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When I reported the incident I should have been told by the police that if I wanted to claim for compensation (replacement of my trousers) then I needed to prosecute. They didn't and I did not know this until yesterday. ok, my ignorance didn't help me, like I said I've never dealt with the...

This is the first time I have ever dealt with the police and at that time wasn't aware of their protocols. If I wanted my trousers replaced I should have prosecuted but I wasn't told that at the time and now have missed the opportunity as the case has been closed. I feel the police haven't...

I was bitten by a dog (spaniel) the other day when I went running. The dog bit through my running trousers and I was bleeding. I reported the incident to the Police. As I didn't want anything to happen to the dog ie to be put down I said no when they asked if I wanted to prosecute but I did tell...

Hello I've recently had a lime tree cut down and I've kept the tree stumps to use as stools in the garden. I'm going to leave them to dry first and then treat them but I'm not sure what with. Any ideas? Many thanks

Hi Great forum. I'm adding some under cupboard lighting in the kitchen and I'm spuring off the lighting circuit to do this. The cable will be chased in the wall before I connect this to the transformer. My question is where the cable comes out of the wall do I need to use a faceplate or some...

Please can you settle an argument between me and my hubby. He believes that the house temperature should not fall below 15degC else this will affect the structural integrity of the house. Being cold blooded I'm very much at home even when the temperature is below 10 (and also it reduces heating...

I’m looking at replacing the stopcock and drain cock (15mm) in my kitchen and I am considering these choices: http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=LC0VCWEP2GPTUCSTHZOCFGA?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=15440 or...

The chimney breast is in the lounge and I don't think there was any fireplace in the hallway. The wall in question is at the front of the house. I thought it might be damp or mildew but it doesn't smell. I have sent pics (but admin guys have yet to upload them). I s'pose until you see pics...

I've been stripping wallpaper in my hallway and I've come across this 'black stuff'. It doesn't appear anywhere else only on one side of wall in the hallway. I've tried scraping it off and it's difficult to do without damaging the plaster underneath. Whilst stripping the wallpaper I've noticed...

Thanks for your reply Noseall. I've ordered 8' x 4' plasterboard which would work well with our joists dims (16" centres) only to find out they are in metric sizes - 2400 x 1200. I'm going to have loads of offcuts, I know you've said the plasterboard should at 90 deg to the joists, can I run...

I'm intending to plasterboard our lounge ceiling. I've read on the forum that the plasterboard needs to be staggered. Would that be staggered along the long or the short side of the plasterboard. and does it matter? Thanks for your advice

Hi I'm redecorating a 1950's semi with 1970's decor. I've removed all the horrible polystyrene tiles from the ceiling and I'm left with a sea of large blotches of glue. I've attacked them with the hot air gun and a scraper - it's smelly and makes me nauseous. Is there an easier way of removing...

We're working with a qualified (Part P) electrician who is going to test, fit the CU, metertails and certify it. I'm just doing the hard work of lifting the floorboards, moving furniture and laying the cables. I wanted to understand as much as I can about the 2 way switching so I know how the...

Thanks for the help didthathurt and Spark123. :D I will have a crack at this now.

I'm in the middle of rewiring the house and I've left the 2 way switching for the stairwell till the end which I now need to tackle. I would like the hall lighting and the landing lighting to be able to be switched on and off from upstairs and downstairs. I've looked through the reference...

Hello Newbie here so I apologise in advance if the answer to this is simple.... We're planning to rewire our house and I am at the (early) stage of drawing up each individual circuits. My query is with the kitchen sockets circuit - I have seen examples of where this is placed under the RCD...