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Hi, I am currently changing the majority of the light fittings in our house that we moved into 8 months ago. Most of them were straight forward. One of them, the lighting cable wasn't quite long enough and didn't have any slack in the ceiling to pull some more through. The only way I was able...

Hi all, Does anyone please have a .pdf copy of a veritas r8 installation manual for the pre-1999 models? We have 2 veritas alarm systems on our house, one was installed in 1995 when the house was built, the 2nd was installed in 2007. I have a manual for the newer system but the older system I...

Hi all, I've just replaced the keypad on a veritas r8 pre-2000 system as the old keypad had few worn buttons which weren't working correctly. The new keypad seems to be working fine yet at the same time I also replaced the magnetic contact on our front door as it was very hit and miss, think it...

Hi all, Looking for some advice please. We have sold our house and going to be moving out soon so we are currently putting any little things right that need fixing for the new owners. One of the things that needed fixing was the alarm keypads on our 2 alarm systems, both have worn buttons...

Hi all, My mother has just had gas central heating installed and the installer has put in a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 24i junior combi MK IV boiler. He has also installed a Salus ST620WBC wireless thermostat, yet neither my mother nor me can seem to find out how to program it to suit her...

Hi all, Today I've started to build some built in wardrobes in one of our bedrooms but have come across problems already. The bedroom is a converted garage. I'm looking to fix a baton to the wall as a support for a long shelf, I went to B&Q and got some 10mm x 135mm long frame fixing...

Hi, I'm looking to build some built in wardrobes in our main bedroom. They will be of a decent size, roughly 2.8m long x 2.3m high x 24" deep. What would be the best wood to use for the internal structure? MDF? If so, which thickness would you recommend to help prevent bowing etc...

Hi, I'm looking to redecorate our living room and master bedroom. The walls are going to be wallpapered but looking for some paint for ceilings, doors and skirting boards. I'll be using gloss for doors and skirting boards and likely matt for ceilings. I've been told that the wickes...

Hi, I'm looking to build a large built in wardrobe in my master bedroom. The wardrobe will have 1 long clothes rail, approx 2.7m long. The problem is supporting the weight, obviously I'll need 2 or 3 supports along the length of the rail to prevent bowing. The end supports are not a...