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Hi there, I would be really grateful for some advice please. I currently have a very old, very rusted, high wattage halogen floodlight on the rear of my house. It does not have a PIR and is switched from inside the house (as one of a 3-gang switch that also controls normal kitchen lighting). I...

Hi folks, would really appreciate a bit of guidance. I have got a new light fitting from Ikea (I know, I know). On further inspection, it has L, N and E connections (it's metal). Having pulled down the old light fitting I only have a black neutral and a red live wire in the ceiling. Had a poke...

Hi folks, Hoping the members of this forum can calm me down slightly after what I found today! We have a loft conversion in our house but this does not stretch out to gutter level, however we have access to that space (eaves?) for water tanks/boarded-out storage etc. Was crawling around in...

Hi, we have a Baxi back boiler, and noticed recently that whenever the boiler turns off you get a single clunking noise a second after the gas has turned off. No other noise whilst it operates other than the usual burner noise and occasional water noise, just this clunk each time the burners...

Hi everyone, Kitchen refit/rebuild has recently started and I'm looking at how best to light the room. Main priority is the ceiling lights. I want some sort of recessed 'downlighter' style lights which will be going in a new vaulted ceiling alongside Velxu windows. Some of the lights will...

Hi folks, I've linked (or does it just show the photo??) to a photo of a flue (balanced I think?) that has just been installed on the house next to us by a builder who bought it for modernisation and resale. I'm concerned by the location of the flue for a number of reasons: 1) The...

Hi folks, we've had a letter from National Grid to say they are replacing gas mains in the road and as part of this they may want to re-site gas meters, and warn us about digging up gardens/paths etc. There is an implication in the letter that older meters inside houses need moving due to new...

Hi everyone. In the process of planning some internal alterations. We're creating a downstairs WC and would like to make a utility space for washer and tumble dryer. Our only problem is getting them on an external wall for drains/ tumble vent. Drains I think I can deal with via a Saniflo that...

Hi there, I currently have a Sunvic mechanical thermostat in the hottest room in the house (thanks previous owner!) and it's getting on my nerves having to ramp up the stat to get any heat in the rest of the house and then turn it down again so you don't roast in that room. I think a...