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I have an inline switch that I would like to wire into a light switch fitting to smarten it up. Which way should it be wired up? Live L1 / Neutral Comm maybe but what about the earth too?

I’ve inherited a leaking shower and after removing the glass and the rotten seal on the bottom of it I’ve found the hole it’s been getting through. Where is best to reseal the glass to the tray/glass holder on the wall? The corner of the holder was full of silicone so the water couldn’t escape...

I’m trying to level the floor in a bedroom but it runs properly downhill. Is it a problem to just sister the joists together when it’s dropped around 1 1/2 inches within the first 5 feet?

I have a few double glazing panes that are misting up in this colder weather but it’s not between the panes, it’s on the outside. Is there some way to fix them?it seems strange that only these four have the same pattern to them.

I’ve recently had my boiler replaced to the Glowworm Ultimate 35C and now when I’m using the thermostatic shower you can feel the temp fluctuating up and down constantly. It doesn’t go cold but you can feel the difference all the time. Watching the boiler and it changes from...

I need to repoint the joints in my loft as they have turned to dust. It’s a 1911 house so I’m guessing it would need lime not cement. Would this be suitable? https://www.limebase.co.uk/lime-putty/singleton-birch-lime-putty-21l the colour doesn’t really matter as it won’t be seen anyway. Im after...

I have a Bosch dishwasher that is very noisy while running a wash. It fills and pumps out fine and the wash is still good but it’s just got noisy during the cycle. It quietens down when it’s draining though. Any ideas on what it could be? https://share.icloud.com/photos/06Jv5NOBOfSl3DZSPnHk9vnSg

I have had new windows fitted but they are terrible at keeping noise out. I can hear the neighbors talking away like they are in my room. They were fitted as part of an extension and the cavity was filled full of fibreglass insulation and the edges were filled with foam then screwed to secure...

I've had wet underfloor heating installed and I'm trying to figure out how to get it balanced properly. It's four zones plus rads upstairs. Rads are nice and hot and three of the zones (2 in kitchen and 1 in living room) are nice and warm floor with the rooms easily up to 24 degrees. The bedroom...

I'm looking at putting wet under floor heating into the downstairs while doing my extension but have a few questions. I have a baxi duo tec 40kw combi, would this be suitable to run the upstairs rads and the underfloor heating? The temp needs to be able to be set for each room, kitchen, living...

I'm looking to add a single storey extension to my house but I'm not sure if the size would be allowed. We already have a small extension which would be removed and rebuilt with a pitched roof. We looked at 2 storey but it seems overlooking neighbours could be a problem so we are thinking a...

i have a baxi duo tec 40 combo and the rads are getting hot when the hot water is running. The gas man changed the insert in the divertor valve and some other insert behind the gas valve/pump because it was leaking too. The control box on top of the valve has been changed too as it had seized...

I'm looking to paint the living room and kitchen in time for Christmas but not too sure what colours to really go for. It's only going to be for a short time as the house will be getting renovated completely in the next year but just want a change for the short term. Nothing else will really...

I'm looking at demolishing a single storey rear extension and rebuilding with a wrap around double storey one. Looking at prices at the moment and most say around 1000/1200 per sq m but it's an odd shape to work out a rough cost. The rear would be 2m x 4m but then the side would be 4m at the...

im needing to replace the fence behind my trees but the trees need removing first. They are conifers around 8/9ft tall(60ish). Do these types of conifer have deep roots and need a mini digger to remove or are they likely to have a small root ball? I think they may be leylandi. Next part is how...

im looking at renovating my bathroom and I'm after a bath 1700x 900 wide, extra deep if possible. All I can find is either a shower bath which would be fine if it had two P shaped parts to it or a double ended bow fronted bath that at widest is 850 but narrowest at 650. Are there baths available...

Got a slightly confusing radiator problem. New rads have been fitted downstairs but the small bedroom one is causing problems. Each rad can heat up independently while all others are closed off and then by opening each other rad just a tiny bit lets them all heat up apart from the living room...

Ive just had a new tap put on my kitchen sink and now there is a small drip from one of the old joints just below where it was connected. I'm looking to put a new flexi pipe in to replace all the old bends in the pipe work but the stop tap isn't the best at stopping. The leak is on the hot side...

I have a Belling gas cooker and the bottom oven isn't getting hot enough to cook with. The flame is blue and can be turned up and down but it still doesn't get very hot in there. Is it worth having someone out to it or just replace it?

My toilet handle snapped so put a new one on but its very loose.the nut is tight but the square bar moves inside the plastic tube that connects it to the handle, how can i fix this?