You are greatly overestimating my skills. I just about know the difference between a flat head and a phillips screwdriver.
I have had a look at the youtube videos detailing how to chase in wires. It seems waaay to complicated. I'd rather pay someone to so it properly than spend time trying to...
The doors haven't actually been rehung - they still open into the room. Someone opening the door while I'm in my birthday suit isn't my biggest concern as I'm living alone. I just want to get rid of the ugly trunking as cheaply as possible.
There is trunking around the bottom of the walls which connects the sockets. Ideally, I'd get rid of that too. I think the previous owners wantd to do everything as cheaply as possible as they rented the place.
Basic decorating would probably be a good start as I'm going to have to paint all the walls.
Most of the things that are wrong with the flat are big jobs best left to the professionals - plastering, fitting a new kitchen, chasing in wires and installing plug sockets.
My radiators aren't...
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I recently purchased a flat and all the wires leading from the light switches to the light fittings are covered in ugly trunking. I want an electrician to chase the wires into the walls.
I've had several quotes and they vary enormously from £750 up to £5000. Each electrician says...
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I know very little about DIY, bu really need to learn as I've just bought a flat which needs more doing to it than I thought. There are loads of youtube channels out there but I really don't know where to start. I'd like to get a good overview of things and not to sound completly...