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Hi there, Hope this is the correct forum for this question. Am fitting a PIV in loft. I know the ideal location is in ceiling at top of stairs, various reasons why this is difficult in my house. The landing upstairs is long and thin, with stairs at one end. Would it matter too much if I put it...

I've realised that a few months ago I painted a newly plastered wall in my extension (old style plaster, not plasterboard) with vinyl matt emulsion paint. I asked shop for standard flat matt paint, they gave me vinyl matt, which was not what I was expecting or thought I had asked for. I didn't...

Hi there I'm having a small extension built (16m2). It has a piled foundation. The contractor originally estimated £7600 for the piles (8 piles, poured concrete, 6.5m deep, no particular complications, clay soil) he is now claiming he made a mistake in the estimate, and really it should have...

Hi there I'm building a small extension. The plan is for a shallow-pitched warm roof (22 degrees). The architect chappy reckons that I should put 18mm birch ply as the 'deck' on top of the rafters (supported by a ridge beam) with 6" insulation and slates on top of that, leaving the rafters...

Hi there, So I’m having my roof re-tiled, the roofer booked a scaffolder who came for a day and did half the job and then vanished. Three weeks ago. For a while they kept saying they would come ‘tomorrow’ but didn’t. They are no longer answering calls or messages from my roofer, who has now got...

Hi there, I hope this is the best forum to post this question. I am hoping to build a small house for my partner on land at the bottom of my garden. All the service connections would have to be made from an unadopted road which runs down the side of the garden. I have right of access down this...

Hello! I have a question about access rights. My house has a parking space which is on a private road that runs alongside my garden. I therefore have right of access along that road to get to my parking space (but no other rights). I would like to sell the end of my garden to my partner so she...

There's a mystery box on the wall of my house. Can anyone help me identify? There's a very heavy duty cable running from it down the wall and into the brickwork. No sign of cable on the inside though. The house used to be a Post Office, so I'm wondering if it was some sort of alarm?

Hi there, Here's a little problem which I hope has an obvious answer. I have a 3 gang light switch: two of the switches individually control 2 separate ceiling light circuits in the sitting room; the third switch operates the cellar lights (great arrangement o_O). All the circuits are 1 way...