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Hi Just a few questions on doing my garage roof its a flat roof. The garage is between us and next doors,sandwiched between to bungallows with a solid brick wall at the back a wall down the centre witch splits the two garages. If your looking from the front the garage door frame is attached to...

Hi just a quick question. In wiring books it doesn't mention a flying earth too the back box in a cooker switch. I am just thinking why not. Are they presuming it is a plastic face plate and plastic back box. On one with a metal face plate and metal back box if you put in the flying earth...

Hello i am just wiring an fcu for a dishwasher . On the faceplate the earth connection is very small i need to put 4 earth cables into it. One from the unswitched socket under the worktop then two which are the ring main and one as the flying earth to the back box. Only three will fit i have...

Hi the kitchen floor runs out of level its about 13mm lower from one side of the room to the other . The room is 3m wide. With this floor levelling compound do i start on the deep side and work towards the highest side.

Hi guys i have got the kitchen to tile in ceramic tiles however the current floor is a concreat screed. It has some high spots what are about 15mm higher than the rest i have already had the hammer and chisel to them with no great affect. Yes i know you will say the angel grinder but have...

Hi guys just had our new extractor chimley hood for the kitchen deliverd today. What is the best ducting to get? We live in a bungalow. The size is 125mm outlet. And it will be travelling about 2.5meters in length through the loft and exiting through the soffit.

Hi me again rockey do i need the male or female addapters too go into the boxes.

Hi i am putting a new double socket into a new stud wall. I will be running the cable in 20mm round pvc conduit. The question is do i run the conduit straight into the box through the hole. Or do i have too put blind gromits before the cable enters the back box. If so how do i support the...

Hi I am getting the first fix electrics ready in my kitchen . The cooker will be against a stud wall the cooker is rated 30 amps and the hob 13amps. I intend to put a 47mm double back box 200mm to the left hand side of the cooker upright so it takes the cooker control switch. Working it out...

Hi i am re-boarding the stud walls in the kitchen. Old plasterboard is down.I have been told by one of you good chaps on here i should use the vapourshield boards square edge as its being skimmed. I carnt seem to find boards that are 2500 in length as this is the height of my ceiling . So is it...

hi i am going 2 be re-newing the kitchen total blitz so as the plasterboards are down it is a stud wall between the bathroom and the kitchen is it safe2 run the cables through 20mm round pvc conduit and is 20mm conduit the right size 4 the cooker cable wich will be 6mm i am not doing the work...

hello i am about 2 pull down a kitchen ceiling what would be the best plasterboard 4 the job it is in a bungalow so is straight bellow the loft space is it best 2 use the one with the foil backing if not what would you guys suggest 2 use thanks 4 reading this hope someone can help a novice

hello i want some advice i have a fcu put above the worktop with a single unswitched socket underneath worktop so with the 13amp fuse in the fcu and the 13amp fuse in the plug on the washer will there be any conflict or does it just mean it is safer hope someone can answer me thanks please...