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Hopefully, we'll be completing on a house in the next couple of months which I'm expecting will have an eye-watering gas bill. It's old (1600's), listed, and fairly big (8 beds and generally large rooms. lots of windows. Secondary but not double-glazed.) I've not had a chance to look into the...

Hi We have a single storey, single skin brick built extension that was added a long time ago (well before we had anything to do with the property). It's effectively a bit of a corridor to incorporate the original outside sh1thouse into the main property. It's not used at the moment and a bit...

I've spent the last few months working on damp proofing our cellar (house is ~1850s) and I'm wondering what's going to be the best way to finish the floor. Plan is for a bit of a home cinema / playroom. I'm pretty satisfied with the walls now - I've used 8mm dimpled membrane all the way...

I need about 23 meters of basement perimeter drainage channel - can anyone reccomend somewhere to get it from at a reasonable price? Most places online seem quite dear, considering what it is...

So... I've decided this year's DIY project will be converting our damp cellar into a man-cave/cinema room. I've done lots of research and I'm reasonably happy with my plan (drainage channels, dimpled membranes, sump etc). My first job is digging out 10-15cm channel around the perimeter in...

Hi Chaps Apologies if this is a bit of a basic/obvious question... We've had an FCU installed ready for connecting an appliance, but its not obvious which MCB is protecting the circuit. We'd now like to connect our appliance to this FCU (well, its actually just a 4x socket strip). Can...

Hi Guys Can anybody recommended a good electrical firm in Manchester that can help us out with a fairly substantial electrical fitout? Likely to be 1.5MVA 11KV onto the site that will need stepping down and distributing to approx 250-300 individually breaker'd outlets, including hooking up...

Hi All Hoping you can offer some advice... We have a Ravenheat combi boiler - not 100% sure on model, but the manual with it is for 'RSF 84E(T) - RSF 100E(T)' - it was here when we moved in and the guy before us thought it'd been in about a year or so. This would make it about 2 years old...

sorry to hijack this thread, but... the cat ****ed in the back of my car on the way back from the vets from being 'done' (revenge, i think!) still stinks like hell and its been over a month. dont suppose anybody's got any ideas about how to get rid of it? have tried all the fabric cleaners...

Hi All I've had a bit of an odd request, but it sounds quite fun... The pub round the corner want me to hook up a camera so they can watch the darts board in the small back room (not much spectator space) on the TV in the main\front room Hooking it up isnt a problem, but I'm not sure...

Hi All Not sure if this is the best place to ask this, but its worth a shot! I used to have a 'car pc' in my car, which ran off the car's 12v (or whatever it is) supply, but its since been removed and I've found a use for it in the house (dont ask!) The only trouble is, I'm having...

Hi All Does such thing as a 450w 1G 2W dimmer exist? I only seem to be able to find them up to 400w I bought a pair of the MK IQ ones from TLC the other day (quite expensive!), but I cant seem to get them to work properly - the lights all flicker really badly when they're on :/ (any ideas...

Hi All Could somebody give me a little bit of advice I've been asked to contact EDF for pricing for installing a new power connection, but I'm not going to be able to speak to the electrical guy for the next 48 hours or so I've been told to arrange a '400 amp (per phase) 3 phase...

Hi All Is there anything I can get to replace a standard 1 gang 1 way lightswitch for a porch light with a timer? Something like http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SMFST11.html? Is that suitable? Or is there anything designed more specifically for lights? Thanks :) Is changing...

Hi All This isnt really a DIY question, so dont get alarmed if it sounds like I'm going to be doing any of this myself... I'm not :D Can anyone tell me what the standard 'starting' capacity of a 3phase mains supply is? We're looking to convert an office space into a reasonably substantial...

Hi All Does anybody know where i might be able to find an 800mm quadrant enclosure thats only 1800 (or less) (excluding tray) high, rather than the standard 1850? I ordered one of: http://www.the-direct-group.co.uk/cgi-bin/products.cgi?fa=display&id=202 earlier this month, but they've...

Hi Guys Can you tell me how long it normally takes to have PVCu double glazing manufactured? I was under the impression it generally took a couple of weeks. A guy came to measure up for 5 windows and a lean-to porch type thing on Sunday I said we were quite despirate to get them in as...

Hi All Should tiling the kitchen floor be within the abilities of my 'moderate' DIY skills or is it best left to somebody who knows what they're doing? I've never actually done any tiling before but I'm quite tempted to have a go at doing the kitchen floor Is it more tricky than I...

Hi All My job over the christmas break is to put up the new ceiling, and dry line 2 of the walls in the lounge I'm using 12mm plasterboard for both (is that ok?) I'm trying to decide if I should put the ceiling up first, and then butt the dry lining upto the ceiling, or the other way...

Hi All We're putting a shower cubicle in downstairs and I'm having a bit of trouble finding a suitable enclosure + tray Ideally, what we want is a quadrant stone tray with enclosure, but i need to find the shortest tray + enclosure i can The ceiling isnt particuarly high - 192-193cm and...