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HI all, A friend of mine would like me to extend the ring final circuit in a bedroom to add a couple of extra sockets, not a problem :) however i do have a practical query - the socket i am to extend from is flush mounted, however they dont want me to chase out the wall (they dont want to make...

Hi all, i have been battling with my (quite old) Bosch dishwasher - i have it in a built in kitchen and it has been working fine for the last 5 years. However today the tap light started flashing and the pump would cycle constantly. I did the usual unplugging it and checking the hoses etc and...

Hi all, I have a brand new front door and i want to install a smart lock onto it. From what i can see the smart locks all need the cylinder type lock which will only hold the door in place once the lock is initiated. There is no latch on the door as the handle i have is one of those long pull...

Hi everyone, Have a bit of a shocker!!! I have tried to hang a new door (both an internal door to our living room and a cupboard I have built) on both of these I am having the same problem and I have no idea how to fix it (I have tried everything I can think off!!) On both doors the top of the...

Hi everyone, At the moment I have my nest plugged in to the mains using the plug and USB. If I can. I would like to put it onto the wall and as we are getting our living room re plastered now is the time to try! Firstly a disclaimer, I will be getting an electrician to do all the connections...

Hi all, I am about to chase some rad pipes into my wall, but not sure of the best way to cover them before the plaster comes and skims... Firstly I know about the regs for the depth of the chase and I understand I need to cover the pipes and allow for expansion. My plasterer is a friend and...

Hi all, I am about to start changing the lighting in my house to downlights (starting with the living room) at the moment i have a standard single ceiling rose with 1.5mm T&E, i am planning on taking that and bunny hopping to each new downlight. I would like to swap this out for 6 LED...

Hello all, I have read quite a few of the relevant posts and have already and have learnt a lot, but i am still not 100% sure on what to do. So the situation is i have a wall which was tiled (only about a foot up from the bath edge though) Above the tiles is waterproof paint (i assume...

Hi all. I have a question about shower fuses and cable sizes etc. I believe (i admit this is just from seeing the external part of the wire and not the internal core size) that i have a 10mm cable - i will obviously check this first. I also believe (again i will check this first) that my...

I would like to remove the original floorboards in my house as they are not in a great shape and incredibly wonky! I think (i may well be wrong!) that quite a few of the boards run underneath internal walls so my question is, is it ok to cut all of the floorboards up against a wall for easy...