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Hi forum members Merry Christmas and hope you all had a good Christmas celebrations. Feom.past few months i have had a this strange peeling by the ceiling and on the side wall. Its been a year i had this extension built. No problem anywhere else. It does not look like damp but i maybe wrong...

Hi I had a tiling done sometime ago, and just realised the tiler left the edge of the trim quite sharp (he should have done it in such a way that sharp edge would somehow be rounded etc... it has become a hazard as the sharp edge graze the skins and causes cuts. It has become a safety hazard. I...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help. I have a wire running from underfloor heating controller to the boiler. Sometimes the ufh controller loses signal to the wireless drayton wiser hub. When this happens, it automatically fires the boiler (to keep the pipes warm) in summer temperatures are...

Hello I am thinking to install a CCTV at home (about 5 of them to protect the property and Garden) I have been lookingat both HIKvision and Reolink (also looked at the Panoroma series on HIKVision and wondering if they will be banned in a few years time?) Can anyone advise which ones will be a...

Hi My boiler engineer advised that Baxi 800 series Boiler has 2 fuses (which he replaced it today) He advised me to keep a few spare just in case if it blows again and he does not have to wait for the parts to arrive as these are only a £2.00 max for a pack of 5 or so. He is a gas safe engineer...

Hi I was wondering if we can use an old sky satellite in the lab gear tv distribution box in the loft to feed the tv's in 4 different rooms? I currently have an ariel cable in the old labgear amplifier box which feeds all the rooms. It's just that the satellite gets more channels as compared to...

Hi, I have had this trv replaced kast month and since yesterday, it's leaking and empties the system. I tried to tighten it but no joy. It keeps weeping. To stabilise the pressure and prevent it from emptying so at least I have hot water, I tried to turn it off from both sides but the water...

hi Everyone, Would anyone be able to advise if ERA Homeguard Smart Pro is any good? I have visonic powermax 360r that I have ordered but not too sure anymore given the poor support and they make their products obsolete very quickly and after doing some research, it appears that ERA camera PIR is...

Hi Can someone please help. I am thinking to purchase Visonic Powermaster 360R and having looked at the manual, it looks like it cannot be hardwired but have to use the plug-in socket for ac powersupply. Can someone confirm this is the case and whether it can be hard wired at all? Thanks LK

Hi, I am thinking to get the Visonic Powermaster 360r installed with gsm and wi fi functionality. I have been reading on their product website and it appears that their gsm module only does 2g and 3g and they no longer offer gsm modules (think it's end of their product line) Given the fact that...

Hi, I was hoping someone can help. I have a visonic powermax complete and lately, after changing the battery few weeks ago, whenever we arm the system, after a few minutes the alarm keeps going off. When we look at the report its the same sensor that goes off on which the battery was changed a...

Hi All, I have had my Under Floor Heating commissioned a few weeks ago (was waiting for the liquid screed to dry with quick drying additives) 56 mm screed depth. I was advised to wait for 3 weeks and finally I switched it on today at a low temperature of 25 degrees to start with. I am seeing...

Hi We removed the part of the chimney in our bathroom last year. (Did inform the neighbours) and the reminder was supported by the gallows brackets etc... neighbour was happy for us to remove the part of the chimney and all hunky dory. Build control passed the inspection and got the Completion...

Hello I am getting UFH water heating installed in my new extension. I need the ability to be controlled via WiFi and want ot to be separated in parallel to my existing rads. I have a baxi boiler. This UFH will be a separate zone. Can anyone suggest a good reliable WiFi thermostat that we can...

Hello all, I am getting my phoneline removed and currently I have visonic Powermax complete connected to my land line so that in the event of breakins I get the notifications on the phone. Once the phone line is disconnected, there will be no other way I would be in a position to find out if...

Hello everyone, Can someone please help. Neighbour wants to drill holes in party wall which we are constructing on our property in line with the fence (we own the fence) which faces the neighbours side. They want to hang pots and plant climbers by our wall. I was under the impression that...

Hello All, I am in the middle of the extension and my builder is suggesting under floor water heating. We have block and beam floor put on. I am wondering if anyone can help me answer the following questions 1. Is it cost effective to put the underfloor water heating on? 2. How thick the...

Hello all, Wondering if someone can help. We are building an extension solely on our property (Edge to edge) but not going on neighbours land at all. We do not need a fan in the pantry, but having it just in case we decide to add washing machine or fridge in the future. Our neighbour has...

Hello Everyone, I was hoping someone could advise. We have a semi detached property and my neighbour has a patio and sun lounge. We are building an extension but due the trees in her garden (which are less than 3 meters) structural engineers have asked to go for step footings (1.2, 1.7 & 2.1...

Hello forum members, thank you for reading this post. I was hoping if someone could help. We are building a rear extension and my neighbours have signed and consented to the line of junction, party wall, and excavation notices as its a semi detached property. She has sent us an...