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Hi all, On Monday we are due to have UFH installed in our new extension. The UFH system is on a suspended floor, with insulation between the joists on batons, and aluminium spreader plates on top of the insultion. We had chosen engineered wood flooring and the plan was to glue this...

Hi all, Just wanted to confirm something with you. I have recently changed my sink in the kitchen and replaced the piping with plastic. My dad mentioned that the sink now needs to be earthed as the earth connection has been removed due to replacing the piping with plastic. After...

I have just fitted my kitchen and want to put my existing boiler into a cupboard. The model is Worcester Bosch 24Si II (manual http://www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/index.php?fuseaction=literature.detail&con_id=5050&from_id=5029). Having read the manual, once the boiler is in the cupboard it will...

Hi, I'm going to hardwire my boiler into a FCU. The plug has already been cut off and the flex is 3 core and earth. How should this be wired? I assuming that as it has the extra core it should be used? I'm also presumming that it's OK to use a 13amp FCU if I change the fuse to a 3amp...

Hi, I'm replacing my gas cooker with a seperate single electric oven and gas hob. The single oven is less than 3kw and can be installed in a 13amp socket as can the hob. My old cooker was wired directly into a FCU on the main ring. The question I have is; There is a dedicated...

Hi, I'm currently having a supporting wall removed, which will need an RSJ. This RSJ will rest on a newly built wall which is currently a doorway. The problem was that the foundations did not continue under the doorway, which means I've had to dig this out myself. The foundation size...

Hi all, i'm just about to re-fit by kitchen and would like to carry out some basic rewiring. No I know major electrical work must be carried out by a qualified electrician, but am I allowed to do the basics myself. I'm looking to; a) Drop the ceiling and put in 4 downlights running...

Hi all, We are currently having our bathroom redecorated and the bath is being moved. Yesterday we took up the floorboards along the wall where the bath is to go and discovered that at least 2 of the joists do not actually reach the wall :shock: . They are about 3cm too short. The others...

Hi all, first post but I've been getting advise from the forums for some time now. My wife has decided that she wants to buy a sideboard for the dining room which has this 'shabby chic' look to it. So we have been looking for some old furniture and have found several pieces for very...