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Hi , See attached photo for the plumbing route of the cold water inlet feed. The electric cable also passes in at the top of the shower, which means it is going to be tricky to cover it with a conduit. I could chase in the cable possibly? I could cover with a conduit as much as possible? I...

I'm plumbing in this shower and I am having the cold water feed entering from the top. The electric cable also enters from the top. This means they will have to be very close i.e. touching ... I feel a little uneasy about this but probably shouldn't worry...I just want someone more...

I'm planning my plumbing for fitting a shower ... and I am using a flexible tap connector to go inside the shower unit to attach to the inlet ... and then when it comes out the top of the shower unit I want the pipe to turn left. I could add a small section of pipe (to join the tap connector to...

In my kitchen pack from Homebase I got this (see photo) - like strips of blu-tac type stuff. No instructions ... not 100% sure what to do with it ? Clues please? Thanks

I can fit the rest of the tap - but not sure on the real purpose of the white part ... it fits snugly around the nut ??? But do I need it ?? (See photo) I have the feeling this is a stupid question !!!

I'm fitting a Hygena (Homebase) kitchen cabinet. The wall brackets they hang on to (which I assume are quite standard) are quite wide and at first glance look like they give you a lot of tolerance (horizontally) - however they have to be lined up just inside the recess at back of cabinet so in...

OKAY... this is more a logistics issue than an electrical issue. I know how to connect the light fitting, but how can I hold it in one hand (taking the weight of the light fitting) while connecting the terminals (requiring 2 hands) at the same time ? Any tips?

Hi I have some leftover old pipework sticking through my ceiling - I've tried cutting the end off using a hacksaw (so I can tuck the rest up and patch up the ceiling afterwards) but the hacksaw isn't proving too effective ! It kind of made a slight groove, and I think it would take about 4...

I'm thinking of running some electrical cable behind some skirting board (running horizontally) - it will be in the gap from floorboards to the plaster Do I need to fit metal conduit over this ? Is this allowed ? Thanks in advance

Hi One of stairs was split so i cut out a section, now wondering how to fix it, any ideas appreciated, thanks See photo which should explain better.

Hi one of the stairs was split so I jigsawed it open to examine it further. ..interested in ideas on how to fix it to make it solid again, See photo attached Thanks Tony

I'm using chrome pipe for an electric shower ... I've noticed chrome pushfit fittings - are these any good or should I just use compression fit? Thoughts / advice appreciated

When drilling a hole and it isn't quite in the right place, what is the best way to correct this ? I've drilled into masonry with a 6mm drill , plugged it and when I offer up the shower screen it is about 0.5 cm too high. How can I correct this without simply pulling out plug and re-filling and...

Hi I can't see the difference between tapered / square edge board... why can't I use square edge and just joint fill and then paint...i.e. not skim it ? Is this OK? Thanks

Hi if you look at the photo you can see some wires coming out of the wall (this is where a single socket used to be) , you will also see a hole in the floor board , this is where the second cable (with yellow insulation tape) came up from the floor board to join with the other cable in...

I could buy some clout nails to do this - but I think of nailing as wrong when I could screw something (careful !) Advice please - pros and cons of both ?

Hi - I'm about to batten up for plasterboarding and I'm wondering should the batten go right down to floor level or be an inch or so above it ?