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I've seen this topic elsewhere, but no replies, so hoping I might get better luck! I have classic steel Crittal windows in the main bays of my 1921-built house. As we all know, they look lovely, but they are now slightly warped and in cold weather with recent energy prices have probably...

I wonder who that guy is shouting "Close the water!" to? No-one else in my house would even know where the stopcock is, never mind what it did.

Hello all, just to close this thread off: as the switch was on a 16mm slim patten box there wasn't room for a terminal block on the switch I bought, I bought another better quality switch with a fourth "loop" terminal which avoided the need for a connector on the neutrals. I connected the two...

bernardgreen Thanks also - this makes sense. Connecting the blacks to the "Com" would clearly cause a short. Now realising I've been a complete tool. Happens as you get older I think.

Thanks for all the replies and sorry for taking so long to come back on - several late nights at work! At the moment I have just terminated the wires into a push-block so the lights are working fine. I think Taylortwocities probably hit the nail on the head. I might have mixed up double-gang...

Evening everyone, hope yo are all okay. After a few googles I'm hoping a guru on here will easily spot what I'm doing wrong with the light switch I've just changed. I've done plenty of electrics in the past with no problem, but getting a bit rusty now clearly. A lamp blew and zapped the dimmer...

Yeah that’s my concern. I think it wiuld be strong enough, but after 2 years in all weather I reckon I would start to feel the strength going. And if there’s hot tub on it then won’t be easy to replace. I’ve been thinking about buying a workbench recently, think I will carve up to OSD a make...

There’s no aluminium involved so I don’t get why I would need that. Hangers are zinc plated, bolts are zinc plated, lock nuts and washers stainless. From what I’ve read the cathodic reaction is minimal and doesn’t merit additional protection.

I’d love to know where 47mm comes from. It’s not a 2x4 because that would be 51mm wide. Is it a European thing? 47mm is close to 1 7/8” so maybe that’s it. Anyhoo it’s a pain in the arse.

18mm 400mm joist spacing.

I thought about a large enough piece of epdm to cover the area. That would certainly keep the OSB dry, drier than felt on a roof even.

Sorry just to add for clarity, it is Sterling Type 3 OSB from Nordboard.

This isn't actually a screw-up yet, but might become one. I decided to save money by using type 3 OSB for a decking as it's going to be covered with fake grass so won't be seen. After a bit of reading I thought that type 3 was waterproof rather than just water-resistant, but an experienced mate...

Tubs are getting in very short supply with everyone having the same idea. Summer holiday cancelled? Hot tub staycation. I went for the Aquatub 100 which is a US-made 13/32A which for me had just the right amount of bells and whistles without being stupid. Regarding the foundation pads, yes I...

Actually guys, don't know I missed this on the BPC website, referring to multi-truss joist hangers: Quote: "Use 30 x 3.75mm sheradised square twisted nails in all pre-punched holes, together with bolts in Multi Truss Hanger range where required. Stainless steel hangers are available to order."...

If I was going to use bolts, they would be zinc-plated high tensile (nuts/bolts/washers) so should be no fear of rust. If I use nails they will be sheradised twist nails, so again rust-proof. Question really is whether I am better/stronger to use 8 nails per hanger, or to drill two M12 holes...

Can I tap someone's experience or professional knowledge here? I'm mounting decking joists using BPC steel face-mounted hangers. They can be fixed with 8 x 3.75mm twist nails or 2 x M12 high tensile bolts. Any experience or recommendations on which is better? Thanks

Every house I've bought has turned out to be a pandora's box of strife of varying degrees. I remember the wiring mess in my current house which I found when a fuse blew. Turned out someone had just run a cable from the fuse box into a 5-way extension, with plugs off the extension each feeding...

Since - like many - our summer holidays were all cancelled this year, I had a moment of madness after chatting with a mate and ordered a hot-tub. Was amazed to find a number of retailers out of stock, they are apparently having the best year ever as I'm not the only one with this idea. So much...

Hi everybody and a Happy New Year to everyone. I'm starting a new project to floor the loft space of the house. We've done a good loft conversion but there is an area with a floor space of around 4m x 3.6m which can't be usefully converted into a room, but will make an ideal hobby space or den...