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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...

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...

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?

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...

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...

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...

I'm intending to have my old 3-bed house almost fully re-wired (together with some media cabling) by a professional. Is it normal to have detailed wiring diagrams (showing the routings of the cables etc.) drawn up as part of the job? Would they be done before the job starts (and modified if...

Hi, My architect has drawn me up plans for a single-storey extension with a roof pitch of ~11 degrees, and plain roof tiles to match the main house. But, whilst browsing online at plain roof tiles (that seem to be a match for my own) I noticed that they are spec'd up to a 'minimum pitch' of 35...

Hi, I’m planning a single storey extension, and want to remove this chimney stack that will (otherwise) be towering over it, and possibly be dropping debris on its roof. Hopefully these images appear correctly... IMAGES ARE NOW IN NEW POST BELOW!! I can either remove the stack until just...

Hi, I need a couple of Pitched Rooflights/Skylights, probably fixed (non-opening), and very approximately 80cm x 100cm. Velux are the market leader, so presumably rather expensive? Are there any alternative brands that are of entirely adequate quality, but cheaper? (Ubbink, Whitesales?) Are...

Hi, I'm having a rear extension built (architect has drawn plans), and soon want to contact builders for quotes etc. Expecting the build alone to be ~£80k+. Currently, I've no building details/specifications whatsoever - just drawings of the brickwork (no drawings of how existing parts of the...

Hi, How easy is it to remove existing uPVC Windows (say up to 6' by 4' ones) and re-use them elsewhere? It'd guess they're 20+ years old, and I accept that more modern one's might be slightly more thermally efficient, and secure? I'm having a rear extension + house mods that require the...