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HI Please advise, Would I be putting myself in any danger by setting my computer area up next to the main breaker and electric meter, which is under our stairs in a small room. my head would be 14 inch away from the main breaker and 10 inch away from the meter. Thanks Gary

Should I feel embarrased? I have done plently of diy projects around the home, however in the past I have tried to avoid working with wood, This time though we have purchased some flooring through an unmissable sale that it was offered at and we havent the money to have it fitted by a...

Hi, I will be putting three 60watt garden lamps in my garden in various places. I need to put the wiring in before i pave obviously. Can anyone direct me to a diagram for the appropriate wiring of 3 60watt external lamps? I have done electrical stuff in the house (extra sockets, lighing...

Hi all. I will soon be taking on the job of stoping the floor 'bouncing' when jumped on in the kitchen next to the exterior wall. Obviously having never done this before I have taken up a few floor boards in a select place to see what exactly the problem is. I found that the joists are resting...

Hi, After recently digging up the old concrete path at the back of the house, Ive noticed that the bricks below where the path used to be have no mortar between them, In fact they closer together also than the bricks above them which are obviously mortared and pointed. Is this a problem, does...

Hi, and thanks in advance. My shower that I fitted neally a year ago now has started to ''play-up'' At first I thought it was the switch, maybe a loose connection. I removed the switch and put it back on. There was no loose connection, however one of the nuetral cables had a black kind of sut...

Hi, thanks masona for the web site link , it is very helpful (last post). However, if I were to take on the task of paving the entire of my back garden, roughly 20 metres by 10 metres, after removing all the junk and leaving just soil, what would be my prepartation to this space? would I order...

Hi, I will be paving the garden this summer, I was wondering if anyone would like to point out any preparatory measures that I may need to think about before I start laying paving. I will be paving the garden as it becomes very muddy after rain due to the very poor drainage, and our dogs bring...

Hi, I was wondering what the potential problems are and really how to achieve the following. I wish to remove to front of the chimney breast wall up to 8ft from the ground, I realise I will have to leave the side walls to support, and use a lintel? to support also, but I want to ultimately...

Hi, And thanks in advance. My dad is coming up in two weeks to help me skim some walls, he knows the how to skim but he aint no expert plasterer, what should i do to prepare the walls? We have removed the wallpaper already. Gaz 8)