Recent content by Malc H

No there is no chimney breast at present, what is this metal studding and any idea where to get it from? I had considered using fire resistant plasterboard anyway.

I want to build a false chimney breast to hang an electric fire on. the fire is a 1 or 2 KW slimline electric fire which just hangs on the wall from scews. I cant build the chimney in blockwork because of wooden suspended floors so I want build a studwork and plasterboard structure. I am...

I've just been replacing a floorboard in my kitchen ready for a kitchen refit. I've noticed some central heating pipes down under the floor that have no insulation and there is an airbrick very close to them so possiblity of very cold air in winter. What is the best insulation to use on these...

Thanks for your help there guys.

I'm just in the process of having a new kitchen fitted. The electricians have just been to do the first fix, I'm a little dismayed that they have not fitted any trunking over the cable it is just now plastered in. What is the situation regarding this practice?

I am thinking of removing my kitchen floor ceramic floor tiles and replacing with new ones. How easy will they be to remove and what are they likley to leave behind? They were layed on plywood using flexible adhesive. If the adhesive is left behind what could I use to remove it? Thanks for...

Thanks for that guys, would hate to get all plastered and decorated only to find that the patch wall was shifting, I guess that I am a bit (lot) of a natterer.

I want to fill in a redundant serving hatch using concrete blocks and bricks. The hole in the wall once the serving hatch was removed is three feet wide by two feet high, this is a perfectly rectangular hole with nothing to tie into. The wall is a load bearing wall and a concrete lintal is...

Thanks industyspark Makes me feel a bit better No fun at Centre Parcs for four days nattering :)

pugwash So am I right in thinking that there is no problem with leaving out the socket as long as the wires are all made off safely?

Thanks guys, So if i securly connect the three lives into one chock block and the three neutrals into another and the three earths into another and tape them up and no one enters the room - will the circuit be safe? dont want any problems to come back to. please answer I know its getting...

RMS Not happy with electricity these days, its my daughters house just got it Monday and we are going away for a few days (the house will be empty) but difficult to get back to the house. there are two MCBs for sockets but it does not seem to be one for upstairs and one for downstairs. the only...

i've had to remove a faulty double socket and have taped togeter with insulating tape the three live wires, the three neutral wires and the three earth wires. No one is in the house, will it be safe to leave for a few days until i can get to fit a new socket? :?