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First question - is a straight replacement in a kitchen ok, or do I legally have to have a part P cert? Replacing a Silavent 150mm 6" Axial Fan Pull Cord SDF150PB with a Silavent SDF150HTB. The mains wiring is Brown, Black, Grey and plain earth. Black seems to be carrying the current and this...

As part of a kitchen re-fit, an alcove has been covered in plasterboard, skimmed and painted. Now, there is black mould growing in patches on the chimney side of the alcove - I suspect the patches match up with the 'dabs' of bonding used to hold the plasterboard in place. There is no dpc on...

A former fireplace has been opened up and raised to allow our gas cooker to live in it. The walls of the fireplace/chimney are being drylined and tiled, the extractor hood will vent up the chimney and so occupy most of the roof of the fireplace, but can anyone advise a material to protect the...

As part of a kitchen re-furb some of my sockets need lowering by 4" or so. The supply comes from the ceiling so my cables will now be 4" too short! I know I can't use stndard blocks behind plasterboard without buying special enclosures and having little access doors everywhere - not really...

My kitchen is part of an annex which takes up 70% of the width of our property. My neighbours property has a similar layout which means we both have a (approx) 1.8m alley between our kitchens and the relevant neighbour. I want to build a conservatory-type extension to my kitchen in this...

I have ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom. When we bought them, we chose tiles with an uneven surface to stop slipping - but we obviously didn\\\'t choose well enough because the floor is quite dangerous when wet :-( Is there any sort of sealant / coating etc that I can apply to the tiles...