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Thanks for the advice Richard C. I’ve arranged for a plasterer to come and put the Backer Boards up. He suggested adhesive dabs at 300mm centres and a screw into the brick through each dab. He was a little worried about the hollow block brick but thinks the adhesive should help them hold the...

Thanks for taking the time to reply guys 1john, in answer to your question No only one wall appears to be rendeded. Two of the walls are external and brick and two walls are internal and single skin hollow block brick if that makes sense! Thanks for the info Richard C, very informative...

Hi guys n dolls, Just hoping somebody could offer me some advice pls? I am looking at purchasing some marble tiles. The size is 305mm x 610mm x 12mm. They are bevel edged and very heavy. The tiles will be going in a bathroom and I have already removed the old tiles from the walls...

Have you tried replacing the two gang dimmer switch with a normal on/off switch? Sounds like you have connected something wrong somewhere! Do you have the use of a multimeter? You would also need to know how to use it on the voltage and continuity ranges? I’m thinking you may have a...

Well, that’s one way of finding it! :lol: I haven’t read them but have been advised that the NICEIC snags & solutions publications are supposed to be quite good. Maybe someone who has a copy of any of them could offer some advice? V

What’s tripping, MCB or RCD? Could it be water ingress in one of the accessories? V Edited to say - Sorry just noticed the title :oops:

Or you could incorporate the new socket into the ring final circuit if the fused spur is already part of one. Just split the two cables that should be connected to the (supply side) of the fused spur, between the fused spur and the new socket. Then connect a link between them using a 2.5mm...

IMO it is not a necessity to use conduit to protect the cable going through the cavity. Some may differ but the cable is double insulated and unless you feel it may be susceptible to impact damage then I’d say you don’t need it. You could use a suitable mastic type sealer to seal around the...

Is it possible to re-locate the socket outlet to where the cable exits the wall and just enter the socket from the rear? No cable visible! V

Dohh! :cry: :cry: :cry: :lol: Do I really have to answer that :?: What's it worth :lol: V Only joking guys :wink: Don't bite my head off!

Phew! Does this mean its over? I don’t want to interrupt but :twisted: ..... Just so’s I understand the point that is being made. Are you talking about one big room with four outer walls containing bathing, sleeping, living, dining and kitchen areas all in one big open plan living space...

I seem to remember that in the Electricians Guide to The Building Regulations 16th Edition, it gave a definition of an area considered to be the area of a kitchen. It may also be somewhere in the 17th Edition too. I have neither to hand at the moment so I am unable to quote. Maybe someone...

I’m still not convinced its that simple! BAS, my statement may not have been politically correct. I also can’t dispute what the actual law says in its wording. But forgetting the guides for the moment there is a DESCRIPTIONS OF WORK WHERE NO BUILDING NOTICE OR DEPOSIT OF FULL PLANS REQUIRED...

Sorry smokinloads I must have it wrong! What are you saying BAS? If the OP was to carry out work in their bathroom outside zones 1 & 2, over 600mm from the edge of the bath or on the ceiling above the 2.25m limit or indeed under the bath, they are outside all zones and therefore no need to...

I take it we are talking about a 30mA RCD, what appliances / accessories are plugged in to the sockets when it trips? Is anything on standby! It’s not unknown for freezers to cause nuisance tripping if they are getting old. Is a freezer on one of the circuits? Having said that, the RCD could...

Can you tell us what circuits are covered by the RDC? i.e Sockets up/down, lights etc. Is the freezer on one of these circuits? V

Where did the blue 3 come from? V

I like your thinking but unfortunately… Although behind a bath panel that requires a tool to remove is outside the zones has not changed, you are still working in a special location. Therefore, LABC will have to be involved or a registered competent person employed. Edited to add: The...

:shock: Some guidance is offered by the Electrical Safety Council on this subject. http://www.esc.org.uk/forum/index.html It may provide answers to some of your questions and in particular, Alterations and Additions in Domestic and Similar Premises! V

Probably the easiest way would be to swap the Cooker outlet after the cooker switch to a 13A Fused Connection Unit with a flex outlet. There are other ways but IMO this would be the most simple! V