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For an extractor fan on the ground floor, I need to drill 120mm core hole. The inner wall is thermalite and the hole is not directly under a floor joist, but close. The top of the hole will be 150mm below the joist level. Therefore about 1 block below the joist (and just to one side). I was...

Hello, New room, professionally skimmed. Plasterer said seal room by watered down emulsion. Did this when room was completely dry. Seems to be ok. Have given room another coat of unwatered down white emulsion that was left over. Now, it is a kids room and i want to be able to 'wipe the...

Hi, Excuse the question but: I want to buy some of the window board that is chip board coated in plastic. I want this to match existing ones in the house. I am having real trouble finding a supplier. I am near Northampton (even though it might say Southampton on here!!!). I have found one...

Hello there. Firstly a big thanks for all my previous questions. I have an extension which I need to fit with radiators. The CH pipes will need to cross nearly every single joist in the new build. I was wondering what the best practice was for pipes through joists. Should I drill with a hole...

Hi, could someone knowledgable please tell me what screws i should use to fix my plasterboard ceiling to my joists / studs. I am unsure whether these should be plasterboard screws or wood screws. Im also curious to know about plasterboard screws in general, when they should be used. Also please...

Hello, I would like to know if it is ok for a Gas pipe in a screed channel to be 'gaffa taped' / duct taped to protect it from the concrete corrosion? Not work i have done my self but have this situation and am concerned its not up to regs. Could i beef up the protection with some DPM...

Hi there, got some "SWA BS5467 2 x 1.5mmsq" whats the max current rating assuming its mains voltage please?

Hello there, I have a cold header and hot cylinder. I have recently 're plumbed' this lot, but it looks like there is a problem. If the hot water is not drawn for a long time then the cold header overflows. I think it is a thermostatic mixer shower that I added. It is connected to the hot from...

Hi, what do I do about the vent pipe from the cylineder? The old tank had no lid so the pipe fed in from the top. It came up above tank then had a 180 bend. Modern tanks seem to be completly sealed - what do i do please?

I would like to know any advice about cleaning out my hot water cylinder please or if it is even worth while.... The cylinder was fitted in 2006, but the cold header tank was not touched at the time - it does not have a lid or filter on the output. It looks like it is 50 years old. At some...

Hi there, Following on from some previous posts, I am trying to get a ceiling pull switch (Mains lighting rated) that will not latch. It was suggested to me that this is called a 'retractable pull switch'. Looking on the internet I can only find the type that they use in Disabled toilets for the...

Hi, after reading the site, I am wondering what is the correct method for me to wire my bathroom extractor fan. I have a timed unit, which I have fitted and have tripple & earth exiting from. I want the fan to operate on its own switch and not run when the lights are turned on. Is it ok...

I am about to tile a bathroom floor and was wondering what would look best / what is the usual practice, on 150 mm sq tiles? 4mm or 2mm spacers? (obviously grouted in!!) The tiles are black and was planning to use dark grey grout. Thanks as usual.

Thanks to some good advice i received on here, I am planning to install a dual feed shower pump. To do this i need to provide a cold feed that comes from the cold tank. This does not exist at the moment. As far as i know, i only have one cold feed leaving the tank that goes to my cylinder. How...

refit bathroom in new house.. Mains water pressure very low. Hot water from a cylinder. The tank is upstairs, bathroom is down. As far as cold water goes, i only have mains in the bathroom. I was thinking of buying a power shower pump, but not seen one that goes on the cold mains. Why cant i...

Hello, My latest project house has old cartridge fuse box. I found that the mice have eaten a lot of the wiring. I think the mice are gone now (i am dealing with it), but i am worried about future mice causing a fire, due to eating the electrics. If I replace the consumer unit with a modern RCD...

I bought a towel rail which came with Drayton TRV's. The TRVs are angled and i need straight ones! (company has left me in a right fix!) Does anyone know of a cheap way of solving this? I was wondering if it was possible to only buy the actual valve fitting and reuse the rest of the pack I...

Using tile trim around a window. The tiles going up to the window are not whole tiles. Which way round should the trim be put? Should the edge that takes the tile be in the reveal or on the wall? (In my case it would work better on the wall as it would hide the cut edge, but it just does...

Hi, What does anybody think about LS-X a jointing compound. I had to use it today, on the connections to a Thermostatic shower mixer. No matter what i did it kept leaking, I tried to buy a new adjuster thread, but couldnt - hence LS-X. Its worked OK for now, but will it last? I am a...

My 2.5yr old has written on my new white UPVC door with black permanent marker!! I have tried to remove it with hot soapy water, neat bleach & Cif kitchen cleaner but it has only gone to a lighter mark!! Any ideas on what I can use to try and remove it?