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Hi Everyone My wife and i have recently moved into a one bedroom first floor flat. The flat below us is being renovated and we have found that we are getting considerable noise when the guys are working or even talking! We spoke to the owner and all he could say was the law allows him to...

Hi I am planning on over laying some new paving slabs on existing slabs. I was wondering if this ok? If so, can I simply drop cement onto the existing slabs on which to lay the new ones or will I still have to spread a layer of sand first? Thanks in advance for everyone's help. Regards Dave

Hi everyone I would like to add another socket in my dining room. An existing socket already exists in there that is part of the ring. I would like to extend the ring so accommodate the new socket. However, as the room is completely decorated, I do not really have the option of knocking out...

Hi everyone At present the main fuse board for the house contains the old type of sockets in which are housed large fuses similar to the one's found in plugs. I would like to replace them with more modern circuit breakers. My question is; can I buy circuit breakers/RCDs that will simply...

Hi I would like to put a shaver socket in my bathroom. Unfortunately the only option I have for the power supply is utilising a socket in the loft. The socket is supplied via a fused spur (5A fused) in the airing cupboard that also connects to the house burglar alarm. My question is, can I...

Hi All I want to put a power socket in my loft. Unfortunately the socket ring main goes nowhere near the loft. However, there is a fused spur going to the house alarm 'brain' in the airing cupboard. My question is this. Can I take an additional spur off this fused spur without affecting...

Hi Everyone This is my first posting so I hope you will bear with me... A couple of weeks ago I managed to hole one of the central heating pipes while hanging a mirror (I blame the wife's directions personally)!! The hole was repaired by a qualified plumber using a compression joint...