Recent content by JonnyMac2016

I know it would just be a bit of a pain with carpet, skirting etc.. Couldn't the ring be maintained simply by connecting the two upstairs sockets directly to one another? These are directly opposite each other on a stud wall so this could be done without needing to lift the floor. Then if there...

There's no way of checking which wire is which without taking the floor up? :cry:

No my wife fancies a nice expensive wood burner o_Oo_O

Access to the floor void is a little bit tricky at the moment, although the floor boards can come up if required. Is there any way of using a continuity meter/some kind of testing kit to check for sure which of the wires lead downstairs? The downstairs socket is slap bang in the middle of...

I'm not going to be doing this myself, but just interested to see how it works...... What is the exact process for removing a double plug socket off of the ring main? I've attached an image showing the current set up - the plug to be removed is downstairs in the living room but for whatever...

Update! I have pulled up the flooring and chipboard in one of the corners of the room (photo attached). There is a membrane on the bottom of the concrete floor slab, however the bottom of the wall is very damp and the insulation which was butted up against the wall is sodden. So I guess there...

Thanks Burnerman! I'm guessing yours didn't have rockwool insulation originally within the joists? I also half wondered whether the bottom of the cavity is full of rubble and junk from the original build (given it was originally the garage) which might be allowing water penetration through...

Hi all, Just bought a house (1981 build, uninsulated cavity walls, solid ground floors). The house originally had an integral garage which in the mid 2000s was converted into a living space. This space has a very 'musky' feel/smell to it, and wondered if this might be to do with how they have...