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I have power that runs from my house to my garage, that was installed when I moved here. It's run overhead and is secured to a metal wire attached to the side of the house and the garage. The cable has been secured to the metal wire with zip ties but they are starting to fail. It's too high in...

My decking is being slowly invaded by these things. Anyone know what they are and the best way to deal with them?

Hi there, I'm thinking of attacking this mystery I've inherited one more time before I get a sparky in. I have a 3 way switch in the hall, a security light on the wall outside, and a two way switch on the landing. Downstairs switch Downstairs connections Upstairs switch...

I've searched the forum and there are a few similar threads, but I was wondering if I could ask the question before I commit to spending quite a bit of money. I've got a conventional potterton boiler gravity system that's about 17 years old. I have a loud shower pump upstairs in the airing...

I have a three gang switch down and a two gang up. I've tried to show to the best of my ability what happens, but if there is a better way to represent it please let me know and I will redo it. As far as I can see switch one downstairs has no effect (there are security lights outside the door...

I was wondering if someone could help me understand the wiring arrangement in the picture. I've looked on the wiki about ceiling roses and modern lights. I think I need to put a new junction box in the loft above the rose that replicates the wiring arrangement and then feed a single new three...

The flats I live in have two units per floor. Each floor is entered by opening a large sliding fire door. This door is timber framed with fire safety glass in the middle. The problem is that the door slams into the frame when it is released because it is on some sort of weighted chain closure...

I live in a recently refurbished flat - about 80M2. Everything has been done to a high standard apart from the flooring, which is a floating laminate (no glue/nails) over a suspended timber floor. I'd like to upgrade the flooring, and I would like to know if there are any options which...

I have the above boiler in a 2 bed flat with 5 Rads all with TRVs apart from the rad in the bathroom. There is no room thermostat attached to this combi. I still have loud noise from the largest rads as the TRVs shut down, but the pump still pushes the water through the system. I thought with...

Hi there, I'm having about 30m2 of 15mm bamboo fitted as a floating floor, using 5mm fibreboard as an underlay. Two or three areas of the floor are pretty uneven I think with some loose floorboards (its the 1st floor). My fitter is a reall professional guy, and has been really helpful...