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Can anyone help me with the old chestnut; shed electrics. I’ve got an electrician, he’s giving me the instructions for what to do and I’m doing the graft work. I’ve worked with a lot of trade guys over the years, carpenters, plumbers, plasterers and electricians. Quite a number took short cuts...

Hoping to get some advice on removing previous paint, which I was advised by the paint store was a high standard external wood protection paint, alkyd resin based. It dried to a finish similar to gloss paint. Applied just over a year ago, it's peeling and flaking. When it rains the shed interior...

Hi. I hope someone can help. I have just moved house and have inherited a pond. An upper and lower pond joined by a channel, all concrete constructed and completely lined with one sheet of pond liner. The channel is approx. 43cm wide x 56cm deep. it is bridged by a sandstone slab over which the...

Can anyone advise on how to calculate the pump flow rate required to pump the amount of water from my lower pond to the upper pond, to replace the water which has flowed out over a waterfall into the lower pond. The two ponds completely separated and the waterfall, a block of sandstone, hangs...

I understand there are two main methods of rewiring a domestic property lighting circuits. Ceiling rose and junction box methods. We were wanting to go the junction box method, however, it seems that if the JB's are being located beneath the floor boards on the first floor to provide the...

I hope someone can help me. I'm constructing a garden pond. Two actually, with a waterfall between them. The first pond is 8'' deep 30'' long, 36'' wide narrowing down to 17'' wide. At this point it narrows to a 12'' wide channel 8'' deep and 40'' long. Over that 40'' the channel widens to 19''...

Hi. This is my first post on the website. I am trying to start a conversation to get some help. But when I click start a conversation, I get an error, ''please enter at least one valid recipient'' but I don't see where to enter the recipient nd I don't know what recipient to enter. Please help...

Any advice please. I am removing silicone from the corners between my shower base and tiled walls. There are two walls at right angles to each other. The vertical silicone joint between the 2 walls is good and really doesn't need to be removed. After removing the horizontal silicone joints...

Hi, any advice please regarding treating a small loft over an extension. Size is 3 mtrs x 2.5mtrs. Sloping roof, inside going from 1.5 mtrs down to nothing. 150mm X 50mm joist supporting planks. I have seen the small holes and some dust on the underside of a couple of planks. What would be the...

Hi I thought I would try this one again after my original post 24th October :) My question is: I want to add 2 radiators, upstairs, to the existing system in our 3 bedroom property. The system is a standard 15mm feed pipes with a Worcester Bosch combi boiler. Is it OK to close all valves at...

I want to add 2 radiators, upstairs, to the existing system in our 3 bedroom property. The system is a standard 15mm feed pipes with a Worcester Bosch combi boiler. Is it OK to close all valves at the radiators and drain off just enough water from the system to just below the level of the...

Hi, I intend to add a new radiator to the existing central heating system. The property has 3 bedrooms upstairs, 2 sitting rooms and kitchen down stairs. System has a Worcester Bosch Combi boiler one year old. I want to add the radiator upstairs. Would it suffice to close all valves on all the...

:? Hi hope I can get some advice about this. I have been getting shocks when I touch the central heating system radiators, I can compare it to having a shock from the lighting system. It doesn't happen all the time. For example, during the day when very little electricity is being used. The...

:? Hope someone can help. We had a washing machine delivered on hire, the guy put an impedance tester into the socket and the reading showed over 100 holmes. He tried it in 4 other sockets down stairs and got the same kind of reading. I assume this is to do with the earthing in the house and I...

:( timing belt has jumped as a result of a jammed pulley. garage has quoted that valves are all damaged and it's a 16 valve engine. Car is escort finesse 'S' reg. Car is in very good nick considering the year. It's my sons car only had it a year and he is gutted. We are wanting the work to be...

From my previous topic, It's been a long time waiting for these quotes. Seemed to be the obvious answer, Yellow pages, just thought might need a specialist UPVC company. Anyway thanks, got quotes a bit puzzled how they can vary from £700 to over £2000 (UPVC company+roofer). I really don't know...

:( Hi all I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice regarding the colapse of the metal guttering off the end of the roof, the open end side of a semi. Quite a large stone built house. Facia, wood and metal guttering. It's just along side the large chimeny. want to know what kind of...

:?: I suppose it's wood really. But which kind of wood? I need to make a ladder, not standard size. I've got all the measurements, angles the steps are to the vertical supports, etc. I need to know the best kind of wood to use, nothing too expensive though. It's being used to gain access to a...

Would anyone be able to know, in regards to a 2 channel amp! Is it possible to wire a subwoofer & 2 6x9 speakers to it! I know I could just buy a multi channel amp but I was under the impression they would be more expensive & I dont want to have to buy two amp's! Also how would I be able to tell...

:? my son is getting his car back on the road and is adding a new sound system. Noise aah well we were all young.....he's looking for advice on a suitable 2 channel AMP and sub woofer to connect up to a Kenwood KDC-W707 player. The AMP needs to have at least 2 channels and support a 12 inch sub...