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I'm just about to swap out the old plastic switch here for a new metal one. Could someone please confirm that I need to run an additional earth lead from the switch to the back box, which is already earthed. See pic. I've seen other posts but I really want to be completely sure before I do...

Had a new Worcester Bosch Greenstar 37 fitted just over 9 years ago, brilliant boiler, never a problem. Then two weeks ago, no hot water. Up into loft to find boiler dead. No lights, nothing. Nada. Called out the Plumbing/Heating firm that fitted it/did the re-plumb of the house, who took the...

Hi all, I'm having a couple of 2.4m long x 6" square green oak posts put in as porch supports. Question: Is there a specific width/dimension for the stop-chamfering of the corners? To my mind, if it's chamfered too much it'll look wrong, equally so if it's not chamfered enough. Just...

Couple of years ago we had a double shower tray and screen fitted - very nice is is too, so we're pleased. The one main bug bear is that the waste keeps getting blocked up and if we're not careful, will rapidly start filling the tray and potentially overflowing into the bathroom. I think...

Finally getting the garden sorted - sleeper retaining wall 4 sleepers high stacked on edge. I'd like to install some 30mm blue LEDs from Wickes, but was just wondering if there's anything to beware of before I buy. They're described as having 'non-replaceable bulbs' but I guess this isn't a...

I picked up a set of old drawers from the local auction recently - I intend to use them for displaying various bits and bobs. If you look at the pics here: //www.diynot.com/network/user_album_update.php?album_id=8917 you'll see that it's a small unit and the drawers are quite shallow...

Having looked at the possibility of using sleepers for the retaining walls we want to build, we now are thinking about using concrete blocks, rendered and capped. We have a main retaining wall approx 14.5m wide down near the house/patio that will be 4 blocks high with a brick capping and...

I'm fairly close to starting to get our back garden sorted. It slopes upwards from the back of the house by 30 degrees -ish so we're hoping to get a mini digger in (with a driver) to do the donkey work. Basically, we need to remove about 2 feet of earth across the width of the garden and bring...

Hope someone can help: I'm about to add three fluorescent tube lights to the single one that's been installed in my loft during a full rewire a year ago. One light just isn't sufficient. A single flat grey lighting-grade cable goes from the switch to the existing light. What I'm...

Hi all, we moved house a year ago and have managed to get the inside sorted, but the gardens are doing our heads in - very depressing because I'm currently not in a position to throw wads of cash at landscaping, so have to try to do most of it myself. So I have some questions that I'd be...

Hi guys, this is probably a ridiculously simple job, but can someone give me a pointer please? Our new place here has been totally rewired. I now need to move the kitchen light switch to the other side of the door, which means chasing out etc. I need to extend the existing cable by around...

Can anyone tell me if there is a minimum floor to ceiling building regs requirement? I think there must be. Problem: We're looking at bringing up the floor level in a 36' long garage to the same as that of the rest of the ground floor, to create a dining area off the back of the house, with...

Hi guys, we seem to have had a cleaning failure with our DW over the last week or so. It's a Bosch integrated unit, SGV4313GB/17, about 6 years old now. It's been perfectly reliable up to now, bar the odd filter cleanout that I've done, but now it just won't get stuff clean anymore -...

Hi guys, Tricky one this: is anyone able to give me a general ballpark figure for what it might cost to to extend a bungalow property by building a garage to the side and incorporating a basic roof conversion/bedroom into the equation to run over said garage? Property is currently square...

Hi guys, My son's just called - seems his tumble dryer has stopped spinning, but is still heating. Sounds like the belt has gone to me, but would appreciate any other suggestions. Is belt replacement a major issue on TDs, or would I be able to sort it out? Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi Guys, Question: I have two external lights, currently activated by one switch in my hallway. I have a separate PIR unit bought a loooong time ago, and wonder if it can be wired into the lights so it activates them automatically for a while when people come home late (and currently forget to...

Bought a new plasma TV 2 weeks ago, set it up and sat back to enjoy. Within half an hour, it started to emit a high-pitched jingling whine, like white noise but at a really high level. Not ear-splitting, but very intrusive and after a while it becomes uncomfortable to watch and listen to, almost...

if I am to get the Potterton rescue service out, what might I be looking at for cost? Say it's the PCB for example? Paul

Hi guys, Yep, New Year's Eve and my boiler has packed up too. Absolutely nothing happening except the startup procedures, i.e. it tries to boot up 3 times and the red light then comes on permanently. This is what it did tonight: at the third attempt, it fired up for 1m 20sec then red LED...