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Thanks all - they are victorian solid bricks Will the above suggestions be strong enough to support a person on the roof - I'll need to go up there to do the flashings

Hi - I'm planning a lean to down the side of our house - similar to the below What kind of fixings would be best to secure the horizontal roof support that goes on the house side ? I've always used screws for that kind of thing but would some kind of bolt be better ? Thanks

Thanks :)

Hi We've just moved into a new house - it has an electric towel we need to replace (its rusty and doesn't heat up) but is this location ok ? Its approx 20xcm from the side of the bath - the controls look like they are outside the bathroom Does the replacement need a specific IP rating ? And...

Ok thanks

Hi all One of our radiators is behaving oddly. When it's hot . We can't turn it off with the valve. I.e. turn to 0 and no effect With the valve at 0, If we turn off the heating , let everything cool down and then turn it back on then the rad stays off Any ideas? The thermostatic head is...

Thanks for your help everyone !

Thanks everyone !

yeah I was wondering about that on another thread but a) it wasn't clear if I could put a 240V bulb in a 12V downlight fitting due to no earth?? and b) the 12V connector is sprung and its that that holds the bulb in place so I couldn't find a suitable replacement

OK thanks I get it There is a strong preference to retain the current MR16 downlight fittings from SWMBO :)

Hi All Will this transformer drive a 12V LED downlight instead of a 12V Halogen ? Would save swapping them for LED drivers Thanks

We're replacing 12V halogens with non-dimmable 12V LEDs and I don't think these would work would they ? Am I correct reading that these are rated to 220 W ? So having 7x50W halogens on one switch is overloading them ?

Looks like they are MK

I'll whip one out tomorrow and share the pic ;)

hooray!! :)

oh bugger ! :(

Fantastic yes thanks - looks like these https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MKK4501LV.html [£36 EACH !!! They're going on Ebay !]

Thanks :) yeah i'm using 1 driver per LED (sorry there was a typo in my original post 12 should have been 12V)

Hello I'd like to replace this with 3 normal on/off switches Presumably I can buy 3 new switches to replace the dimmer modules but can anyone let me know the make/model I need please Alternatively suggest a standard 3 switch replacement (needs to be double width like this) Many thanks

Hi All This spring's project is to build a lean to store a few bikes etc. The shape will be roughly like the picture below. Does anyone have some advice re. what kind of bolts I should use to fix the wall bearer to the side of the house? Also what size timber for the roof joists. It will be...