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Several years ago we had a long bathroom split into two (so that one is an ensuite). It's the back of a 1930s house which was extended in the 70s, so part of the exterior wall is solid brick, part blockwork cavity wall. The builder was cheap, and cut a few corners. Generally it's all been...

I had an old (1970s?) kenwood chef passed on to me a few years ago by a relative helping a neighbour with a house clearance - it must have once been the pride of someone's kitchen. It looks like this: http://www.museumofcroydon.com/ixbin/indexplus?record=CAT4763 It works fine, has all it's...

i went for these for my latest room upgrade: https://www.downlights.co.uk/click-inceptor-micro.html ticked a lot of boxes, cheap at £15, dimmable, tiltable, fire rated, easy install, no separate transformer and with an accessory to safely accommodate insulation above. to get all these features...

I started with Zinnser primer that calls itself a stain block. I'll add coats and hope for an improvement, the length of time its all had to properly dry may have helped. A bit of a trap it seems for those of us who want to stick with water based paints, its not like a complementary water...

LED tape works great, if you're up for a bit of research and planning you'll get a much better result than flickery flouro strips. I used it in various places throughout our kitchen project with the result that I hardly use the ceiling downlights at all, although it is nice to know they are...

On some new pine skirting boards as part of a general room upgrade I used 2 applications of Wickes knotting solution on knots, then 1x Zinnser Bullseye and 2x Dulux Trade quick dry (water) Satinwood. I encountered some of the problems people report with the quick dry running then pulling, but...

ok thanks folks. Lectrician answered my question. For the record one downlight is over the sink and one, yes, for reading on the loo. For reference that dimmer I linked to is the bare bones dimming module of the Varilight V-Pro range. TLC are describing it with reference to their own brand...

I get the feeling global manufacturing means it's all a mixed bag these days, I've got a cheap Argos floorstanding lamp that takes E27 lamps, as well as a fancy norwegian table lamp, wheras, yes, pendant fittings don't seem to come in ES, though I have some pendant lights with integrated E14...

Ok, thanks Lectrician, suspected this might be the case. Is it that any controller has to be accessible, or is it just to avoid hiding things that future buyers wouldn't know about? A single downlight is bad for shadows, and was hoping to use a <£10 dimmer rather than >£40 of new downlights...

I had success selecting and specifying LED lighting for my extension - a mixture of dimmable integrated downlights and LED tape. Despite not being an electrician, I managed to teach the installing sparky a thing or two from my hours of research. Especially the intricacies of configuring...

Our bathroom has lovely porcelain tiles that wont stay firm and grouted. All tiles, adhesive and grout from Porcelainosa or BAL, installed by professionals, but who seem to be reaching the limit of their skills by what shouldn't be that tricky a job. Total bathroom area about 9x6' The (first...

I only talk from the experience of doing most of my own house but I found this job much easier after switching dust sheets and newspaper for a thin semi-rigid panel with a straight edge. I got hold of some old exhibition graphics boards about 40x80 cm made of thin plastic which sit on the floor...

Thanks for a great write up - some familiar issues there. Luckily we spotted the knees knocking the radiator issue early and were able to shift the WC slightly - also switched the rad to a curved one which seemed to help. I don't know if it's too late or whether there's enough room - but this...

I was hoping for advice rather than another question, but I would imagine the best way of removing condensation would be to slope the underfloor duct slightly towards the exterior wall and check/clear it from the wall vent and clean the duct like a drain now and again. Anyone have...

in a new kitchen extension we're going for a downdraught extractor in a kitchen island, as it's clearly a neat solution, we've swallowed the cost, (our kitchen supplier has got the neff one way below cheapest list prices) and we have the opportunity to lay the duct under the new slab. our...