I'm not so sure about the kitchen...

Thanks. Manufacturer helpdesk, he say yes (eventually). Astonished that anyone would install 5 power cables :-). F

Can I ask for a confirmation, please? I have a kitchen in a property for rental where I am having the the cooking area replaced - so far so good. For my cooker area I have 1 x 6.5sqmm cooker connection from an appopriate MCB, and 2 x FCUs as part of the ring main, for an integrated...

.. about the rest of the sentence ;-): As per the OP, in this case the joists sit on mini piles, about 12" diameter and 800-1000mm deep. I have a farmer friend with a hole-borer on a jcb. The situation is a little unusual, as the house is an 1850s cottage with almost no foundations, so I...

Because I'm not convinced - in my own mind and on architect's advice - that the height of piles can be calibrated to within 2-3mm or so across a largish conservatory. F

I'm doing a suspended conservatory floor on mini-piles, and I'm looking for something to do the job of a joist hanger but which can be mounted on top of a mini-pile, and it will need some adjustability. I think I've seen some fittings which do the job, but I can't find them. Can anyone...

I have been given a hardly used John Lewis kitchen (from a relative), but I'm missing wall plates which are used for mounting the wall units. The mechanism is the plates are a z profile screwed to the wall, and the units hang over them by small built in hooks. John Lewis say - quel...

>http://www.mcbexchange.co.uk/electrium/RecallAdvertWeb.jpg I wouldn't take one occasion as a cause for a 'never use them again' decision. Yep - that's one way. My sparks didn't ask me to do that. Thanks for the quick reply. Ferdinand

I am not an electrician :-). Nor do I do my own electrics - beyond that which I am allowed/confident to do and then with many questions first. Nor am I clear just what you are shocked about, River. My experience over years is that I like Wylex, and I can't see any problem making it...

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Thanks guys. So, at it's most simple, that's something like this, then: http://www.screwfix.com/p/brushed-chrome-circular-ceiling-light/79515 Which is precisely £4.30 incuding the bulb. Or this bathroom one to be a little posher...

Make sure you consider everything you *could* want to do to the house and allow for that. eg loft conversion? Saving £40 on a smaller ECU is a false economy if you have to to more buggeration later. I like Wylex, and a mains switch between the meter and your ECU, so you can disconnect it...

I'm looking for light fittings for a kitchen diner, and I wonder if anyone has a specific recommendation. 'Tis a 9ft ceiling in a 4x4m room. I'm looking to do 4 or 5 fittings at a cost of perhaps £10-£20 purchase price each. It is for a rental property. Important points I am after are: a -...

Ooops.

Having lived with something almost identical since the 1970s, my experience of someone not doing it properly is that lorry loads of MOT type 1 or similar will gradually vanish into the surface and off the sides over a few years. Our bane has been leaves from an avenue of Turkey Oak trees and...

What about gravel boards rather than mesh? Dig a 1ft deep trench. Install a fence at the bottom of that - normal 2.4m posts sunk as per usual, with say 2 concrete gravel boards then 4ft high panels. Restore the ground level, and that will give you 1ft of protection below and above...

I'll have a crack at this, because I have an idea I want to get down in writing. The obvious question - have you chatted to your neighbour about whether they would remove their conifers, and you could offer to help? They can only say no thanks. Could you offer to pay for a new hedge if they...