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We are looking for advice for removing a lincrusta frieze in a Victorian house safely so it can be put back again once building work is complete. The wall it is on is being removed and a RSJ going in behind where the lincrusta is currently, We have removed the picture rail and thinking a flat...

I've got a relatively new UFH system on an existing S Plan with system boiler & unvented cylinder. The UFH has never worked properly which we think is due to air in the system, the main symptom being the Wilo pump will flash red/green and stop pumping water around the loops. Despite flushing...

Yet another post about 3 way light switch wiring! I've read quite a few posts but I have an odd one which still can't make head nor tail of despite checking & double checking wiring diagrams. I have 2 x 2 way switches at each end with intermediate in the middle. With the current wiring the...

Got a bit of an issue with a newly installed UFH system on an existing S Plan with system boiler & unvented cylinder. The UFH has been added to a new first floor of the property which includes rads in the rooms without UFH. A branch has been taken off the 28mm flow and return from the boiler to...

As part of a project to upgrade some old Victorian doors to 20min fire doors (agreement with building control), I need to decrease the gap between door and frame on several of them and them use Intumescent coating on the internal side & edges of the doors. Then finally fit intumescent strips...

I've got an old cast iron panel radiator that I've recently had stripped and repainted. On piping up it has a weeping leak from the bleed screw at the top. Taking the screw out and cleaning up I could see the screw thread has a notch in it and the hole that it screws into also has notches in...

We've just laid a wet room shower tray former (30mm) thick direct to joists as specified. Unfortunately the floor around it isn't quite level which is a suspended floor again with UFH and overlaid in 6mm plywood (glued & screwed). To bring the floor level with the shower tray (which is...

I've got a victorian style 12v wired door bell in my house but looking to modify it so it could notify the various Echo Dots I have around the house. A routine would be straightforward enough, but need a relay or similar that would get triggered when the door bell is pressed. Doing a search...

I've got some sash windows to strip of multiple layers of paint which are 2 floors up in a victorian block with other flats below. I can get the windows out no problem and strip them inside but I need to find a good way of stripping the frames without all the cr*p ending up in the outdoor area...

I’m looking at this UFH solution for an upcoming project on suspended timber floors. https://www.omnie.co.uk/torfloor/ It’s the only solution I’ve found which gives a low floor build up and is designed to replace the structural floor. It comprises a routed 22mm chipboard sheet with a foil...

I'm looking to wall mount a tablet (probably Android) to run Action Tiles so it will show CCTV & various sensor status. The wall mount part is straight forward as there appear to be plenty of universal holders on eBay that will mount it against the wall. I was thinking to sink a double back...

Has anyone come across a twin socket mains outlet that has a built in Zigbee repeater? I'm trying to find one that would extend the range on a Samsung Smartthings multi sensor but also be able to control whatever is plugged into it via either the Smartthings app or Alexa etc. I've seen plenty...

I'm renovating a property which after works are complete will be 5 beds, 4 bathrooms. All 4 bathrooms will have rain head showers and one will also have a bath. Incoming CW supply is in 25mm MDPE to internal stopcock and then 15mm to CW outlets. Pressure is 3.5bar & flow rate just over 20l p/m...

I’m installing some IP68 RGBW LED strips in a bathroom ceiling where the centre part of the ceiling is dropped slightly to create a wall wash effect around the perimeter of the room. Strips will connect to a centre point above the ceiling. Ideally I’d like to find a combined LED controller &...

What is the recommended preparation when applying two layers of Soundshield plasterboard (or equivalent) to a ceiling with Resilient bar in place? I've screwed up the 1st layer of 15mm to the resilient bar & 2nd layer of 12.5mm is ready to go. I've read that staggering the joints is recommended...

I was looking at using AC50 to fit some fire rated boards around an RSJ. Looking at the tech notes for AC50 it says non-flammable but no fire rating info. Can it be used to fix noggins to vertical faces of the RSJ & also to fix fire boards on bottom face of RSJ?

I've seen a few threads on other forums talking about using Cat6 as speaker cable but recommendation is to braid it which sounds like a ball ache. My setup is a multi-room 6 channel LivingControl Roombox6 which I'm planning to use to drive ceiling speakers in several rooms. Some of these...

I'm looking to create a 'Smart' Alarm system in my house that will work predominately on Wifi/RF but with the option for cabling if needed. I'm not looking to have a full alarm operational with arm/disarm daily when we are not there due to potential of false alarms with cats, a lodger & young...

Got a few soil pipe runs to do internally for a renovation. From research the brown underground pipe is not UV stabilised therefore obviously shouldn't be used externally above ground. Presumably though it can be used under floors (between joists) and boxed in. Cost wise it is cheaper so aside...

There are are a number of solutions on the market I've been researching for soundproofing a ceiling due to noise from neighbouring flats above (both airborne & impact noise). In my case, it's a Victorian property divided into flats. Joists are deep (8x2) and existing lath & plaster ceiling...