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Hello everyone, I have a planning question which I wanted to run by the experts. My house has a detached brick-built barn (built c1910) at the end of the garden. The barn comprises two ground-level rooms (10ft x 10ft and 15ft x 10ft). Each of the downstairs rooms has a pair of old...

Hello, I'm planning on having a single storey extension built onto the rear of my house. It will be 6m x 4m in size with a flat roof. For a bit more light and interest I would like a rectangular roof lantern too. I am interested to get an idea of the cost associated with this work. It...

Hello, I posted yesterday re problem with my room stat not working. Various members were very helpful - so thanks again. I've got to the bottom of the problem now - it is definitely a faulty room thermostat. I was incorrect yesterday when I said there was no power going to the stat -...

Hi there, I have the following problem: - Both CH and HW work fine. Boiler fires and timer works correctly. - But for CH, the room stat does not close off boiler, even when turned right down I have done some investigation. The room stat has L, N, E and Call connections. When I...

Hello, I have a [hopefully] simple question. I wish to mount an LCD TV half way up my living room wall. I want to get the power lead to the TV without having to channel into the walls or build a false wall behind which I can lose the cables. This is because I have just redecorated the...

Hi there, I currently have a relatively modern garvity fed heating system with gas condensor boiler (a Potterton Profile boiler). I wish to replace the boiler with a modern combi-boiler as I wish to free up the space which is currently occupied by my cold water storage and hot water tank...

Hello chaps, I've just bought a new house which comes with a 13' x 6' workshop :lol: The workshop is built onto the side of the house, so has one solid brick wall and three shed-style wooden walls. I want to build a 10' workbench along the length of the house wall, and was wondering...

Hi there, I have a simple question for the exprts out there. I've just bought a 1930s house where the previous owners meticulously stripped every last inch of wood bare of paint and applied wax to finish it. They've done the lot - skirting boards, staircase rails and spindles, door...

Hi there I have an Ideal Classic boiler with Grundfoss pump. Today I noticed I’m getting no hot water and no central heating. The boiler ‘sounds’ OK – i.e. it seems to make the same noise it always did – the pilot light is on too. But NONE of the pipes from the boiler are remotely hot...

Hi there I'm no electrician but would appreciate your help. Firstly - my house is up for sale so I don't want to have to spend anything on it if possible.... I noticed today that one of the power points in the bedroom was flickering on and off (lamps were flickering etc). On the...