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Hi all, We're considering adding vertical oak slats (probably veneered mdf) on a few walls. For illustration purposes I attached a photo of what I'm referring to. I know there are 'acoustic' slat panels (we have samples) but I'd prefer installing individual slats directly to the wall. It's a...

That’s great - thanks very much, I’ll order some

Thank you! I didn’t know that :)

Hi everyone, I'm looking to replace some BT socket module inserts with RJ45 module inserts on our wall sockets. I found out that the wall sockets are Eurolite and they do module inserts of different types (full catalogue here: https://prolinesales.co.uk/new-brochures/Eurolite Catalogue...

Hello, I plan to refinish the last two steps of what I think is an oak staircase (photos attached). I’m new to this and my understanding is that I need to sand to remove the old finish before applying the new one. I only plan to refinish the top surfaces. Two questions: 1 - is sanding enough...

Thanks all, I appreciate the advice. I'll order some dulux trade vinyl matt - plan to do the work this week, I'll post an update in the 'Your Projects' section for critique.. :)

Thanks sparkwright, would you know of any white emulsion paints what work well? Sorry clueless here and last time I painted a room took me 5 coats to paint it white..! :)

Hi all, Our bedroom has dark grey walls and white ceilings. We want to paint both a soft white colour and achieve a uniform finish. We already have the paint (valspar v700) but I’m wondering if we should apply directly or apply some sort of undercoat first? we just want to avoid the walls...

Hi all, we have underfloor heating (water) in our house with a thermostat in each room. As it's an absolute pain to go round programming all of them, I've ordered a smart thermostat to try it out - if it works well I'll replace all of them. I was careful to order a thermostat for underfloor...

Hi all, sorry this is a lengthy one, 2 parts --> Part 1: I'm trying to figure out how to use the Samsung controllers that run our heat pumps. Confusingly we have 2 controllers and 2 inverters outside. It seems to me that one is for heating and the other for hot water? Does that even make...

Just to explain, the bed was against the wall but with babies on the way we're trying to utilise the space better. Rotating the bed 90 degrees and removing the wall makes a lot more sense. I admit I'm nervous about taking it down, I did try to find local builders for quotes but no luck but no...

It's a timber frame house, downstairs suspended floor concrete, upstairs timber beams, I believe the 'metal web joist' type. One complication is that floor has underfloor heating (water) so we need to be careful not to rupture any pipes. I'm sure there is wiring (I hope going down from the loft)...

Thanks that’s an excellent point, the wall is on the 1st floor and there is no corresponding wall in the room below. I will start by taking off bits of the plasterboard to have a look inside. I’m assuming unless there is a rigid structure under the plasterboard it must be purely cosmetic.

Hi all, we have a wall in our bedroom that we want to remove. I don’t think it is load bearing and purely a design feature? Any advice how to proceed? thank you

This is a follow-up.. I identified the light that caused the issue & isolated the circuit (there is no switch for the light, just an MCB and a PIR). I know it sounds simple to replace a light, but this proved to be a pain, see photo attached. It is a ground spotlight embedded in resin (!)...

I have an update, as expected I was completely wrong. My perception was that only the heating system was affected by the RCD tripping (everything else in the house was just fine) which lead me to believe it was the cause of the problem. It's not. The RCD also protects the external lights...

Makes sense -- It's easier to start with the pump so I'll try that first tomorrow.

So I narrowed down the problem. It's due to an underfloor heating actuator -or- an underfloor heating pump. Here's what Ive done: - There are 3 control boxes that power the ufh actuators & pumps, 2 downstairs and 1 upstairs. - I disconnected power from them one by one and the 2nd box is where...

Hi all, Sorry if this is the wrong sub forum to ask. Our heating system started tripping the rcd. Do we need to call an electrician or a heating engineer to have a look? The sequence of events is: turn on the rcd, control units light up, after a second trips the rcd. Its a air source heat pump...

Thanks all, it’s good to know there is a solution. I’ll probably try replacing a couple of them and see how well it works :)