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I've just got a Schneider Wiser electronic load controller which I was intending to use to replace the existing UFH controller for the bathroom floor. https://www.draytoncontrols.co.uk/product/wiser-electrical-heat-switch The only issue is that the sensor lines on the new controller are not...

Hi, I had a small kitchen extension built a couple of years ago. The new sand and cement screed has been taken right up to the old one over where the old external wall used to be. Obviously after a couple of years this has now well dried out and is crack free. The new floor has more insulation...

I have noticed a small dent in the face of my Werner 2.4m x 3 section ladder. Its in the bottom section, measures a maximum of 1mm deep and the corners of the stile profile are not affected. Just after a bit of a second opinion as my gut feel is its now scrap but wondering if im being overly...

Hello! I have an internal wall that was sand and cement rendered and then skimmed in the 1980s. After some building work I have this area to patch: Whats the best process to follow on this? Something like: - Prime with 50:50 PVA:Water and allow to dry - Another coat of the PVA mix and start...

Hi I would like to apply a coat of sand and cement render over some LBC sandfaced bricks that are now inside my kitchen.. I tried a small area but the bond between the brick and scratch coat failed as it sounded hollow in a couple of places so I ended up hacking this off. The method I used...

I have two walls that need to be dot and dabbed with 37.5mm thick insulated plasterboard (12.5mm PB and 25mm PIR insulation) One of the walls is brick and the other is thermal block, dry fix foam will be used to attach the boards to the wall and the intention is to have the smallest possible...

I wonder if someone could offer some advice on the best way to tackle some damp proofing in my kitchen extension. I live in a terrace on a hill and next doors floor is therefore higher than mine. On the party wall between us in the extension the BCO noticed the bottom of the wall is damp To...

Afternoon, I have a bit of a strange shaped kitchen and I am after some ideas on how to get the best layout into it. The major things I need to fit in are the following two 600mm full height units: * An integrated 50/50 fridge / freezer * Double oven (eye level) Then: * 600mm dishwasher *...

Chaps, I have a vaulted ceiling that has 100mm celotex between the rafters and then 50mm below it with all joints taped with foil tape. This has been counter battened with a 25mm batten and the plasterboard has then been fixed to the batten. This leaves a 25mm void between the insulation and...

I am just fitting the extraction pipework for a new cooker hood in 5" rigid duct. There is a horizontal run of 1.5m and then a vertical run of 1.5m to go out through a roof tile. I have a condensate trap at the bottom of the vertical run and i believe these are usually taken outside. This is...

Do any of you chaps know if 693 series MK RCBOs of 2007 vintage will fit into their latest metal consumer units? I vaguely remember there is something about DIN rail position and offset having minor differences.

I have taken down a wall between my kitchen and a new extension. In the picture below you can see the DPC for the inner and outer leaves of the cavity wall that was removed. Just under the screed you can see a black iron pipe with a rusty looking coupling. I believe this is the gas supply to...

Below is the floorplan of a small extension, its only the bit under the rooflight section that forms the extension and will have a slab poured over it. Green is the existing soil stack that feeds upstairs and vents through the roof. Purple is a new position Cyan is a new position Yellow is the...

I have planning and building regs to infill the small area between my property (in yellow) and next door (in blue) as shown in the drawing below: I have spoken to my neighbours and they are happy with the plan. As we are on a hill I know that I need to issue a Section 6 Party Wall notice to...

I cut a new doorway into the wall of the house near to the electric meter cabinet and consumer unit. This resulted in a room full of "glued" poly beads spilling out. Now looking into the cavity I can see the meter tails. Before replacing the insulation and while i have access is it worth...

I've got a couple of questions around closing the cavity around a new door opening. The wall was originally filled with "glued" poly bead retrofitted insulation, when the door was cut in the majority of these escaped. The cavity is about 70mm wide and only about 230mm deep as the opening is...

I've recently moved a window that was installed in 2010 to a new location. It looks like the old cloaking profile was stuck to the window with clear silicone which is very easy to peel off as expected. However the edge between the cloaking profile and window seems to have been sealed with a...

I'm trying to match the mortar below which seems to have a fine stone in it rather than a consistent sand. Would this be a certain type of building sand? If I wasn't able to match the fine stone I was trying to match the colour or get as close as possible. The issue is at the moment all of the...

I have a domestic garage roller door with 70mm aluminium slats that I need to add an alarm contact or two to. I was wondering if any of the pros on here had some photos of how they usually do this. I can't quite figure out the best way to mount the usual roller door style contact. Ideally...

I need to get 1 x CAT5, 3 x alarm and 1 x 1.5mm2 3C+E from one side of the front door to the other at ceiling level. The front door opens into a corridor so currently the cables are the other side of a brick wall on the left and need to get to the other side of a wall on the right if that makes...