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Hi, I am thinking about using wall sockets to connect up my bi-wirable speakers to my amp. The reason being Is that I will be chasing and sinking speaker wire into the wall. Is it recommended to use or not use them as another break in the speaker wire is introduced(amp to wall socket,,,,,wall...

Hi Guys, Does anyone have experience with using these 11w dimmable unit?. I was thinking of purchasing them for my kitchen that has 7 gu10 down lights. (Its a pretty big kitchen). Are they as bright as they claim? I was planning on buying the warm white version. I know they cost a fair...

Hi Guys, Im hoping one of you guys can help me out. Im having my plasterer/ tiler come over tomorrow to fill in all the areas where my plumber has run all the water pipework in my downstairs shower room. I read that the 16th edition required you to take the earthing for the pipework...

Hi Guys, Im hoping one of you guys can help me out. Im having my plasterer/ tiler come over tomorrow to fill in all the areas where my plumber has run all the water pipework in my downstairs shower room. I read that the 16th edition required you to take the earthing for the pipework...

Hi, im running alot of wiring in the house.. would it be a good idea to keep mains voltage and low voltage(telephone, cctv, alarm) seperate from each other? Is there any intereference or can i take the same route when running cable?

Hi, I am gogint o be running RG59 + 2 core for cctv Telephone cable Alarm cable Cat6 for internet Doorbell wire which is minor And lastly the whole house is being rewired (lighting and sockets) I will have to drill through joist to run cables obviously but there is only one point...

Hi, I have an open plan kitchen/ diner/ extension.......all lead into one another. the diner room floor to ceiling is approx 2460mm. the extension is 2300mm. i find the ceiling in the extension is quite low and the last time i decorated, i painted the walls a light cream/magnolia. There...

Hi, Im looking for some design advice so here goes. 3 bedroom house. We have knocked through the kitchen wall (open plan)and this now leads into the dining room( this is the second living room, the first is used as a bedroom). The height floor to ceiling is 2460mm, 2.46, 8ft roughly...

Hi, i live in a 1920/30s buillt 3 bed house. I have one soil pipe that connects to the toilet and runs into the manhole. I also have another soil pipe that is about 8 foot away from the other. I have scanned the houses adjacent to mine and the one opposite and one else seems to have two...

1.Is there a safe distance i have to keep the master telephone socket away froma a 2 gang electrical socket to avoid any intereference.? 2. Do i have to plug in adsl microfilters at every telphhone socket point or just where a telephone socket is plugged into?

1.Is there a safe distance i have to keep the master telephone socket away froma a 2 gang electrical socket to avoid any intereference.? 2. Do i have to plug in adsl microfilters at evry telphhone socket point or just where a telephone socket is plugged into?

Hi, We are doing some building work in the now kitchen/diner and the lounge area. The rest of the area is being fully decorated I decided to strip down the kitchen walls to bare brick to prepare for the job to be done in the near future. THis will avoid me creating a whole heap of dust at a...

Hi Guys, im a newbie. I recently discovered this site and have been reading and reading...very interesting. here is the thing. I have a combi boiler fitted in a normal 3 bedroom house with an extension and loft conversion, all with rads. thee roomstat is fitted in the kitchen diner room...