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Hi all, I need to temporarily take offline my alarm system due to some building work. I'm of the opinion that a big chunk of the benefit is the deterrent of having the box on the wall outside with it's little lights blinking away, so ideally I'd like to keep it powered up during work. It won't...

Hi, the house I've bought has internal insulation. I need to move a socket slightly, so I'm left with a hole in the insulated plasterboard. How could I patch that? Thanks Leon

Hi all, Further to my previous post, I've finally gotten my head around the heating system (well, partially anyway!) in my new house. As the CH is driven from the Thermal Store, turning the CH on or off is simply a case of activating the CH pump. I've got an old room stat/ programmer, and it...

Hi all, i've just moved into a house that has had a new CH system installed in the last 2 years. The boiler is a WB 30CDI, there is a vented hot water cylinder, and the rads mostly have TRVs (exception seems to be towel rails in all the bathrooms). There is a wood burner/ boiler installed...

Hi all, I've got a fibre glass roof on a single story extension. It has a parapet at one end, and originally no gutter on that side. I presume the idea was that the water would run off the parapet, onto the roof, and then into the gutter that runs on the side. The problem is, water drains...

Hi, I'm having two bay windows replaced soon. The bays are timber construction, and not very deep. The existing window boards just PVC, glued to the window frame, and not resting on any wall at all in one room. In the other, more or less the same, but maybe 10mm or so of overlap. I'm going...

Hi, I've got some new Double glazed windows being fitted in a couple of weeks time into my lounge and bedrooms. I've initially opted for no trickle vents, the rationale being: * lounge -> not used much, and has a chimney which provides ventilation * bedrooms -> if we want ventilation...

Hello, I need a new boiler. I did manage to fix the divertor valve on my old Worcester, but now something else has gone wrong. Given that it's undersized, and has a leak, I figure it's finally time to put it to rest. So, my friendly installer recommends either the Vaillant 831 or 837...

Hi all, I have a Worcester Bosch 24cdi. Earlier on this year I had the hot ware heat exchanger replaced, I honestly can't remember the problem now, but it was freezing cold, the boiler wasn't working, and we had plumbers on site already due to other building works, so I just let them get on...

Hi there, I'm slowly going around my house channelling in plug sockets that are currently installed in plastic boxes on the skirting boards. As far as I know, it's fine to do this without getting an electrician involved. One I've come across is a spur, and then from the spur, a 12v...

Hi all, I need to make some long book shelves. At one end I can support the with 2x1 on the wall, but the other end will be open. The wall is an internal brick wall. I was going to make them 2440mm long, as that seems to be the longest continuous length piece of either MDF or ply I can...

Hi all, I moved into my current house back in August, and there's a lot of 'DIY' evident around the place. Most of it doesn't bother me, as over time I can fix it (most of it is poor carpentry or decoration), however having recently explored the loft prior to re-insulating and partial...

Hello all, I have briked up a small hole where an extractor fan used to be. The rest of the wall is rendered with that stuff that you spray on and looks like readybreak (sorry, I don't know what it's really called). Anyway, I need to patch it up now. I don't expect it to look perfect by...

Hi All, I'm fitting a new kitchen, and was going to fit an oak worktop. The IKEA ones seem like good value, and match my units (also from IKEA), however I need a run approx 2700mm long, and their longest length is 2470mm. I'll have an offcut from another pice which I can use to 'fill the...