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Hi, Been looking all over for a small door for the alcove under the stairs but cant find one anywhere. What should I do? A small pine panel door would be prefereable as would be inkeeping. Is this a door that would be made by hand (ie by myself:-(). Only really wanted something that didnt cost...

Hello, I'm looking to get a new thermostatic shower mixer bar as I don't seem to be getting a lot of pressure from the combi boiler (water pressure isn't great around here). Are there any products out there specifically for low water pressure. The one I have in at the moment was only very...

Hello, Never done this before but I am going to put in couple of doors (1981 x 762) between living room and dining room and had some questions if someone can advise. If it sounds like I don't know what I am doing.... I cant seem to find a premade door frame do I need to get the timber...

Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but while I have my ground floor ceiling down, is it OK to put fibre glass insulation in before I re plasterboard? I was thinking that it would add to sound/heat insulation. Obviously it is the done think in the loft but never heard of anyone doing it...

Hello, Just a simple question regarding the wiring of additional slave sockets to Master socket. I have 3 extentions to add in various rooms but was wondering if this could be done in parallel rather than serial? By parallel I mean all slaves are connected at the master, by serial I mean...

Hello All, I just wanted to get an idea of which option to go for. A long time ago now I used to work in the building trade and used to do the damp proof injection with one of the pump type machines that forced the chemical into the bricks themselves. I now see that there is an option to use a...

Hello folks As the title says really, I'm looking to buy a couple of Acro props with Strongboys. I've worked out that I will need them on at least 4-5 separate occasions so should be more cost effective to but them and sell them for half price used. Anyone have any ideas as to where I...

Hello all, Just have a query regarding rendering? I've got a plasterer in to render my house and bought all the materials up front including the water repellent. However he does not appear to have used any on the scratch coat on the front of the house. From memory I understood that this was...

Hello all, I'm in the progress of fitting back boxes and extending the lighting wiring to the bathroom to include the fitting of extractor fan (im not doing it all myself just saving where I can on what I can do myself) The diagram with the fan suggest that the feed into the bathroom is...

Not sure the title says it all but I am looking to fit a door frame and stud wall to make a cupboard and box in / hide a central heating boiler. The "cupboard" is in the corner of a room, the recess formed by a chimney breast one side, on the other side is an existing wall. (hope that makes...

Not sure if I am using the best fitting boards but I'm hoping someone might advise how would I get a good match between old and new. Floor boards where taken up here and there by a number of tradesman and damaged. Obviously looking to make good myself. Actual measurements of existing...

Have 106mm door casing and trying to work out the stud wall timber width required (from Jewsons)? 100mm stud work timber: actual size = 89mm 75mm stud work timber: actual size = 63mm Allowing 25mm for plasterboard (both sides of wall) and 6 mm for skimming (both sides of wall), I cant get...

Hello Have in stalled a ring upstairs The sockets (and light switches) are in a stud plasterboard/timber wall. I have run both the the cables for sockets and switches through plastic conduit. Do I need to do this? The only reason I ask is that should I need to change anything it might be...

Hello, Have ceiling rose on landing fed by 2 way switch (other on ground floor in hall). This is the last in the loop so there is only one line in plus cable from switch. Have connected the rose in the way shown in the instructions (minus the line out)...

Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question but I am measuring up for radiators for under windows. Do I find the closest match to the window width (i.e. 1600 window = 1600 radiator) or do I allow for fittings/TRV's i.e. 200mm (i.e. 1600 window = 1400 radiator). Not sure what looks best? Is 200mm...

Hello, In the progress of rewiring my home and I'm a bit confused (which is'nt difficult). I plan to move the point at where the telephone line enters the house to a location that will be in the same place as a server and switch for home network but also want to understand how/what I need to do...

Hello, I'm replacing some old internal nonstandard sized doors which will also require me to replace the door casing. The timber of the studded wall is 75mm with 12mm plasterboard on either side (total approx 100mm). Not sure the width of casing to get though ive seen 100mm casing, 106mm...