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I have a problem with most of the sockets and switches that have been installed in my flat. The original electrician installed the holders (?) flush (see pics) but the replacement guy installed them jutting out from the wall (drywall) a couple of mm. This has led to an ugly gap between the...

Building a new flat, and the power supply is 3 phase 3X25A. My contractor changed the electrician half-way through the job. The previous electrician was going to wire all the phases together (to my understanding in effect simulating a 75A connection) The new guy is a bit of an #$@%...

I am taking on a metal railing for a concrete balcony. The widest edge is 5m long, with no side (wall) supports. (//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=285380....) Up until now I had planned to drill 200m into the concrete ledge and anchor the posts that way. A friend suggested that I...

I am putting together 11m of (outdoor) balcony railing. Spindles are 20mmx5mm strips (hot dip galvanized) connected to rails by 5/32" screws and bolts (galv) Rails are 20mmx20mm square profile bars, 2.5mm thick. Cold galv. connected to Posts by 1/4" nuts and bolts (galv) Posts are...

Hi, I need to paint a balcony railing that's a real mix of metals (all new and unpainted). 1. Cold-galvanised metal profiles 2. Hot- galvanised metal strips (a little bit of chips in the galv layer at edges) - these have some flexibility to move (over a 500 mm length they can bend a...