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I recently switched some sockets over in a room. Changed several to sockets with USB ports, and on a couple of others put in standard sockets (sockets were already there I’ve just replaced them whilst decorating) those with the usb buzz constantly- very quiet and you need to be a few inches...

builders recently converted a cellar conversion for me and insisted it didn't need planning permission a neighbour advised they looked into it a while back and were advised it needed lanning (they never continued) i spoke to the local planning team who were less than helpful and just kept...

i'm sorting some plastering in our cellar using metal stud so that we can pass cables etc behind without issue. As an afterthought i wondered if there is any issue in having metal stud right next to the consumer unit- does it pose any interference with the electrics (im talking the power...

i have a wall that was plastered this week that i'd like to reskim, how soon can it be reskimmed? can it be done straight away or do you need it to dry for a while first before reskimming? thanks

i'm looking to convert our 1920's cellar to room to be used an office and to submit a full works plan to building regs. the problem i have is finding someone who can do the plans- i've approached 4 local companies but all have said they don't have the knowledge around cellar conversion floor...

Searched and can’t find this specific scenario so hoping for guidance I have a garage with 4 standard strip lights. Want to replace one with an led. The problem is the fitting doesn’t have a connector for the earth. I’d normally use a chock block but there also isn’t enough room inside the...

Short story- looking for advice on if it’s a builder, structural engineer or architect I need to speak to for an assessment on foundations Longer story Cellar is below the dining room but only half the size, I’m looking to extend and convert it. Currwnt cellar is the black outline, extra red...

Looking lay a liquid dpm in the cellar floor followed by a self levelling compound as it uneven. Old coal cellar, half is decent concrete but the other half has a bitumen type coating already. Any recommendation on products to use- most I've found say only suitable for concrete, I've only...

I have a 1yr old Mira mixer shower and combo boiler. All taps work fine and have hot water flowing as long as I only open them half way. Open them any more and it's tepid at best, but the shower barely gets warm at all, I may get a short burst of hot water for a second then goes Luke warm. Any...

New slab for a garage being layed. 19x19ft slab, 5inch thick around the outside 3ft all round, then 2inch sitting on top the old slab in the middle. Any recommendations on the type of reinforcement? Steel grid or fibres mixed with the concrete? Pre fab garage sat on top of it. Thanks in advance

Laying a new garage slab, plan was 5" hardcore with 5" concrete. Problem is now the old garage has been removed I can see the true extent of the slope it's on. One side is fine but on the edge next to my property boundary the ground level is already 9" below the finished level. What's the best...

Hi all, Having a new garage installed which needs a new slab- current one is made of half the area with a concrete slab the other half paving slabs. Plan is to put another 4-5 inch reinforced slab over this for the new prefab to sit on. What's the best way to damp proof this? Dpm membrane under...

recently had all the electrics replaced but found that where the socket has been fitted for the dishwasher its stopping it fitting under the unit correctly. current set up is standard single gang socket underneath the worktop with a fused switch above the worktop (to be able to switch it off...

Situation in a nutshell is this, boilers installed but not connected to anything except central heating pipes about 10 months ago, it's a renovation property and all old hot/cold pipes have been replaced by me, with guidance as to anything specific that's needed with a view my plumber would sort...

Read other previous posts and the wras regulations and I'm a bit confused as to where in a domestic property I need check valves and if these should be double or single. My shower has built in valves so I don't believe I need others, but is it purely on mixer taps and outdoor taps these are...

All pipes have been replaced with plastic pipes except a small 600mm section that links to the shower, this plugs in to speed fit pipe which is connected to the rest of the house. Does this small section need earthing? Thanks in advance

Had a new water main recently to replace a damaged lead one, due to underpinning this now comes up through the floor 25cm from the wall- right in the middle of the sink unit. I can see 2 options; 1- drill a hole in the bottom of the sink unit, thread the pipe through and connect the stop...

Used the wickes hard wearing SLC -in the blue bag, to level a kitchen floor, concrete base had been laid a couple of months before, primed it before and finish is great, only prob is the smell of the stuff is still there 2 months on. I'm sure it's the SLC as it's the same smell it created when...

Recently had the kitchens skimmed over plasterboard, I know normally you'd use thinned down emulsion to seal the plaster first, but for kitchens and bathrooms do you use ordinary thinned down emulsion then kitchen paint over it or thin down the kitchen and bathroom paint as the base coat...

Insulating the kitchen floor in an old house, dpm is down with insulation on top, but as the walls are no where bear straight leaving a few gaps here and there of 10-20mm. Can these be filed with expanding foam before being screened? Will this damage the dpm? Cheers