Where is safe to drill in a wall?  This is, understandably, a very important thing to know. There are 4 main areas where you can definitely expect cables to have been run:At the top of walls An area 150mm (6 inches) wide along the top of the wall where it meets...

What is an RCD?A Residual Current Device is a safety device which is now, fortunately, pretty common in most domestic electrical supplies.If you're not sure whether you have one, it should look something like this: There will usually be a small reset button on it,...

We have lost count of the number of houses we have been to where the customer has no idea how to turn their water off in an emergency. This is one of those life skills it is much easier to learn before you actually need it. Learning it, just as water is pouring out of...