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Looking to replace a 3 gang light switch in my kitchen that sounds like it’s been arcing / crackling when a switch is used. Took the screws out to have a look this morning and noticed that the switch faceplate is not earthed - the earth wires all seem to terminate at the back box. Is this ok...

Hi I’ve built a partition wall in an enclosed garage to create a utility. Stuck a sink etc in there and want to tile the splashback. See photo below. One wall behind the sink is newly plastered (month or so ago) with a mist coat of emulsion, and other two walls were plastered last year and...

Hi, The flush on our bathroom toilet has started to take an age to refil the cistern - I think a washer has gone. I remember replacing the washer about 2 years ago and from what I remember it took me days to find the right washer at plumb centre and cost me £9 just for the washer! So I'd like...

Hi I'm looking for some advice on replacing a cast iron hopper and downspout with plastic. The hopper takes 3 waste water pipes from the bathroom and one gutter from a flat roof, I was intending just to wire brush and paint as with the rest of the metal guttering I have but on closer inspection...

Hi all, I'm in the process of changing two pendant light fittings for two chandelier-type ones that were removed from a relative's house. I've wired light fittings up before (with help from this forum) but I'm a bit stuck on this... The new chandeliers have no terminal blocks on them, just a...

Hi, I'm wanting to replace all the existing white electrical sockets in our living room for brushed steel ones, thing is 3 of the sockets are the 3 pin round lamp sockets (same as in image) and I don't want to replace them with the equivalent steel one, I just want to cover them with a steel...

Hello all, I'm about to start the task of replacing my lead water main with a new plastic one, and I'm looking for some advice on the internal excavations needed where the the pipe enters the house in the kitchen... (the external digging I'm ok with, I think). We've just recently finished...

I'm looking to replace our washing machine with a new one that is cold-fed only and have a question regarding the plumbing. I've had a read through the forums for help and as my current machine is hot and cold feed, I have ordered a 3/4" blanking cap to cap off the hot feed pipe (I presume it...

I've removed a very old cooker hood that was hard wired above our cooker and want to install a new one. Problem is, the new hood has a plug attached and I don't want to try hard wiring it. So my question, is there any way of attaching a 'portable socket' to the cable that supplies power...

I pulled out our washing machine to lift some old vinyl flooring from underneath it, unplugged the power cable and then when i was done plugged it back in and pushed the washing machine back under the work top..... only for it to stop working. I've investigated, the washer works in another...

Currently renovating our kitchen and have taken some 1980s polystyrene tiles off the ceiling. Most came off fine but in one corner there's a large(ish) hole (picture below) in the corner of the room where the ceiling and walls meet. It was packed with all kinds of rubbish, newspaper, old bits...

So I'm in the process of decorating my stairs and hallway, and one of the 'walls' I'm wanting to paint with dulux Matt emulsion is the wall that houses the under stairs cupboard. Now when I say 'wall' it actually appears to be paneled wood with about 50 years worth of white paint on top, the...

Hi, newbie to the site looking for help - I've tried searching and reading other posts but i'm still stuck! Attempting to install a new spotlight bar in our bathroom. I've removed the old ceiling rose intending to wire the earth, neutral and live wires to the new bar as stated in the...