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Please can an electrician tell me if I'm making an unreasonable request? I had an electrician come and install a new ring main around my kitchen. I want to know where the ring main cables are installed. The electrician’s boss is saying the electrician who did the install is too busy to tell me...

Hi there, thank you for reading this. I tried to get my head around conduit sizes but my brain melted trying to get to grips with the maths involved - I'm still twitching... Please can someone more numerate than I am tell me what size diameter conduit I would need to run 5 x 4mm2 t&e cables...

Hi there, thank you for reading this :-) I'm replacing a like for like dimmer switch at my brother's house. They have bought a 1-core 1.5mm2 stranded cable for me to use to connect the back box to the new dimmer switch. Please could someone tell me, is it ok to use a length of stranded...

Hi there, thank you for reading this :-) I'm after a recommendation for a good portable circular saw, please? I need to cut through a lot of 2x4s. Ideally, I'm after one that doesn't send a lot of vibrations through (if that's even a thing - I've never used one before) and one that doesn't...

Hiya, thank you for reading this. When we removed a wall downstairs, we found it left a gap in the asphalt so that the damp proof membrane was exposed. I would really appreciate a recommendation for a good self- leveling product to go in this gap Any suggestions gratefully received!

Hi there, thank you for reading this :-) I took down an internal wall at the weekend (I'd already checked with a structural engineer that it wasn't a supporting wall and that I was ok to bring it down - he confirmed that it was fine :-) ) What I hadn't expected was to see a drop in the floor...

Hiya, thank you for reading this :-) I am building an entertainment wall. I'm planning to build a frame from 2x4s and secure this to the exterior wall. The exterior wall is a cavity wall - red brick outside skin, Thermalite blocks inside skin. I obviously intend to secure the stud wall to the...

Hiya, thank you for reading this :-) I want to take my bannister off to replace it and it's held up, I think, by the screws in the photo which are in twos at intervals along the length of it. I'm only guessing they're screws - could be anything?! I have no clue! Please could someone tell me...

Hiya, thank you for reading this :-) I'm at the point of needing to confirm with my electrician if we want a 2.5mm ring or 4mm radial circuits putting in. I'm leaning towards the 4mm radials. The only thing I'm not sure about is whether (where there is the option to have either) opting to have...

Hiya, thank you for reading this! I'm struggling more and more to strip cable - I have been using a utility knife and the CPC method but I've seen YouTube videos for automatic strippers. I'm hoping for a recommendation for strippers that are very well suited for doing 4mm2 stranded t&e cable as...

Hiya, I've just accidentally purchased a drum of 4mm stranded - bah! Anyone know where I can get solid wire 4mm from, please? Really struggling to find it anywhere and, as a DIYer, I'm not in the know about which online suppliers are reputable so I'd be super grateful for a recommendation? Thank...

Hiya, thank you for reading this! I have found the MK Logic plus rapid fix switched sockets with white inserts, which look pretty good, but I'm after a screwless socket that also has USB ports and can't find one - I'm hoping someone on here can point me in the right direction, please

Hiya, thank you so much for reading this. I'm trying to get our house a little warmer. First question is do you know if Hardwall is airtight, please? Wondering about doing an 11mm thick coat all around the house up into the loft. Bit pointless though if it's not airtight? If it is airtight...

Hiya, thank you for reading this :-) The details are: the house is a 1987 build with: Red brick outer skin, Cavity (I don't have any more info about the cavity at the moment as all our stuff is in storage), Thermalite blocks, Thick plaster (12mm approx), And a skim coat of plaster. On top of...

Hiya, thank you for reading this :-) I have no experience with vapour control layers at all so just after some guidance from Ye Knowledgeable Folks, please? I want to imprison my Alexa in a hole in the bathroom (already checked on the electrics side of this on another thread) and it was...

Hiya, this isn't a plumbing question but I thought you folks might be the best people to ask? I'm trying to secure a vent cover with a 3cm deep rectangular back box into a wooden frame on a wall, the frame is also 3cm deep. I can make the wooden frame and width and height. I'd like the vent to...

Hiya, after some guidance, please :-) Would it be ok with building regs to put an Alexa in zone 3 of the bathroom if she's in a hole, high up on the wall, behind a grill that is screwed on to the wall and can't be taken off the wall without a screwdriver? The plan is to have the alexa wire...

I understand that it is now good practice to dot and dab drywall adhesive in ribbons with a continuous line around the perimeter- but how come it's not commonplace to just stick the whole board on using a full bed of drywall adhesive? It's quicker to throw on and smooth out the adhesive rather...

Thank you so much for reading this - please help! The DPC around my bathroom window is shoddy and there's a big gap between the metal lintel and the aerated block. I'm planning to stick Gorrila waterproof patch and seal tape to the window frame and dpc on the sides of the frame and the bottom...

Thank you so much for reading this - please help! The DPC around my bathroom window is shoddy and there's a big gap between the metal lintel and the aerated block. I'm planning to stick Gorrila waterproof patch and seal tape to the window frame and dpc on the sides of the frame and the bottom...