Recent content by nigelnorris

I want to convert an upstairs bedroom into a bathroom. As far as I can tell there are three jobs involved, plumbing the fittings into place, electrics [Adding a fan plus I'm thinking of maybe lowering the ceiling and adding multiple lights], and sealing and tiling the walls and floor. I'm...

I'm really sorry John, seeing the obvious and vocal disagreement here led me to make a tongue in cheek response which was never intended to be taken seriously. Although some of the detail is over my head I do think that I've understood most of what's been said, I'm very grateful for your advice...

haha I see what you mean. I've decided to take all of these posts as a resounding yes. No idea what the question was any more but I'm enjoying trying to decipher the answers :)

I'm really grateful but just to flog this particular horse to death, there's one thing I still don't quite get. I understand the risks of trying to wire it directly but if I were to stick a plug on it and fit a 3 amp fuse in the plug, is there anything at all that could go wrong? Is there any...

There's no way I'd consider doing anything illegal or potentially dangerous. Thanks for your advice and explanation, it helps to understand why something can't be done.

Thanks! Would I need to be concerned with regulations if I was just putting a plug on and treating them as an appliance? In fact I've just had a further though, if I simply take off the 3 pin front plate and replace it with a light switch and feed that outside does that then need any notice...

Hi, after a recent burglary I went into B&Q and bought a couple of 120 watt halogen floodlights to mount to an external wall and light up my relatively small back yard. Plan is to wall mount them, drill into the house through a wall and find some electricity inside to wire them up to...