Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Legal wiring?

the house I live in is 8 years old. I have a 2way switch in the garage and i want to disconnect one of the switches. Bo...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by kev

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by kev

stairway lighting.

I have bought a house which has a single switch at the bottom of the staircase and a double switch at the top on the la...

23 comments posted 19yrs

posted by peverett

23 comments posted 19yrs posted by peverett

Tiling on painted plasterboard

A friend wants to extend the tiles in his bathroom over an area of plasterboard wall painted with emulsion. The house is...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by me

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by me

Isolation Switch Advioce Please

In my bathroom, inherited from previous occupiers, I have a low voltage timer fan: http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by the_constructor

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_constructor

Planning law

I have been told that there is to be a change or there has been a change to planning law in England this year to make t...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by aoilyboy

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by aoilyboy

rewiring garage

Hi The previous owners have put an electrical supply to the garage. This shares the electric oven's trip switch/cir...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by thepaddle

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by thepaddle

OT: web site name

Hi Does anyone know/*remember the name of the web site where a product becomes cheaper to buy when several customers &#...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by thepaddle

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by thepaddle

SDS?

would someone please explain what SDS (related to drills) stands for, and what makes it special compared with drills wit...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by steve.c.marchant

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by steve.c.marchant

New wire colours for 2 way switch

Rewiring the 2 way landing light switches. Have pulled cables in new colours: a) Brown/blue/earth from landing ceiling...

12 comments posted 19yrs

posted by davidm_uk_notme

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by davidm_uk_notme

varnished doors

we have oak varnished doors and would like to paint them what is the best way for a complete novis like myself to go abo...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by omer.verbeek

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by omer.verbeek

oak doors

we have light oak varnished doors and would like to paint them. what is the best way for a complete amateur like me to g...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by omer.verbeek

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by omer.verbeek

Painting door

We have light oak varnished doors and would like to paint them Whats the best way to go about it.

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by omer.verbeek

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by omer.verbeek

fluelees gas fire

Hi, I'm going to get a wall mounted flueless gas fire installed (professionally of course). Has anyone got any make...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by thepaddle

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by thepaddle

Loft Insulation ?

The insulation in my loft was only about 1 inch thick, extremely filthy and if you moved it, it just fell apart, so I h...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by the_constructor

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_constructor

Broken Radiator Spindle

Hello, During re-decoration in my house, I decided to take the radiator off and somehow manage to break the spindle pin...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by someone

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by someone