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A large tile freshly stuck on the wall is going to slide down whereas a small tile will stay in place. Obviously this is to do with the weight but when you think about it, the coverage of adhesive per unit area on both tiles is the same. So both the big and small tiles should behave the same way...

I've got an internal door in my corridor and I keep hitting my hand against the door handle. Today I just hit myself hard and drew blood and had enough. Is there a door handle I could fit that would barely project out? I still need to shut the door though I don't need to lock it. Unfortunately...

I have solar panels installed by A Shade Greener on my roof. Anything I don't use is exported. How do I find out whether I am getting the free electricity at any one time or if I am importing from the grid? I have a digital electricity meter with a red light. Was told it's supposed to go green...

Energy price has been a hot topic for a while now. Gov, MPs, charities are all talking about it but what metric are we all using, especially OFGEM? An energy bill for a typical household! I think that's rubbish and meaningless. Are households labelled typical or atypical? Some people even get...

Google is going to be forced to pay for news and this is already happening in Australia. As far as I know, Google displays news snippets in their news search results, not the full news articles. This sends users to these news outlets which is good for them. So why are publishers complaining...

I've got a single socket which I'd like to replace with 3 double sockets. How can I connect the new cables to the old to extend the ring circuit? I've read that using a junction box is considered as a spur, so I'd only be able to have a single double socket. What about using 30A choc blocks? I...

I have a front fence over 1m in height without pp. An enforcement notice was served, I appealed and lost. The notice requires the whole fence all around the house to be removed, not just the one adjacent to the highway and higher than 1m. Is this normal procedure to require the whole lot removed...

I've fitted a door but it meets some resistance when it's about to fully close. There is a gap all around between door and frame when fully shut. I think the resistance comes from the two hinge faces pressing on each other - I can see the hinge buckle where the pin is. I initially didn't recess...

SDS drill able to drill core holes - does it exist? Looking for a 240V corded one. I either found sds drills or core drills but not one that does both....

If I appeal on grounds b and c and lose, can I appeal again on ground a this time? After I lost my appeal, the council has indicated that they will decline to determine any pp, and as I never applied for one, the case will never be assessed on those merits. How long do these decisions hold -...

I've got a lean-to roof around 2 m high and want to fit guttering to it. There's a rainwater pipe nearby. What is the proper way to connect to it? Would it be a tee connection like this? The downpipe below it would need a spigot at the top then, which means replacing it? In any case, my...

Is there any reason not to? Just cap cold cold water in, hot water out. There's then the option of getting rid of the hot water cylinder in the future and using it as a proper combi without having to purchase a new boiler. System boilers are also more expensive, with less inside...

Hi, I've got a soil pipe terminating just under my upstairs bathroom window. There's an AAV on top. Since it's been installed 2 years ago, it has been working fine until 10 days ago. I noticed the water in the toilet would rise excessively when flushing. I first thought it was a blockage but...

I'm considering UFH for an extension. It's supposed to be so efficient because of the low water temperature required. But a blending valve is needed to lower the flow temperature from the boiler. So the water has already been heated to a high temperature (for the rads) and is now being cooled...

I have an existing outdoor light which stopped working. However, it is not accessible to replace as there is a plastic roof in front of it. I was thinking of running a cable from the switch to a new outdoor light in an accessible location. It's easy enough to disconnect the current switched...

I want to connect a strip light to the mains cable which conveniently runs up to the cabinet. The strip light ends in bare cable, something like in this pic: https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/9239/strip-light-284mm/dp/PL10026?st=kitchen%20cabinet%20lights How do I connect the light cable to the...

I have a copper pipe going up a wall, then through it and up again. The pipe through the wall is sleeved within another pipe to protect it from corrosion and wall movement. How do I solder both elbow fittings at each end of the pipe that goes through the wall? Part of the fitting is slightly...

If it's a plastic pipe, it will expand significantly, so you can't plaster directly over it. I think standard practice is to run it within another pipe? However, how do you clip the pipe to the wall if it's within another pipe? Being plastic and heated, it will sag a lot otherwise. For copper...

When piping 2 heating zones, each controlled by a 2 port valve, do you run a return pipe for each zone or can the 2 zones share one, especially if the return pipe for one zone is near the rads for the other zone? My guess is that they should be separate to prevent heat convection within the...

I can't figure out the setting for hot water only. I only see the option for CH + hot water or turn the boiler off. Is there something like summer mode or boiler on without heating? The selector switch on the right doesn't seem to do much. I think it's supposed to be a timer?