Search results

Hi there, I think this is a common question but here we go... I've got an existing conservatory that I inherited when bought a maisonette flat. See attached photo. It has a glass roof which is leaking due to glazing bags having sagged. Also about 1/3 of wall glazing has blown and needs...

Hi there, Hopefully a quick one. Got a false ceiling to put up under a concrete ceiling so can get downlights in. It's about 3m by 2.77m. Do you think I can get away with 2x4 for that span? And any recommendations for type and quantity of fixings for the 3m timber attached to walls? And are...

Hi there, I have an outside power point which i would like to utilise for some garden lighting. I would like to have 2 areas of lighting - each with about 4 x 50w Low voltage spike spotlights. The first zone is about 20m from power and the 2nd about 30m from power. Owing to voltage drop...

I'm currently planning/pricing a shed 3.6m x 6m and need some advice on the base which I'm planning to do in timber. Using the 3.6m to span my joists - I was going to use 2x8 so to avoid having a centre support, else I will use 2x6 and have a centre support. My local timber merchants stock...

So I can't seem to find anyway on regs that limits the length of a notch in a floor joist... So my joist is 175mm deep and 3300mm span. I believe this allows me a notch 22mm deep between 330mm and 825mm in from the wall. However, what I cant see is where it says how long a single notch can...

Hi there, I am just knocking an opening for some french doors at the moment and we are planning on lighting for the exterior. We will be having a lantern type light outside on either side of the french doors (not with PIR) with a 1 gang switch on the inside to control it and I was wondering...

Hi there, I am currently renovating my new house and will shortly be requiring a new combi boiler when I have finished all the pipework and radiators. The house is an average 2/3 bedroom house with 6/7 radiators. I have had one plumber who suggested going with a Worcestor Bosch Junior 24...

Hi, I am hoping to construct a wooden out building next spring all going well and I have started planning for it. I have not decided upon sizes properly, but i want to try settle on a design specification. But for my first prototype design, i have used 6m x 4m. I have take some screenshots of...

I've had my house rewired, and I am having problems with the telephone socket, apparently after BT have reactivated it. I'm not sure if it is BT or the electricians fault. I can't get hold of either at moment suprisingly! Inside the master socket, there are 2 seperate cables, with...

Hi, I have just moved in to a new house, but unfortunately it doesnt have a shower fitted. The property has a combi boiler, which is located right next to the bathroom on the ground floor. I would like a mixer shower for the bathroom to get a good pressured shower. My question is, the...

Hi, my question is hopefully fairly simple.... Basically my friend is about to exchange contracts and move in to his new house. Before he moves in, the house is due to be completely rewired. However, his wife is from the US, and she seems insistent that she wants to use her american hairdryer...