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Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. I agree that, in principle, it should be ok, given that the steel plate has holes in it for the bolts and electric cables. I've got Starrett cutters at work and, although it would be a major faff, I think it's doable. However, I'm going to proceed with...

I've just notched my joists to allow a reroute of my central heating. However, the last joist turned out to be a flitch beam ( as just suggested by someone helpful in the plumbing forum). Re routing over or under it would be a complete nightmare as it runs the full width of the house. Is it...

Thanks. Over or under would be a complete nightmare to reroute, but it sounds like a structural engineer's advice would be needed to do anything else. I might post this in the building section and see what people say. Thanks again.

Thanks for the reply. I've looked up a flitch beam and that looks like the thing. What a disaster. The beam runs the full width of the house so the only solution I can think of is to go over or under it. I can see that an electrical cable has been passed through it so perhaps a hole can...

I'm notching my joists to reroute some central heating in my house. The notches are 20mm deep (12.5%) and are centred 23% of the way along the span of the 160mm x 60mm joists to comply with building regs. The last notch I need to do is a double joist, but I've just noticed it has a 3mm steel...

I'm laying laminate flooring throughout a 3 storey house and have been umming and aahing about what to do with the stairs. I was going to sand the stairs and then paint the risers white, leaving the treads varnished wood. However, it turns out that the treads have been filled with filler...

Of course, the dreaded expansion issue! I didn't think of that! I'd be laying laminate end to end over some 25 feet so I can see how that's cause for concern. Thanks for the advice, I think I will put th strips in.

Thanks for the reply. There's nothing about it in the instructions. I'm just wondering if there's some floor laying gospel that I'd be damning myself to break. "You must have strips or X will happen" type thing.

I'm about to lay laminate flooring in my living room, dining room and the 2m hallway that connects the two. Is there a reason why I must put threshold strips in both the living and dining room doorways or can I just run the flooring through?

Well that joker was an electrician working for the council in 1976 as it hasn't been touched since! :-) So, can the electrician work with the wiring that is there to fit the new fan or will they need to trace back and add in the extra live from somewhere else?

The two protruding studs are there, but the flexible sheet you describe IS missing. Is this a replacement part I can buy or can I cut a panel of Perspex at work and fix it on to the studs?

Yes, brown, blue and green, although on closer inspection the green does have a yellow strip on the back. I'm afraid I don't know what type of shower it is. Hot water pipe from the boiler to a mixer valve then up to a shower outlet overhead. Sorry I can't be more specific! :-)

Thanks, John. The wire (flat house wiring) runs in the ceiling down the ( now removed) toilet wall on the left, into the switch - where it then comes out as round cable - back behind the plywood service channel and then out again where it was attached to the fan ( now removed). The wires in the...

Indeed, I want the fan to come on with the light for toilet use and to stay on with the timer or humidistat when the shower is used. It sounds like the 'permanent live' is what's needed. There are currently 3 wires going into the current fan.

I have an internal, windowless toilet with an extractor fan. The fan is wired into the lighting circuit and comes on and off with the light (no timer). I'm having a shower added to this room so want to replace the fan with one with a humidistat and timer. Can I simply replace the fan or does...

We've changed to a single tariff. Thank you all so much!

333rocky333 has it right. It's an ex council property in east London built in 1976 with the fuse box in a metal housing in a cupboard, under the stairs, in the kitchen. I've opened the door to take the photo. The property has not been modified since it was built an certainly doesn't / didn't...