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I am looking into DIY installing freesat HD, and am currently interested in the drilling through the wall part. The proposed hole would be drilled though a cavity wall of 100/100/100 construction. Should I be concerned about bridging the cavity with the cable? (Normal precautions of angled...

Hi, We are starting to think about renovating our bathroom, and intend to add a shower over the bath. We are currently looking at a Mira Excel (Exposed valve - as I imagine that these are much easier for the plumber to fit in an existing property!) as these appear to be fairly universally...

Hi, A friend is selling their house and had the well documented PCB problem on their Potterton boiler. The PCB was replaced under warranty by Potterton a couple of years back, but no certificate was supplied by CORGI for this work. The buyer's solicitors have said that there should be a...

Hi, Due to a slight change in the arrangement of wall units in the kitchen, I need to redo a few of the tiles which had nicks taken out of them and are now rather unsightly. The tiles are unfortunately 20x30cm (Plain white gloss), which seems to be a "strange" size according to all the local...

Hi, We have recently had a side "annexe" re-roofed with opaque corrugated roofing sheets, however there is significant rain ingress at the junction between the pebbledash rendered surface of the house and the abutting "flat" roof (ie the floor of the annexe was soaking wet after the heavy...

In due course we plan to cancel one of our two phone lines. We wish to move the extensions to the line which will be maintained. The second line is provided by BT via a secondary pair in the drop wire, with a "split" in a weatherproof enclosure outside the property. From this 2 wires go to...

Is it OK to wire a 3kW Immersion Heater (with 2.5mm T&E from 16A MCB to ?20A isolator) with 1m of 1.5mm (heat resistant) flex, or does it need to be 2.5mm??? All the wholesalers only seem to have 1.5mm on the shelf, and say it will be OK, but I just want to get a second opinion!

Hi, The lead trap under the bathroom sink has decided to start leaking this morning. Water is dripping from the cover plate on the bottom of the trap. We have a plumber coming on Monday to take a look at it and decide what to do for the best, but is there a temporary solution so that I...

Hi, We have a (fairly ancient, yet authentic) shower mixer tap on the bath with a stuck lever arm to divert water to the shower head (luckily stuck in the Shower off position!) Is this likely to be easy/?possible to loosen, or should I just replace the whole mixer tap? The latter option...

Hi, In our new extension the central heating supply pipes are plastic, yet at the floor level they become copper for the short distance up to the new radiators (obviously also metal). Does this small amount of pipework need to be bonded, or is this not required? The house has been...

Hi, Could someone please clarify for me, and back it up with a BS reference, the "two foot" rules for cookers - I have been told that I cannot place the gas cooker in a new kitchen any less than two feet away from a window, due to health and safety law. Could someone please confirm this...

Hi, Hopefully a simple one, but I just want to check before we go ahead. We have just acquired a dishwasher, and note that there is no standpipe for it separate to the one for the washing machine. However, we have spotted an interesting trap under the sink, which is probably to get a...

Hi, Sorry if these have been mentioned before, I did try a search but it was a bit unsucessful! 1) In House 1, I have just had a rewire (about 2 months back) as it needed doing. However I have just noticed that the new consumer unit (wylex) has a small 'nick' in it. It is on the corner...