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Hi, I am looking at setting up a CCTV system around my home, and am hoping to use an old PC as the control station for this using Linux and ZoneMinder. Can anyone recommend a good IP camera for outdoor use, supporting Power over Ethernet (not WiFi), night vision, and built in motion detection...

Hi, I am getting an old vented tumble dryer replaced with a condensing one, so will be left with a hole in the wall in the kitchen. What are the options for dealing with this, i.e. simply leaving as is, stuffing insulation in the hold, using spray insulation to fill it, removing the vent from...

Hi, I've recently removed solid wood flooring from a conservatory, with the intent of replacing it with engineered wood. As the engineered wood is quite thin (13mm), I intend to first lay a sub floor of plywood, then float the engineered wood on top. The old solid wood flooring has been nailed...

Hi everyone, Please bear with me as I'm new to all this. I'm planning to lay engineered wood flooring throughout the house, including the conservatory. I have the flooring itself and 3mm underlay with a vapor barrier provided with it for the purpose of laying the floor floating on concrete...

Hi, I'm about to lay engineered wood in a conservatory. I've removed the existing solid wood flooring and found that it was resting directly on joists. The old wooden flooring also had what appears to be a DPM under it. As my new engineered wood is relatively thin (13mm), my plan is to first...

Hi, I am in the process of replacing floor tiles with engineered wood in the kitchen of the house we're moving in to. However, lifting the tiles under where a towel rail had been installed we found a nasty surprise. The pipes appear to go through a concrete slab, but around the pipes there's...