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I'm in the market for some low-profile, round, surface mount LED ceiling lights 220-250mm dia,15-20mm deep, white, 18W or a bit more. Wall switch operated CCT would be nice, but failing that 3000K. I have already got quite a few Knightsbridge CPL18CTs, which I thought were an OK make, but...

I need a few. The usual-suspect websites are awash with hundreds of different makes, all the same. The problem is if you're churning them out by the gazillion at low margins, I can see the temptation to switch from using the finest chinesium to B-grade, or to skimp on the plating, or to...

1: Currently I have an NTE5 with an ADSL faceplate. BT hub plugged in to the faceplate, and a cable emerging from the NTE5 to a junction box from which extension sockets are wired. I'm guessing that most of what an NTE5 does will be redundant after the analogue service is switched off, with...

What issues, potential problems should I think about? I've seen 50mm thick boards that work out at about £50/m², which is tempting...

So - porcelain tiled patio, square-edged tiles, should the grouting be flush with the tile surface, or below it?

Is this ever likely to be a viable combination, or shall I give up looking and have a traditional solenoid operated ding-dong sounder?

I would like to lay a straight path in my garden without doing a load of work. Basically without doing the lot of digging out and sub-base thing. I have very solid clay soil - I used to have a path where concrete slabs had just been plonked on the grass, and eventually sank in by about 20mm...

I've got an area of about 20m² on which I want to lay a deck. It's an old concrete base from a garage, and it's sound, flat & level, so I don't think there will be any significant engineering challenges. I'd been leaning towards using composite boards, as I fancied the low maintenance, and...

Looks like it is all going to happen. Looks like BT / Openreach have done SFA about the problem of VOIP phones not working in a power cut, despite promising last year that they would. Looks like they are assuming that every single one of their benighted customers has a mobile, and a reliable...

Anybody know where I can find a list of what these mean? Note - no, I do NOT mean the F### codes which show on the LHS of the panel, I mean the digit-only ones which display on the right

Got an extractor fan with instructions which include this drawing of a roof vent What is the name of the type of vent on the right? And/or can anybody suggest a make and/or supplier? PS - is this the best forum to ask in?

I've got EWI on my house (90mm XPS + about 20mm silicon render). I'm looking for things to use for fixing light loads to it, such as the Fischer FID 50 & 90, or the Swifix SWI-SR. Struggling to find alternatives, as every bleeping search I do returns me things for fixing insulation boards to...

I've got a SS sink, which has a 22mm hole for a tap. I need to make it 35mm. Stepper drill or Q-Max type punch?

I'm thinking of having an Ikea kitchen. Wouldn't have done so until recently, but.. Actually I do like their wall units, as they are usefully deeper than the standard sized ones that Howdens/Wren/Magnet/yaddayadda think is all anybody will ever want, so I had been thinking about using those...

Having a wooden outbuilding put up, and it will have regular softwood T&G floorboards, and I'm wondering how best to treat them. I guess the default, and what the building mnufacturer suggests, is PU varnish, but I've never been a fan of varnish for anything, much prefer penetrative...

Shortly be getting a wooden outbuilding, and the makers recommend the following regime 1) A single coat of Cuprinol or Blackfriars, or Sadolin clear wood preservative internally and externally 2) External - they say that they've found Sadolin, Jotun/Butinox & Sikkens Novatech/Novatop to be...