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Hi All, Fitting a concealed shower and currently fitting the handheld part but the thread appears too short? I’ve pictured what I’m playing with, what am I doing wrong!? I can get away with just about 2 turns once the tiles and adhesive is on, to me that doesn’t sound sufficient? Any help is...

Hi Everyone, I have purchased a spigot kit (this one) whereby I “drill” into the existing pipework to enable me to feed out my washing machine waste. I’m a little unsure as to where I’m best to fit this kit on my pipework. I assume where I have highlighted in orange below would be ideal but...

Hi All I’m planning on fitting a dishwasher over the next week or so and keen to know which contraption I need in order to plumb in the waste outlet. With so many options I’m keen to avoid over engineering something which is probably not needed and can be done for less than a tenner...

Hi All, Planning to fit a dishwasher over the week so just mapping out my options under the sink. Ideally I wanted to tee off the washing machine inlet below but wanted to know what this box is attached to the hose? Any ideas!?

Hi All, I’m sure this has been covered so many times, but looking for some first hand experience as to how I’m best to fix this issue. I have a small single skin garage where the lower bricks are damp, and this dampness is soaking into the garage as you’ll see pictured. From what I can see...

Hi All, Having my Nest thermostat installed next week and told the sparky I’d run a cable from where the heat link will go, to the thermostat location to save on cost/time. I know it powered via 12v, which cable (preferably something I can pick up from Screwfix or Toolstation) will do the job...

Hi All, My consumer units lighting circuits appear to not be RCD protected, which I believe is highly recommended in this day and age. Would the whole unit need to be replaced, or, can the “switches” or “ways” be swapped round for RCD? This is not something I will be doing myself, but keen to...

I've found out that the wall I need to mount a TV on (in all fairness, a lightweight 32") is a "strammit" wall (basically a mm thin layer of plaster board stuffed with straw, Google it, it's crazy). I'm going to have a shot at finding the studs and if I find one I'll be happy, but what fixings...

Hi All, Moved into a new house a few weeks back and all is great apart from the ridiculous noises you get when walking about upstairs. I have 3 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs and all rooms are the same. I can be walking in my room and hear noises coming from the next bedroom. I’ve attached...

What started as an easy job has turned into a nightmare. Moving a socket from one corner of the room to another (to stud wall) but appears this wall is full of compressed straw!? Any ideas on how I can get a fixing!?

Painting these doors and want to replace the hinges, any idea on what I’d Google to find them!?

Door number 1 is all good, but I can’t seem to find the screw for door number 2 to remove the cylinder. What am I doing wrong!? Ps - It’s not behind the metal plate as pictured, I’ve already had that off.

Appreciate your help.

Hi All, 2 years back we had a wall knocked down in our kitchen to merge the dining room and kitchen together, as well as had our integral garage partly blocked up and a window put in place. We had a builder complete this work. All of it has been done under permitted development. The wall was...

Hi All, I’m hoping to move home soon and the property I have purchased has dormer style bedrooms. The bathroom however does not and the ceiling is vaulted, eating into the already small space. Has anyone extended a dormer before and have an idea on cost? I wouldn’t need a window putting in...

Hi, I’ll be moving home soon and want to prevent the alarm from throwing an error once the Wi-Fi goes down. What can I disable (preferably via Wintex as I find that easier than the keypad) that will stop the system throwing a beep and error?

Hi All, Planning to erect an arris rail fence for the first time. Was going to use cant rails as it looked easier, would welcome opinions on the two differences? I'll have 5, 2.4m bays but the 3rd bay will transition height wise (I will transition from a 2 notched post to a 3 notched post...

I have this task today, replacing a CCTV camera on the exterior of a house (brick) but need to expand the current 15mm hole to 25mm. The problem is, the CAT5 cable comes out of this hole and access inside is now not possible (wooden flooring). Options I’ve thought of: 1. Tape 1mm draw wire...

Hi All, Last year, our builder contracted an electrician to fit c.27 downlights throughout our kitchen/diner/outdoor soffits. The work was completed (no issues). Last week we had an EICR and the electrician (a different one) asked if we had the paperwork for the works the previous electrician...

Hi, Attached is how my socket circuit is mapped in our master bedroom. I need to add another socket but access to the existing sockets is a challenge. Is it acceptable by today’s standards to run a spur (2.5mm single cable) from one of the existing junction boxes to a new socket?