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Earlier this year we bought a 3 year old property, I understand that the roads and footpaths haven't been adopted by the council yet. They've only recently finished the last few houses on the project over the other side of the estate. At the front of our property (and a number of others) the...

Indoor PIR's Just wondering if anyone here has had expereience of using these. I've found a few different models (flush ceiling mounted type). A couple which are around £20 - £30 and some which are more like £50-£60. If anyone has used any I've just got a few questions: Would I see...

Hi We are thinking of putting a metal (stainless steel) handrail on the stairs, the reason I've put this in electrics is because I've got 2 questions: 1. Would I need to earth it? 2. Has anyone had experience of these in a house? I'm worried that becase the hallway and stairs are...

Hi I've currently got an early 1930's house with a brick built chimney breast that hasn't been altered in any way. I currently have a standard gas fire with surround & hearth, which I'm going to have disconnected & capped off by a CORGI fitter. I'm going for a modern electric one thats...

This might be a daft question and I'm probably missing something obvious here but would it be ok to lay may new carpet then have the skirting boards fitted afterwards or would this cause problems? Thanks

Hi I've got the perfect link question here between computers & DIY! I just wondered if anyone had any experience of doing their interior house designs etc. on a CAD program? I work in IT so I'm not afraid of something a bit more complex but at the same time I don't want something thats going...

Hi I've currently got some lattice walls in my hallway, or atleast I think they are called lattice, when you have thin pieces of wood running across the studwork and then plastered over? Anyway the plasters all blown so I'm going to rip it all down, take the lattice out and replace with...

As I mentioned in a previous post the quotes to replaster my living room from scratch are higher than expected, so I was wondering... If on the 2 longest walls I put up some battons, got some 25mm insulation and boarded over the top would this be feesable? I wouldn't do it on the 2 end walls...

Hi I've had an estimate of roughly £800-£1000 for my living room to be plastered. Since chasing in the electrics we found the majority of plaster to be blown and looks like it will all come off (hence estimate as we've not stripped it all yet). The room is L 5.6m W 3.1m H 2.4m 1930's house...

Hi I'm stripping the wallpaper on my dining room ceiling, expecting to find plaster undrneath, but there's just plasterboard! Would this be ok to plaster directly on to after having the wallpaper on it? or would I be better just ripping it all down and putting new plasterboard up? Thanks

Hi I'm not too hot on the maths of electrics but I remember once being told that if I was spuring off a 32A ring main (albeit for an additional socket or FS) that I should always use 4mm2 cable as the load on the earth (or cpc to be technical) could potentially be higher than that on the...

Hi I've got a 32 Amp mcb on my kitchen ring which includes dishwasher, washing machine & tumble dryer all spured off and a fridge and kettle/toaster that are used. It also has a hob spured off of it rated at 5.8Kw! We also want to add a plinth heater which is rated at 1.8Kw, this is a plug...

Hi Before I start I'm a real novice at plumbing so bear with me please :) I've purchased an outside tap and a sort of 'L' bracket for it to fit on to (15mm speed fit to 1/2" tap connector). I've also got the old bracket which was leaking but all the plumbing was ripped out and redone with...

Hi We're comming up to finishing our kitchen and have been keen on the idea of using a plinth heater (we couldn't afford underfloor after all the other work we've had done). I just assumed they were always electric but I've found some that can be linked in to my central heating system...

Hi I'm not sure if tiling is the right area for this question but here goes... I'm just about to finish fitting my laminate splashback in the kitchen and have just read in the small print on a b&q catalouge today that it has to have a 150mm clearance from the hob / heat sources, otherwise...

Hi I was told with newly plastered walls to size them with a mixture of 50% emulsion 50% water before painting (to allow the plaster to absorb the moisture before putting emulsion on). When I did this though the solution was so runny that I ended up with drips that showed through the paint...

I wish I'd taken some photos now I've found this forum, sparkys look away.. although you've probably seen it all before , but maybe not the last item :shock: Moved in November 2006: Electrics 1. First trip up the loft electric shock where a junction box had been left by the hatch...

Hi We're in the middle of doing our kitchen and our plasterer wasn't able to make it over this week as arranged so now is going to finish off Saturday. Usually this wouldn't be a problem but we've got a kitchen fitter booked for Monday, and I know it wont be dry! So I was thinking of...

Hi We're close to completing our kitchen and are looking for chrome / silver fittings for the visible electrics. Has anyone had expereince of which type / brand etc. or any guidance on which ones are more durable? I was thinking with condensation and changes in heat etc. maybe silver /...