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Thanks crazydaze - very helpful pointers and tips.

Firstly, I'm struggling to find such a transition strip. I really hadn't wanted to butt shorter strips together. Does such a product exist? Secondly, the 10mm laminate floor I've installed is intended to be 'floating', and gaps have been left around all the edges (with skirting installed...

I've just found out that the small ceramic sink I was intending to use on a kitchen island doesn't have an overflow outlet. [It's the small size RangeMaster sink - their normal-sized equivalent does have an overflow] I'd assumed an overflow hole on a sink would be virtually essential, in case...

I'm hoping to have a concealed shower built into a (new) partition wall. To make the installation of the shower valve etc. easier, is it best to have a particular type of wall? I'm guessing that a Stud-type wall would be best? Blockwork wall 2nd choice, and a Brick wall by far the least...

All really helpful replies. Many thanks, Ezio

Something like this, but this switch only controls a single Power Socket.

Hi, In a new extension, I want to have several Floor and Table lamps but to control them all from wall switches at the same point as the Ceiling lights. [i.e. I don't want to use a separate, Remote Controller, that will no-doubt be misplaced]. I'm not saying they need to be switches precisely...

Fantastic both, thank you. I thought I was being stupid unable to find a button!

My old (but little used) immersion heater has suddenly stopped working. Obviously I want to try resetting it, but I can't find the usual pinhole reset. Satchwell Controller. Does this controller actually have a reset button?! Where precisely is it?

Thanks for people's answers. I think some people have mis-interpreted my question, but.. Someone asked 'how do I know the extension will cost ~£100k. Well, two different builders told me last year that - without costing it up properly - they expected it to cost in the region of £95k (for one of...

I'm about to request some fixed price quotes from several local builders for a ~£100k two-storey house extension. But I've heard (over the last year or so) that some material costs have been increasing greatly. How can I FAIRLY protect both the builder (main contractor) and myself from future...

Can anyone advise on relative overall costs and pros/benefits of each solution? Basically, are the two hipped roofs (with an access hatch?) a much harder job, and is it generally worth it? Our architect has said either option is fine. The 2 hipped roof solution appears to be more work and uses...

For a patio-area single storey extension, my architect has suggested a choice of either: - Marley Mendip low-pitch interlocking concrete roof tiles OR - slates with the Permavent 'Easy-Slate' side strips. We also expect to use low-pitch 'Fakro' roof lights. Please can anyone advise of the...

Yep, I've kept the original plastic packers thanks.

Thanks to both of you. Johnny - I've taken the entire glazing unit out, and was intending to replace the whole thing, not just a single pane! But thanks for suggesting the alternative of replacing it with an appropriately sized plastic panel.

Hi, Can someone please help advise whether the replacement glazing unit I intend to buy will correctly fit in my existing uPVC door. I am primarily concerned that the thickness of my existing unit is about 27mm, whereas the replacement one I've found online is 24mm thick. Here's the full...

Yes, thanks Lucid. I very much wanted to go with your suggestion, but was trying to get a little more information: specifically how many cables should be put in/between each room. ['Run the cabling to all the key points' was a little too vague for me]. I'm really sorry, but I still don't get...

>>Why go to the expense of doing work that you aren't going to benefit from? i) Because it might well add some value to the house ii) Because my grandkids might have 'evolving' requirements iii) I'll get some satisfaction from knowing it's a decent, modern house

Hi, I'm re-wiring the house (3-bed, 2 living rooms) and although I use only a single TV in the living room, and WiFi throughout the house (from a single broadband supply in living room), I want to ensure the house has at least a minimum level of media wiring for when the house is sold in the...

Hi, I'm intending to install (or have my builder install) a wet UFH system in a 40m2 GF extension area. The key questions I have are: 1. Am I right in thinking that the 'controls' for such a system can become quite expensive, and that it would be quite sensible to have 'simple' controls...