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I am a window door and conservatory servicer I fix leaks etc Down here in sunny cornwall we do have problems with water coming in through granite especially when you put a conservatory against a granite wall We use a product called Belzona which is mixed with water and sprayed or brushed...

Sorry for the late reply With your help, which i am grateful for, as i have been at this for some time . I have done it using the old shower cable through fused switchbox and double pole pull switch works a treat Thanks again for all the help.

Thanks for that i will test to find out if they are neutrals or not so having nowhere to go i now have 2 distinct possibilities . I will let you know what happens

Thanks for your reply Sorry to be a bother I have realized i can come off a separate double switch i have on another wall probably easier My assumption is just double up on live , neutral and earth from 1 of the switch blocks and continue as i previously stated Will that work ok?

Big Thanks For The Replies No because that would come out in a tiled wall . I now realize how stupid my question was I have however found a redundant 30 amp to main board (was old electric shower now gas) Please confirm if i am on right track Have put switched fused box on end of...

it seems i am at the end of the loop and the rose having only 1 wire is switched in a junction box under floor upstairs ( dont want to go there ) does anyone know how i can come off this single cabled rose to a new light and switch pls

Hi folks am trying to add a new light but the rose i am dealing with has only one cable going to it and and just live neutral and earth should it not have a seperate switch cable as well frankly i am lost on this i have attatched a junction box before the rose to supply new fluorescent light...

photos of light fitting

you will need to swap the mullion from one door to the other You will also need to swap the door gears( locking mechanisms) Reason being one will have slave lock and the other will have a master to remove mullion First take photo of keeper plate arrangement then take measurements as...

well if the plate you removed did not include the lock keeper then for some strange reason you have no latch keeper plate It is not normal to need a hole in the frame for the latch plate as it is just something the latch can catch behind If its possible look at someone else s door or...

this is the foil that is the mahogany effect coming away from the frames. Old problem most new mahogany finishes No problem. another reason why this happens is that superglue and old foils are not good bedfellows. The only way i have ever cured this on the outside is to buy new trim and...

right first with the door open mark with a pecil a line above and below the latch and mark on the frame a pencil ine where the latch keeper plate opening is then close the door and observe if the two pencil marks line up enough to let the latch engage if not door wants adjusting to make this...

Sorry should have said pull on the door thats if it opening in.from outside

I've never fallen through These roofs are double glazed units the worst that could happen is that one layer of the double glazed unit could shatter . Never has yet and i weigh 14 1/2 stone. Of course you have to have the guts to do it and few have. I have a true understanding of...