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New oven to fit (https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/household-appliances/cooking/ovens/hoover-h-oven-300-ho7dc3e3078in-electric-built-under-double-oven-stainless-steel-10207020-pdt.html) - was expecting to use the existing 6mm t&e to fit this but just checked under the wiring cover and it's just...

The pipes in our bathroom are behind a tiled wall, the space they occupy is an overhang and basically a tiny loft crawl space (it's a dormber style house). There is only partial lagging on the cold pipe as far as I can make out. We've never had an issue all the time we've had the house (15...

We have a telescopic loft ladder that I've removed from its mounting so that it can be used free. It has 90mm wide treads that are rounded and comfortable. My parents in law are looking for an occasional use telescopic ladder for access to the loft etc. but all the telescopics I can see that...

Wanted to change some light fittings, is removing the fuse for the lighting circuit alone safe (given that the neutral is still connected) as opposed to switching off at the main switch? - I've done this in the past without issue but just wanted to know the general concensus. Same with other...

Have a 16A radial circuit which goes to a 3 pin socket in the airing cupboard for a 3KW (just short of I think) immersion heater to plug into via a 13A plug. Firstly, if I remember correctly, this is a 2.5mm cable run. Can I up the mcb to 20A without issue? Secondly, can I take another...

With regards roof rafters, they are usually plasterboarded in loft conversions - is there ever a need to re-inforce them or are virtually all rafters easily capable of taking the weight of plasterboarding? What about T&G cladding? In terms of weight per square metre, is 8mm T&G cladding...

My attic space is very small (//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=194713) (6' at the peak) and the floor span area relatively small. I've laid T&G chipboard flooring but some of the boards are flexing slightly along their long edges - obviously the T&G is not quite tight enough there...

We have a 1970/71 'ish dormer bungalow style semi (with the flat roof's now pitched) The attic space inside the main roof area (the pitches over the original dormer flat roofs are not accessible) is only small, approx 6 foot head height immediately below the bridge board. The purlins...

Could someone give me the current status with regards back boilers. We have a Baxi (Bermuda) I think that is probably about 10 years old and never had a problem. We have the basic ch/plumbing cover by British Gas who service the boiler every year. We are always being told that we should...