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Hi All, I want to fit a Honeywell 641B pipe stat to a Honeywell S plan system, which does not include a frost stat. However, I want to use the pipe stat, so that it switches the system ON when the temp drops. I have been looking at the many Honeywell electrical diagrams, but cannot find...

Hi, I want to paint a sill which is intended for a small step inside a patio door. Currently the sill is a plain, uncoated hardwood. I already have a primer (light grey) and a gloss (white) and I am wondering if the primer means I can get away without using an undercoat? Do I have to go...

Hi all, Has anybody got any views to share on this. I asked a question a few days ago about laying 22mm tongue and groove oak floorboards onto joists, but it turns out that I have a high-density foam floating floor. When I got the carpet up I found that the chipboard flooring is not nailed...

Hi, I am contemplating removing the chipboard flooring from our lounge and dining rooms and laying down tongue and groove oak floorboards. Looking at the manufacturers pics I can see no evidence of nailing of their floorboards. I assume that they have to be, though? I spoke to a sales girl...

Hi, I am trying to discover where I can buy creosote substitute (because I want to colour-match what is already on my fence panels), but none of the big stores (Wickes, B&Q, Gibbs and Dandy) seem to sell it. Can anybody tell me the secret of purchasing this elusive substance, locally? That...

Hi, I am just fitting a new shower, with a 2.5 bar pump behind it, to give the water a bit of extra push. The pump will either be situated in the loft or upstairs at the bottom of a large walk-in cupboard. For ease of getting a cable to the new pump I was planning to just take a single...

Hi, I took down a plasterboard wall the other day and I noticed that the corner joints were taped-over with a tape that had thin metal (I think) strips built into it. This would be to make the corner joints stronger and less likely to get damaged if they take a knock. I am not talking about...

Hi, I have just removed an internal wall because I needed to move it slightly. I will need to patch the ceiling where the wall has been taken away from and attempt (in my inexpert way) to get the same patterning on the ceiling in that place. I have added a picture, below, of the pattern on...

Hi, I have a question about fitting and sealing a new shower. At present we have a shower upstairs in our en-suite bathroom and as far as I can see there has been a strong tendency for water to seep through the tiles and through the tongue and groove floor, through to the ceiling of the...

Hi all, Is it permissible to spur a 250W security light off a socket on the upstairs ring main? If not, why? Is it simply because of the higher current rating of the ring main versus the lower rating of the lighting circuit? Thanks. Paul

Hi, I have been asked to paint some walls in my auntie's house. The previous owner was possibly the worst DIY'er on the planet. Some of his work has to be seen to be believed. :shock: He moved out years ago and we are still uncovering little gems here and there. Anyway, earlier attempts...

Hi, Can anybody help with this one, please? I have just built (from a kit) a log cabin in my garden. The wood is pine, or similar. I have treated and varnished the exterior, but do not particularly want a natural wood finish inside, I would prefer something close to a white paint (hint...

Hi, I want to take a cable off to my garden shed from my consumer unit in the garage. The problem is that the consumer unit is an old model and I have had to buy a retrofit kit from MK Electric so that I can fit an MCB type that is currently available. Fitting the retrofit kit means that I...

Hi, I posted a question earlier about connecting SWA using a gland and now I have another question on a related issue. I have just erected a largish log cabin in my garden and since it's made of pine (or some other Scandinavian wood) which is thick enough not to need lining inside, I am...

Hi, I am about to do the whole connecting up the new garden shed/cabin to the mains thing. I am a qualified electrical engineer, but not an electrician. So, I have taken advice and have gone out and bought some SWA and glands kit and a small consumer unit for the cabin and a connection box...