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Thanks - so it sounds like a quote of just over £50 per panel, including panels, posts, gravel boards, *and labour*, isn't too far out.

This might be a bit 'how long is a bit of string', but I'm guessing someone can give me at least ball-park estimates. I'm looking at buying a house which has quite a bit of fencing (it has 5 different boundaries). Not all the fencing is in top condition - some of it's going to need replacing...

Thanks, both. That's answered my question: It's one to leave to someone who knows what they're doing. Thanks again.

Think the 'subject' says it all - my three way valve (Honeywell V4073A) has failed. I don't know the terminology, but whenever the central heating is on (room stat calling for heat), the hot water is getting heated as well. What is involved in replacing this? Is it a 'wet' plumbing job...

Thought I'd just follow up, in case this helps anyone else in future. Basically, I have had to give up on my Drayton Digistat +2, as the accuracy of the temperature control was awful. It's a shame, as in my old house I had a Drayton Digistat 2 (not the +2), and it was superb, holding the...

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I'm having the same problem with a Drayton Digistat +2. (In fact, I reported it elsewhere on this forum years ago, but I've just started using the thermostat again). I contacted Drayton at the time, and they did say the same thing about Pulse Width...

No - even when I've tried using it completely 'stand alone' it seems to indicate call-for-heat at times when the temerature is above the set-point, and sometimes not call-for-heat even when below the set point. It's not a major problem as the temperature is never too far out as I said, but...

I have a Drayton Digistat +2 controlling some electric heating in my house. It's acting a bit weird and I wonder if anyone knows why... Basically, I assumed it's a straightforward thermostat setup: it's supposed to call for heat when the actual temperature is lower than the set 'target'...

Help! The hot tap in our bath won't come on. You can turn it a bit (maybe one complete turn), then it seems to jam. No water comes out. Sometimes you can turn it on more than that, and maybe get a trickle of water, sometimes not. Is it possible to replace just the 'inner' part, i.e...

Thanks - I'll have a go at replacing it.

Bear with me for not knowing the technical terms, but if I did I probably wouldn't need to ask this question... Our toilet is getting hard to flush. It's a bog-standard (ha) toilet with a cistern mounted just behind. When you press the lever, there's not the normal 'resistance' you expect...

I didn't know what that meant, but have just read up on it - yes, the fittings originally provided, and the replacement ones I bought yesterday to fill the two gaps, are all F-marked. Thanks for bringing it to my attention though. I solved the problem by going for some non-recessed...

Hmm, I might just have found something - does anyone see a problem with one of these? http://www.screwfix.com/prods/50720/Lighting/Internal-Lighting/Recessed-Lighting/Low-Energy-Downlights/Musa-Low-Energy-Downlight-White

The ceiling itself is MDF (it's a pre-fabricated garden office thing, with two of the holes unfortunately cut in the wrong place). So somehow filling the existing holes and moving to the side a few inches may be my only option. I think I'll have to pass this one back to the people who...

I am trying to fit some GU10-style downlights - I have done 4 successfully (or rather my electrician has). The fittings are JCC "JC2009" fittings, which take GU10s, 50W, mains (no transformer). The holes in the ceiling are 85mm diameter. The problem is that the required void depth is 135mm...

I was working on a circuit which was switched off at the master circuit breaker. At that point, I considered the entire circuit to be "dead", so I was working on the cable, during the course of which probably all 3 wires came into contact with each other at various times. This tripped the...

Thanks for the tips.

I'm getting a small garden office built - mostly built from wood, but pretty solid - total weight somewhere around 1.5 tonnes over a 3.2 x 2.2m area. The company putting it in say it can rest on paving slabs, but that a concrete slab is better. They recommend a depth of 10-15cm. I'm new...

Thanks for the tips and comments. The 'main' room in question (i.e. the one where the majority of the routing is going to be) is going to be redecorated down to (and including) the carpet anyway, so lifting a floorboard or two is certainly not out of the question. I'll see how I get on -...

Exactly my thoughts - I'm not a WiFi fan, and don't plan to use it anywhere where fixed wiring is the obvious answer. If and when WiFi ever finally stabilises past the current "pre-n" "pre-whatever" "pre-standard" mess, then maybe I'll come back to it. For now, cable. Sure, see what you...