Recent content by bhwh

Thanks - I'll take a look at those when the time comes. Only said gu10s because that's what we've had previously and liked them. I wouldn't have said we used them as functional lights, more as an ambience when dimmed. The under cabinet lights are the important ones when cooking , together with...

Sorry - this is going to sound odd but what's basically happened is we've had a new consumer unit fitted (and moved), new sockets, new down lights in bathroom done by an electrician. I wasn't at home during the work so basically had a phonecall to say the electrician wasn't happy finishing...

Ok - to be precise I've applied the first mist coat to the plaster. Not much progress, I know. I've pulled down the cables to expose some previously hidden wires. It's not a pretty sight and I'm thinking I'll need an electrician tbh.

So today I bought a multimeter. Having decorated we're now ready to replace the lights. Can anyone help with how I can identify the wires? Thanks

The colours are (from left to right): one earth (yellow/green) connected to a block, black, yellow, two blacks twisted together. Yes - I have learnt from my mistake and will write down a sketch in future! No wires are hidden. However, there is another ceiling rose about 12ft away that I...

I've done something silly and now can't get our kitchen lights working. A month or so ago we had our artex ceiling throughout the downstairs skimmed by a plasterer. Before he arrived, I removed all of the light fittings so that he could do the job properly. They were such horrible outdated...

This morning I'm convinced it's more of a damp cardboard smell than it is tobacco. Wondering whether it's the effect of applying a watery mist coat to plasterboard.

So we've recently moved into a 1985 built (Bovis) house. The previous owner bought from new and was a pipe smoker. The smell wasn't too bad though when we moved in. We have recently been removing wallpaper from the hall, stairs and landing. The paper had been put straight onto the...

Yes - the amount I'm holding back is in the hundreds not tens. I don't have the knowledge required to know how much it will cost to put right (although may go down the route of obtaining a quote as suggested) so the money I'm holding back I suppose isn't really intended to reflect the cost...

Sorry - what I didn't make clear is that the exit position of the flue on the external wall has not changed at all. In other words, the flue goes from interior to exterior at the same position. So why alter the length of the external flue so drastically? Especially when it nows causes problems...

Ok - thanks again. Really good to get your opinions. Lets face it - the majority of problems I've listed are small things that could easily be put right. The two that concern me are inhibitor and flue. Inhibitor - I hear what you say about it not neccesarily being that important...

That's very helpful - thank you. Sounds like a very reasonable way forward. I should have asked this in the original post but the one other problem which strikes me as a bigger job/problem than the rest, is the positioning of the flue. Any thoughts on this? Surely steam entering the...