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We have a sliding uPVC double door. There are gaps between the frame and the door allowing a draft. It appears to me that the opening is not square in that the top side of the opening is bowed upwards. Therefore when the frame was screwed to this it was pulled out of line, following the bow and...

Hi, I am wondering if you could recommend good quality manufacturers/brands of LED panels and battens? Panels would be 600x 600, 'daylight' ~6500K, dimming not necessary for installation in a single garage, ~ 2.5m x 5m. Battens same spec, probably 4 or 5ft. There is currently one 5ft...

Hello. I am having a new shower enclosure fitted as part of a bathroom renovation. We are going it have a Simpsons/crosswater design 8 offset quad enclosure and there are two different options of resin tray we are considering, a 25mm (SLQ91200L) and a 45mm (SRQ91200LH). It seems that lower trays...

Can I use 1.5mm cable to supply a single socket. Cable will run behind a plasterboard wall. Cable run will be about fifteen centimetres. Breaker is 20amp for the circuit. The intention is only to use to supply a low current device (home automation microprocessors).

In our downstairs bathroom the pull switches for the light and extractor fan are set out from the wall around 90 to 100mm due to the width of the plaster coving. This mean that the pulls hit the door unless hooked behind little plastic clips on the wall. I thought it would be a neater job if...

Hi, while fitting a new tado thermostat I have damaged my honeywell sundial wiring centre. Therefore I am replacing it with a new one (same model) with the intention to swap over all the connections. I am puzzled by two things. One is that link L1 has been soldered despite the instructions...

I'm replacing a rotten shed floor. The 3x3m shed was built on the floor, so I jacked up the walls removed the rotten edge 38x38mm bearers and OSB, laid 38x70mm treated timber on blocks with DPC in between, and lowered the walls down again. The whole shed is built on a concrete slab. My...

My shed floor is rotting. The floor is built direct on the concrete slab. The roof doesn't project much beyond the walls or edge of the slab. It is below some trees and close to fences on two sides, so leaves build up against the side and are not easy to clear. The shed ia built from wooden...

Hi, I topped up my CH system pressure last night and when I closed the CH return valve it began to drip from the valve screw that operates the valve. I have removed and flushed the valve but the drip continues. The boiler is a Vaillant Combi. The valve clips into boiler on one side and then has...

Hello there. I have been struggling with Crown's non drip satinwood paint. It has got contaminated with bits and despite straining it too many remain ruining the finish. Further, I found this jelly like thixotropic paint difficult to apply, and it also dried too quickly, preventing me brushing...

Two slow leaks have led to a saturated chipboard subfloor in our kitchen extension, as well as destroying the engineered wood floor. We noticed water leaking out through the walls at the DPC. Construction of the floor is Concrete slab Thin blue membrane, visqueen Thick black membrane, DPM...