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It's an electric garage door, does anyone know what the component circled in red is? Secondly, does anyone know how I'd fix it as the component has come off the circuit board at one end.

It's just a cheap pre-crimped shotgun cable for CCTV. I can obviously join the red to red and yellow to yellow but there is a copper threaded coating like a coaxial cable. Does anyone know if I can properly join these cables? Basically I want to do a cut and shut to get rid of excess length...

There is a single skin party wall running between these two garages, however, does this nib coming out the front on my side count as part of the party wall or not? I believe not but I'm looking for some confirmation! Thank you

Basically I've used some spare OSB2 to make a desk in my shed/office. Unfinished it's a bit rough on the desktop due to the nature of OSB2. I'm just wondering the best way to seal/finish/clear coat/other the OSB2 so it becomes a nice surface to lean and work on while using my computer?

It's for my shed, not sure if this is an acceptable wiring setup so I've put together a quick diagram for you guys to advise. Two gang switch running two lights (one inside, one PIR) and no need to continue the circuit. I've presumed it's OK to Choc block in the switch as per the diagram. No...

I'm converting a new shed to an office, insulated and OSB lined which is a work in progress at the moment. I want to make some internal shutters out of OSB as well so scumbags have a harder time breaking in than a single piece of glass. I'm looking for advice on how to secure them, which...

Hi, as it's just a shed I'm going to wire it up myself for the challenge and the cost saving then have someone check it for me when they connect the Garage Consumer Unit to my main one. I've put together a diagram of what I intend to do, here (light connection picture taken from this forum)...

Ok, so I need to cut 10 sheets of 11mm OSB2 to line the shed and only have hand and Jig saws. I saw this Circular Saw for £30 in Screwfix so ordered it with a bunch of other stuff I have coming on Thursday. Does it look any good, will the supplied blade be OK for the 11mm OSB2 or will it...

Sounds like a stupid question, however, I'm going to use 50mm Kingspan/Celotex/Recticel to insulate a T&G 19mm tannalised shed. I plan to fit it between the 3" x 2" framework then fix OSB3 on top. I have never used these products before and I'm pretty poor at DIY so I'm wondering how to...

It's the loft above our link-detached garage. Hoping to convert it to a small playroom/storage room at the same time as a garage conversion with permanent access:

I'm just looking for ideas, comments, sketches, price guides or anything else you think relevant to these two projects in one... For background, the back half of the garage is currently my office, so I need a new office if we convert the garage to a play room for my son as I'm currently...

Looking for some help here please. We've clearly got a Bee's nest in our loft (yes, I'm too much of a wimp to go up there and check tonight) Basically we got home after a day out and have so far plucked over 40 dead or dying Bumble (I think) Bee's from various locations around the house...

So I have looked and, from what I can see, have decided no planning permission is required if I want to put a 20' x 8' shipping container in my garden to use as 50% office and 50% storage. The location is down the side of my house between house and boundary wall, you can see it in this old...

In case anyone is looking to do a simple DIY CCTV install at home/work I thought I would post a little review of my first dabble with CCTV and the pros/cons of the budget (sub £180 all in) four channel setup I've installed. To start with, the DVR; I got a four channel networked DVR with App...

Quick question (I hope) as I'm looking to correct the poor job by my cowboy plumber. Currently the extractor fan from my bathroom is in the corner of the loft and the plumber has trailed a long foil ducting to an old boiler flue (sp?) in the middle of the loft. Clearly a bodge job as the...

Hi All, Sorry to ask for help as my first post! I will try and keep it short. In a nutshell new house (not new build) and it's got an unofficial conversion of the back half of the garage. I want to make this official by applying for retrospective building regs. First logical step here is...