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Hi, not necessarily electrical related but I am trying to fit a light fitting and I totally do not understand. I have attached a photo of the but I do not understand. The light is a chandelier type fitting which has a chrome rose and then a shaft that leads to the light fitting itself. What I...

Hi I have decided to build a shed from scratch and its going to be quite a large 'L' shaped affair with room for a gym, workshop, garden stuff, camping stuff and a store for a trailer What I was looking to do was build a modern looking building which isn't quite a flat roof ie it will be...

Not too sure what I am fixing to but its definitely something that looks like breeze blocks 440 wide by around 200 deep and pretty heavy (around 15kgs I think) I have bought a really heavy gate which I need to attach to these What is the best method/fixing to use for this? Not too sure what is...

Hi I have a workshop/shed in my garden which is around 20ft by 12ft. Its a pitched roof on the long side. Felt is knackered, leaks a lot Shiplap has a few gaps Original door is leaking and rotting the floor Windows are the normal pane of glass Strengthen the roof What I want to do (as cheap...

Hi In the process of levelling my kitchen floor. Its so out its quite unreal. I am going to get some self levelling compound next weekend, just primed the floor. The question I have is the kitchen is small, say 2.5m x 2.5m, its kind of level through the middle but seriously but has a slant on...

Hi All I need to get some light into a dark hallway in my house. There is no power i can use for this, however there is a twin core and earth going to a lightswitch on the other side of the wall. Could i possibly use this? What i would like would be to install a light fitting up high and...

Hi I am in the process of converting a room into a studio for playing guitar and other such things. Its has a single skin external wall on one side and was going to put in some Celotex on that side. For the other walls i would like to sound proof somehow (as far as possible) and was wondering...

Hi I currently own a 27" iMac which is a bit dated, has the thunderbird port. I am currently looking at getting a bigger desk and was thinking of getting a normal HDMI monitor of equivalent size an want to extend the desktop onto this new one, I am assuming that there is a thunderbird to HDMI...

Hi I am currently in the process of refitting my office in my home and was going to purchase some posters to put up, knowing me, I am likely to get bored with them and will end up changing them a lot. I've seen the Samsung Frame TV which looks ace but quite an expensive solution although it...

Hi I am in the process of converting a kitchen into an office and need some advice re the electrics. There are various sockets in the kitchen and i am going to move a lot of these as there will be a plasterboard skin added to the room, not a massive issue this one. The issue i might have is...

Hi I am currently in the conversion phase of a small office which is an old converted kitchen in my house. This will not have any windows and i need to put in an extractor fan to turn the air when required. The current electrics have lights and thats about it so i was thinking of taking a feed...

Hi All I need to build or buy a fire door lining that will fit my opening So far the timber is 145mm, add to that the plasterboard @12.5mm x 2 (25mm) plus the plaster (6mm) i would be looking for something no narrower than 176mm which i dont think is a standard size. What would i need to buy...

Hi Turning my old kitchen into an office at the moment and want to future proof it as much as possible. I have a few feeds for washing machine/dishwasher and taps etc, all of which have an isolating valve before them. These are all turned off so no water is coming out but the plan at the...

Hi all Looking for a way forward. I am currently looking at converting my old kitchen into an office and need a heating solution, looks like a solid concrete floor so not much chance of being able to install a radiator in there without it becoming a real pain. So, radiator is out. Underfloor...

Hi All Just finished building new extension and now has kitchen in it so i need to decommission the existing kitchen and turn into an office. I have removed all of the appliances and units etc and now am left with a shell. There is quite a bit of work to do in there as it would appear that...

Hi I have a 686mm door which I need to hang. Just measured the frame size and it is not entirely square it is 690mm at the top and 691mm a bit further down and then ends at 686mm at the bottom. Shall I just take a few mm off of the entire length, I'm not entirely sure which side it is out, to...

I have a 40mm worktop I want to cut. I have drawn a line where I want the cut to be made. What is the measurement for working out where it will actually cut? I will be using a 30mm sleeve so I am guessing that that I need to put the router 15mm away from the line and then half the radius of the...

Hi All Getting a 40mm Oak worktop delivered on Saturday and i will need to cut this down and install an opening for a 800mm butler sink. I am going to get hold of a butler sink template but not too sure which bits to purchase for the router. According to the spec, for the recess (which i am...

Hi I bought a 800mm wide butler sink and have 'modified' and Ikea unit to support it. I basically reduced the height and cut out a couple of bits out of the sides and inserted a 40mmx120mm timber to support the back and on the front used some spare colored plinth i had lying around. These are...

Hi All I have a new tap that I need to install. It is a large KTAP3 which has something I have never seen before. Normally the taps I have seen in the past have a threaded rod which is screwed into the body of the tap and then this is tighter with a nut. This one has no red, it has a threaded...