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Hi there, I hope you are well. I have a pretty bad condensation problem in my attic. I think this is due to the warm air meeting the cold membrane under the roof tiles. I currently have 100mm insulation in the floor and am planning to increase this to 270mm. Should I also add Celotex to the...

Hi all, I was wondering if you can help me please. I recently moved into a new flat with a broken intercom which makes it impossible to get my deliveries, no buzz and no dial tone. I identified it as a "ACET 22220 (2 Wire)". It has 6 wires inside (yellow, green, white, red, blk, blue). Cables...

Hi everyone, I’m new here. My partner and I recently bought a terraced house, built around the 60s. The old wallpaper in our bedroom wasn’t done to a great standard, and we also struggle with mould which we think is affecting my partners breathing. We had a survey done when we were buying it...

I've had my loft insulated and boarded recently to turn into a loft room. It's only been 5 months and I now have this brown sticky substance coming out but only in one place. I've cut a hole in the new boarding to see what's going on but it feels quite dry. We have a newish roof without any...

Hi, after having to investigate a really bad smell which I’d presumed was the drip tray at back on integrated fridge….the wire pulled out of the fridge while I removed it and now I don’t know where to put the crimps on the plastic thing (is it a relay) Thanks I’m advance for any help

In the kitchen diner I've got a 1 gang switch in the kitchen to control spot lights and in the dining area I have a 2 gang switch (one gang for the spot lights in the kitchen and the other is for a light above the dining table). Below I have shown the wiring I have done, for some reason the...

Hey All, hoping to get me past the last hurdle of a Drayton Install Kit 1. I currently have a 2 Zone system, however the upstairs zone valve has been opened by a plumber as I really didn't need two zones. 2 year old Ideal boiler. Bought a Wiser Kit 1 and fitted it today. Images here Based on...

I have just brought a hive and need help with how to wire it up to my existing system can someone please tell me where to transfer the wires in the image attached : N L L A B Many Thanks

Hi there, My wife decided that the space under the stairs wasn’t being utilised properly so asked me to open up the space to see what could be done with it. I’m wondering if anyone could give me some advice on if this is is structural/supporting brick wall or not? Cheers, Jeff

Hello everyone, My builders have installed these roof battens, however as you can see they are not horizontal and the lower battens are clearly sloping down. Is there an explanation behind this? The builders have said this is fine but I’m not sure how the tiles will be laid, and will the tiles...

Hi guys, I’ve been trying to replace my landing light all night last night and I just wanted to see if I’ve wired it up correctly before I connect it up. I followed this diagram that I found. And I have a blue wire and yellow wire left, I’m assuming the yellow wire is the switch wire, I’ve...

Hi all, I've recently bought a house in the Cotswolds and am looking to paint the door sage green. The house was built in the 80s and therefore doesn't have the old yellowy Cotswold stone - it's a newer, probably reconstituted, more creamy colour. All the info I can find online for paint colours...

Hello, I need help with my current project I hope more experienced people can help if what I have planned is okay, what should I maybe do different. I live in Europe so building materials might be different. What is important that I have a big balcony which has to elevated around 2 inches. It...

These are the same concrete pavers but from different packs. Will they all go the same colour with sun bleaching? They are the same colour when dry but different shades when wet.

Morning all. Hopefully a quick resolution incoming… I’m fitting a dimmer in the bedroom! Stupidly I forgot to take a picture of the previous switch before removal, however, there were two brown wires wrapped together and a single live wire. I copied what was the wiring from the previous...

Hi, new to forum and seeking some advice/ guidance. I have a concrete floor and have removed skirting. However it appears the concrete floor was poured after the skirting so I have now have a small gap around the perimeter of the room. Deeper than 5mm (so am thinking self levelling compound...

Appreciate any help on figuring out what these are to build up a garage wall and porch wall

Hey! I live in the middle floor of a 3 storey apartment building. The flat above has a leak. I’ve been in to investigate, and from what I can see the seal from the nut and bolt screw holding the cistern to the toilet has warped. Could anyone recommend what type of fixtures I’d be searching...

Hi we moved into our house last summer and it wasn’t until winter we started having problems. We couldn’t get the radiators to work until my dad came around and fiddled with loads of stuff on the boiler and the radiators. To his credit it worked but now we can’t get the radiators to go off and...

I'm replacing my multi-zone Danfoss controllers with Hive, so far the downstairs Hive receiver is wired in and working well. I'm having a problem wiring in the Hive Single Channel receiver to replace a Danfoss TP 4000 for the upstairs zone. The TP 4000 is battery powered and has 2 connected...