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I am hoping someone could give me some advice about the telephone drop cable? I have attached a picture so that you can see how it is currently connected. Currently the cable joins the house and then runs all the way down the outside wall. Ideally i would like it to feed into the loft and...

Right here we go, i apologise in advance for the amount of questions i have got to ask. I am currently restoring an edwardian house and want to take out the first floor external window sills which are made of two layers of tiles and replace with concrete to look like original. I have...

I am currently converting an Edwardian house and while the ceilings were down i was thinking of insulating between the first floor joists. I would not normally but because the are so high i am concious of losing all the heat from the lounge to the room upstairs and also for a bit of acoustic...

As we all know no room is square, with some rooms being a lot further out than others! I was just wondering what different methods other spreads use for setting out a ceiling when boarding i.e starting points etc? I usually start boarding about a foot in from the side wall if the room is...

I need to get some quotes for work on some converted victorian flats in Brentwood Essex can anyone recommend someone or can help with the following: The sort of things i am looking for is sofit and fascia repairs, guttering, some roof repairs, some repointing and other various jobs Any...

Just been to look at a house that needs renovating but is has got the old electric storage heating. I am a plasterer so heating is really not my thing. Therefore i was wondering what advice people could give me about maybe changing to central heating? I know it is expensive but would it pay off...

Just wondering of someone could give me a bit of advice. I have noticed that a couple of the end cap on my UPVC windows have not been fitted. I know that they are supposed to be fitted before you put the cill in. Is there anything i can do about this now they are in? Can i buy the 150mm ones and...

I currently have a built in electric oven which is hardwired in with it's own cooker plug socket but the grill has gone on it and it is starting to look a bit shabby so i thought i would replace it. The problem i have got is that most of the new ones are plug in. Surely you can't just plug it...

Sorry for the boring question boys but i am a plasterer and i have got few to remove on a job at the weekend. People keep giving me different methods of capping thermostatic values off so i thought i would ask for a professional opinion instead! Any help would be really appreciated. Phil

I am just finishing decorating my hall and would like to replace the thermostat. I have a normal Vaillant combi boiler but i am not sure which thermostats are compatible. I have put a picture below. I got confused because my thermostat has a Neutral, earth and live connection but a lot of them...

I live in a flat with someone living below and above me. I am going to replace some of the floor boards in the hall and thought that while i had the floor up i might as well put some lagging in between the joists to keep out a bit of noise but mainly to keep the heat in. Because it is a flat...

I have just bought a new single button door entry phone for my flat to replace the old one. I bought it from www.entryphone.co.uk and it is a model 201. I have wired in the new phone but when someone presses the button outside it does not ring inside, it only rings when you pick up the...

I have just replaced a door entry phone in my flat. It is a simple 1 button door release model. The problem i have got is that when someone presses the buzzer outside it does not ring when the phone is on the hook, it only rings when you pick up the reciever! This is driving me mad, so would...

I have got a very grotty door entry phone in my flat. I was hoping to replace it as it is just a simple phone with a button for buzzer entry. The problem is that: I) I have taken the case off and it all looks a bit complicated 2) I am not sure where the best place is to get a replacement...

I have just lowered a hall ceiling in a flat for a client. They have got massive ceilings and want it lowered so that they can board it out and use it for a small loft. I was just about to board it out when they asked if they could have spotlights put in it? I am a plasterer so am not sure how...

I have got to lower the ceiling in my bedroom and i would normally use s set of joist hangers and use 100x50mm joists but the problem is that one of the walls is plasterboard. room is 12ft by 9ft I was thinking of screwing a batten to the joists in the plasterboard wall but i am not sure it...