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Hi all I'm just after a little advice. I have a 1960s Semi detached house, which had an extension built over the garage 10 years ago. As it's separate from the main loft and an unused space, I would like to convert it into either a storage area or play room for kids. There's not loads of head...

Hi all I got round to buying and hanging a radiator, but can anyone tell me how they would tackle the pipes. I have some hep push fits so was planning on cutting the pipe (first pic) and rejoining. However in my head the other side is a little more complicated as it will need a bend. Should...

Hi all A very quick question. Just about to order some new radiators and wanted to know how many BTUs over the calculators should I go for. Some one told me to go 10% recently, but when I had a new central heating system in another property (10 years ago) the plumber told me to double what I...

Hi all I've just bought a PIR to replace the pull switch in my downstairs toilet. I've taken it out of the packaging and the wiring block has Live (L) , Live out (L out) and Neutral (N). With my current wiring I only have Live and Live out. Do I need to replace the wiring to the switch or...

Hi all I'm about to change a couple of the single radiators in my house (bedrooms) as they don't heat their rooms during the winter months. Problem is one is 1370 and the other is 105 and both carpets are under 3 years old, so I would prefer not to alter the pipe work. I've carried out some...

Hi all I am looking to change my radiators in the bedrooms of my house because they aren't heating the rooms. Problem is they are imperial and getting a new radiators will either mean the the radiators are too long or too short. Is there a way of extending pipe work from the valve without...

Hi all I'm looking to level my garden in he next few weeks so we can put a climbing frame in for the little cherub. I'm planning on hiring a micro digger and I'm basically going to move a foot of soil from the top to the bottom. This will leave a shelf that I will need to retain (obviously a...

It's hard to explain and difficult to get a picture of with it being under our decking. Anyway I have a blocked drain where the downpipe from the gutter goes through the decking into what I think is a trap. I climbed under the decking yesterday with my head torch on and had a look. The...

Hi all I'm currently in the process of finishing off the last room in my house. It's a bedroom above a garage, which was part of an extension built before I bought the house. After removing all of the skirts, there's large gaps which I think causes drafts. I'm planning to use expaning...

Just fitted an extractor fan into our bath room and ran the cables into place. I've got a schneider 3 pole isolation switch and terminals are marked Live 1 Live 3 and neutral. Which of the lives go to the timer and which one goes to the switch? Or can I use either? Thanks Jacka

Quick question for an electrician I've want to fit a socket on the other side of a stud wall. Is there enough room generally to fit dry lining boxes back to back? I just don't want to cut the hole only to find out they both won't fit. Cheers david

Hi I renovated most of the house last year and now getting around to finishing off the bits and pieces. I have refitted spot lights in our en-suite with some ip65 firerated downlight with LEDs. The previous ones, from the previous owners had been covered with insulation which I know is a...

I renovated my home last year before the birth of my first child but now it's time to finish the last bedroom.... Basically the previous owners of the house had build an extension with a bedroom above the garage. What the idiots must have done is paint silk paint directly onto fresh plaster...

Last year I moved into a house and after sorting out the inside, I’m about to have a go on the back garden as it’s a mess. The details The garden is approx 10 meters long and 12 metres wide It has two large decking areas from the previous owners and I plan to take the lower one out which I...

About 10 months ago I bought some of the moisture resistant T&G chip board flooring (green stuff) Jewsons. However typically I didn't get enough and when I got some more (from my sister who had bought some non moisture resistant boards) the tongue and grooves were back to front. What I'm...

Hi I have a Triton Ivory 2 (10.5 I think) shower which has recently stopped working properly. It basically runs hot for a few seconds then runs cold. Tried cleaning it, turning the dials and nothing. Just had the front off but nothing seems to have blown or corroded. As I acquired it...

Hi all Just managed to get pre primed skirts fitted through my whole house. I obviously need to undercoat which I will do As I’ve already got a tin of undercoat/primer in the house. Can I use this as the undercoat or am I better just getting a tin of undercoat and using that? Thanks...

Anyone know where I could get one? Cheers Jacka

I a couple of rooms in my house the skirting boards run directly into the back mould at 90 degrees. To finish this do I scribe out the skirt on the back mould or do I just butt it up to it? Cheers Jacka

Going to attempt to sort this in a next few weeks so want to do some research. At the bottom of my garden there is a hole that has been dug by the previous residents. When it rains which it has done for awhile it fills up with water and I think this is down to poor drainage. The garden is...