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Thanks for the advice. Yeah thats my fault really, I should have checked it out before letting my dad loose! Was too pre-occupied with half a dozen other things. For what its worth, the install seems sound, i have a carbon monoxide detector and it has been up and running for about 6 weeks...

Thanks for the reply Paul, would I be breaking the law by not having the work signed off? Or is it legal to just have it checked out.

A few months back I, after years of savings got the keys to my house and began with the renovation process. The house was a wreck and needed a lot of work, including a new central heating system. Now, my issue is that, my father did all the work including connecting the gas. My father is not...

Yes clearly I meant ceilings, was in a rush writing the original post... Surely that was obvious, not sure how I could possibly mean roof! And I'm not sure why you seem to take offence at the terminology "a lick of paint" - I'm obviously asking for the ceilings to be rubbed down, painted...

I'm looking to decorate my living room/dining room and I was just after a ballpark figure for what a decorator would charge. The rooms are 3.65m x 3.5m and 3m x 3m. The dividing wall was knocked down and shaped into an arch. What I'm looking to do is : - Put covings up along all 4 walls of...

I've just done a bit of research and realise I really am a bit of an idiot. I guess the job doesnt sound THAT hard, however what I think I'm going to do is check the current socket for the 2 cables, if it has them then I will run a cable from the existing socket to the new socket but I think...

Cheers for the reply. The problem is, my knowledge of electrical installation is about as little as it gets! There is a double socket in there, but i don't know if it has 2 cables running up to it, and it is now behind a fresh coat of plaster! Is it possible to run it straight from the...

I'm currently doing up a fixer-upper house ready to hopefully move in in around 3 weeks time... I'm trying to get an electrician in to fit an extra socket in the bedroom (plus other small jobs) but after 3 electricians and nearly 3 weeks later i still havnt had quotes back. Now I'm not in...