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sorry, when you say "that's a low voltage switch" isn't that what I need, given I'm using a power supply that is 24v ? Or is there a difference between a power supply and a driver?

So I found the Hafele push to break switch, and it might just be perfect: https://www.sdslondon.co.uk/loox-led-door-contact-switch-12v-24v.html The only issue is that it says it is for use with the hafele Loox driver. But presumably my electrician can just cut off the loox connector at the end of the cable and wire the cable to a simple power supply like this: https://www.ledspace.co.uk/products/powerpro-15w-24v-led-power-supply?variant=2032926556170 I cannot switch to the Loox system for everything else because the channel for the LED strip has already been routered for the led profile sold by Ledspace.co.uk, but i really like the shape of the loox contact switch.

Thanks, much appreciated. No. Problem is that I specified the wardrobe already to have a routered out channel for a specific led strip, so I’m stuck with that now, and hadn’t appreciated the complexity of making push to break switches work well with double doors.

Not sure, wouldn’t it keep the light on after you close the cupboard?

I have a wardrobe, consisting of two 1m wide carcasses butted up against eachother so they are side by side, i.e. the wardrobe is 2m wide in total, and there are 4 x 497mm wide doors, two for each carcass. I need to make a provision for lighting these wardrobes from the inside. There is one 13A power socket available (located inside one of the two carcasses), but I could possibly also have a separate lighting circuit, as the area hasn't been plastered yet and the sparky may be able to work some magic. Is there a way of having 2 x 1m LED strips, one at the top of each carcass, so that if one opens either door of a carcass, the light comes on on that carcass only? I was going to use push to break switches, but not sure how the wiring would work to have the two carcasses lighted independently, and for each carcass light to come on regardless of which of its two doors is opened.

I need to stop wasting time washing paint off my fingers. What gloves do people recommend for painting? I want something breathable and cheap. And whilst we wait for the mods to weigh in on whether or not to add a gardening section, it would also be good to have recommendations for gardening gloves.

Access would have been a pain had the builder carried out my initial instructions, which was to make the planter in front of the bin as wide as possible to maximise space for the bamboo. But the builder persuaded me to have a little access room, so there is enough space for me to walk along side the bins all the way in to bin 3. Still have a planter that is about 40cm wide (and runs alongside all the bins) to fill with bamboo.

Thanks. Yes we are very happy. The slope is very gradual, so really feels so much safer and easier than the crazy 12 to 13.5 degree slope we had before. Bins look a bit ugly and prominent, but I am assured the planters around them are big enough to grow sufficient bamboo to cover them.

And the new bin storage (though we haven’t planted the bamboo to conceal the bins yet):

So about 10 days ago they finished the new driveway

You’d need to consult your SE I believe.

I’m not a lighting designer, but I did pay for some lighting design and have been generally happy with the results, bar 2 mistakes. I learned from these mistakes. Post your floor plan and what your objectives are for the space and we can all give you some ideas.

Property has already fallen quite a bit. Even if you listed yours for sale tomorrow, I doubt it will sell that quickly. Lots of uncertainty at the moment.

Yes, it’s made of steel and is solid.

Barber costs £14 to £28 quid, depending on what I have done. Last time he insisted on waxing my nasal hair and singeing my ear hair, but I didn’t like it, so he didn’t charge me for those. I’m going to purchase some cheap clippers and ask SWMBO to do it (my facial and head hair, not my ear or nose hair). Pilates costs vary, depending on whether you go for one-on-one by the hour or a 45 minute group session.

Well the snowboard i just shipped was almost 2m long, so I don't buy that excuse, given the longest length of trim I was going to purchase was 2m. It's just daylight robbery.

So I found a supplier that could supply 6 linear metres of trims, plus the connectors for just under £100. Was about to place the order when i say they wanted to charge £90 plus VAT for delivery! What the (expletive deleted) is wrong with this country. I estimate the parcel is less than 10kg. We just shipped an 8kg snowboard with parecelforce, including a pickup service from our house, where we charged £12.

Stays low on the floor

There is an aesthetic element to this upstand as it’s quite prominent, being a sedum roof over a low bike shed (about 1.2m high from the floor. I really like the look of the grufekit I posted, I just don’t like the price!

I have enough sedum modules leftover that I can cover a 2m2 bike shed (dimensions 1m by 2m). But I don’t have any aluminium profiles to make the upstanding along the perimeter, or the protection fleece that goes under the middle to filter out any soil particles from the drainage. Googling around I found this edge trim, but at this price it will cost me over £180 for the 6 linear metres of upstand I need. I found a 1m by 2m sheet of protection fleece, exactly the dimension I require, here but the delivery charge seems excessive. Can anyone recommend a cheaper supplier, particularly for the edge trim?

sorry to hear about your back. I have had problems with mine most of my adult life. I find staying as active at posible really helps. Sitting does not. Yes and no. For public sector contracts (eg PPE, absolutely this is a huge problem, Boris and Hancock should go to prison. But I work in a highly competitive sector of the private sector, so if my employer wants to spend ££££ winning and dining potential clients and introducers of work, what’s the problem? There are no bungs, certainly none that I’ve seen in the 20 years I’ve worked there. As for mates… yes there is still a degree of that, but more for getting employed (nepotism and parents’ networks still has an impact on getting your foot in the door) than for getting contracts. Ultimately, the client decides, so whilst having mates in the right place may help get an introduction, if you don’t perform adequately, the client will quickly fire you. Yes, but there are some sectors of the City where expertise and skill is a given, whichever provider you go with.

In my industry, networking on corporate credit cards is essential. It’s how we get most of our work. It’s not who you know, it’s who you saw last.

It’s called corporate entertainment. It is a cost of doing business and is not tax deductible.

This is not really significant or a reason for avoiding this asset class. Bonds and shares are tradeable on many investment platforms, including within a trading ISA. Yes, you may need to pay a commission, but if you shop around you will find many low commission options. I use AJ Bell and ii , both of which are quite cheap. I’ve heard Charles Stanley is ok as well. Not sure how they compare to HL. Ultimately, if you keep each transaction to at least £2k in size, the commission is peanuts. The other financial products will have fees associated with them, but again shop around.

It’s not that complex. A bond is just an IOU issued by a corporation. It’s a way for them to borrow money from the marketplace, as opposed to borrowing it in the form of a loan from one lender. These IOUs are tradeable, like shares. The price and yield of bonds move inversely; as one rises, the other falls and vice versa. Sometimes one factor is the driver, sometimes the other. The bond will have a maturity date, which is the day the holder gets to redeem it for the cash principal, and a coupon, which is the interest paid periodically (usually annually). Gilts are just bonds issued by the UK government. Most bonds and gilts are rated by rating agencies. They supposedly give their independent opinion on how good the issuer will be at servicing the debt during the life of the bond, and repaying the capital principal at the end. If I recall correctly, Truss’s mini budget and Brexit both damaged the UK’s credit rating, which had previously been amongst the best in the world. This made gilts slightly cheaper.