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Hi I'm after some sheets of 50mm and 75mm pir insulation - I just wondered if anybody is aware of any current discounts / offers? Thanks a lot in advance

Hi We're in the process of having a new system boiler and pressurised hwc fitted as part of a house extension. We will end up with 3 zones (kitchen, rest of downstairs, upstairs) plus the hw to control. Any ideas what the best type / brand of controls would be? I was thinking to have a...

I have an old thermostat in my living room (pics attached) Id like to replace it with a thermostat that gives me some programming options and has a digital readout. Is it a straightforward job for a diy-er? Thanks Chris

Hi I'm decorating my kitchen - it currently has installed a basic 4' fluoro strip light. Are there any more aesthetically pleasing alternatives available on the market today that could be fitted with minimal of electrical rewiring / re plastering etc? I had a look in B&Q and couldn't...

Hi I want to add extra insulation in my loft. Currently I have good insulation between the joists, but I want to insulate the rafters as well. The loft is used for storage. My house is from the 1900s. There is currently no membrane or anything behind the slates. I can see chinks of...

Hi My kitchen light can be operated by 2 switches (1 at either end of room). I want to get rid of one of the switches cos its never used and I'm putting a cabinet there. Can I just remove the switch, disconnect the wires, terminate them properly and leave them in the wall? Or...

Hi I've just had my old shower pump pump replace. The old one was positive head; whereas my setup required a negative head pump to work (my setup is kind of borderline with about 2 feet of head. It meant my old stuart turner didn't always come on). Anyways the system seems to be...

Last night I was alarmed to find water dripping out of my loft hatch! Turns out the CH expansion tank was overflowing (the overflow pipe to the outside world must have had an airlock or something because when I tapped it a few times it started to work again and the water ran off). Its a...

Hi. I want to build some box shelves into an alcove, basically using a simpler design of picture 1 (attached below). I want to recess some downlights and uplights into the unit (see picture 2). They would both be recessed into the top shelf of the unit (shelf width approx. 40mm) What...

Hi About 18 months ago I painted over the horrible purple paint in my toilet room with some magnolia bathroom paint. About 6 months later - it looked like this: Loads of hairline cracks in the paint, all over the room. The room doesn't get humid at all, so I'm not sure...

Since I installed my shower pump about 6 months ago, it has always made a kind of quiet screaching noise when it is in use, almost like the bearings have already worn out? Is this normal? OK, I know the sound quality on this clip isn't great, but I hope you get the idea. To give you an...

Hi Where's the best place to buy Kitchen Cabinets - I'm just after the standard size, "blank" cabinets (i.e. just the shelves and case, not including cabinet doors and hinges etc.) Thanks a lot Chris

Hi I'm currently installing a power shower, and tee-ing off from the pumped supply for my monoblock basin mixer as well. (previous post on the issue is here: # ) As advised i've bought some inline NRVs (15mm copper compression) to go before the hot & cold for both the basin mixer and...

I'm in the process of installing a new shower, including new pump and pipework. My plan is to site the pump next to the HWC, feeding hot from a dedicated essex flange and cold from a dedicated feed from the header tank in loft (about 3m directly above the pump). I then plan to pump the...

I've got an essex flange to fit to my HWC How far should my pipe go through the flange and into the tank? Should I push it all the way to the bottom or does it only need to go in about 6"? This pipe will be feeding a shower (via a 1.4 bar pump) I'd read the instructions but, you...

Hi I'm planning to install a new mixer shower and basin with mixer taps in the bathroom. The Hot Water Pressure isn't brilliant so I was planning to use a shower pump on a new (independant) output from the HW tank. Is it possible to use the output from the pump to feed the mixer for the...

I really hope someone can offer some advice... Our smallish bathroom has a suite similar to that depicted in the link below. We'd like to tile the bathroom so it looks really nice but keep the existing suite (which is nearly new)...

Hi I want to treat my kitchen to some soft close functionality. The kitchen furniture is oldish but solid wood and I don't want to change it. Are the pistons (blumotion?) sold on ebay any good? They seem like they would be easy to fit but do they do a quality job? Also on ebay are some...

I have a big mirror in my bathroom. Its a frameless rectangular mirror about 800x500 from ikea. Now i am planning to tile the bathroom I want to keep the mirror. Is it possible (or advisable) to stick this mirror on the wall as a 'tile' rather than tiling behind it and then trying to...

Hi. I've been searching the net and this board for a bit but I can never quite find what I'm looking for... Can anyone advise me on a decent place that gives you colour 'tips' when painting rooms. Stuff like: "Use bold colours on the end walls in a narrow room to make it appear...