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Hi all, I've found an old sketch of my house and it says there used to be a stairway to a cellar in the hallway, however the hallway is screed so I cannot lift any boards to investigate. There are a couple of airbricks outside under the level of the floor. I was thinking of getting a snake...

Hi, I'm trying to repair this system. It consists of one PIR sensor which has the wires labelled on the inside of the unit so this was easy to reconnect on the control panel, and the same for the door and window contacts. I've also connected the internal speaker. Problem is I'm not sure...

our prima LPR600 dishwasher has generated a strange issue - marked by a 4 flash code and beeping. when washing on the 70degree cycle, it will get to the end of the cycle and then switch to rinse mode, not do anything and keep beeping. you get 4 flashes of the start button and a pause...

Hi, I have an old stud wall which I need to get in to in order that I can install a light switch. The current wall is a couple of inches thick, consists of a timber frame with horizontal wooden slats covered in a hairy bonding material, and then a thin top smooth skim. So I'm going to need...

we have a small room and ceiling is about 1.5m x 1.2m. The current covering is some old painted woodchip wallpaper that's a right pain to get off and behind it will be the original old plaster. Am I better stripping the woodchip wallpaper from the ceiling before skimming it or am I ok just...

I say bathroom, it's just a room with a toilet in so not technically a bathroom.. but i will be installing an extractor fan in order to give the small room some ventilation and airflow when required. I still haven't decided between SELV or 240v yet, but either way will I require an isolation...

In our separate toilet room, we have a pullcord light switch but it keeps getting caught in the door and smashing against the wall tiles. I will be redecorating the room and since there is no bath, shower or sink in this room, I have been informed it is ok with the regs to install a wall...

I have a cellar, in a semi detached. The main void has been floored with some sort of cement type of mixture. you cannot stand up in the cellar, you have to walk around with your back all hunched over and it's not a working area by no means - which is a shame. The past weekend was spent...