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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

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...

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...

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

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...

Hi All Our lighting circuit is earthed ... I'm replacing 12 halogens with LED's using one of these Just wondering what kind of cable I should use to connect this to the lighting circuit ? I can only find 3 core lighting cable - can you get just 2 core ? or should I use 3 core but tape...

Hi again Does anyone know the manufacturer for this 12V downlighter ? The bulb is quite recessed Looking for something similar for GU10s or ideally convert this to GU10 I guess I could use a simple GU10 holder but the current bulb is held in place via springs so not sure that would work...

Hi Just had a couple of downlighter transformers die (for the same downlight) - anything I should be checking for in the wiring. Has 212V between N and L. Transformers either side on same circuit are working fine I guess I could just have been unlucky I guess but don't want to keep...