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I know electricians should be working to 17th edition regs from July ..... Is there a cut off date for completing and signing off 16th edition installs?

Circa 1985 house with original wiring / conventional fused consumer unit. The letting agent has just sent an electrician round to test. He says the electric shower circuit must have an RCD, under no circumstances should the tennent use the shower till its done ... and he wants £200 to do it...

I am installing 12v LED lighting in a shower room. They will be wall mounted 500mm from the floor. The associated transformer will be in the loft. Whilst I am sure it is good practice to follow normal safe zone rules for the 12v wiring, am I required to do so? I would like to run the cables in...

Following on from a previous post where I confirmed my 1999 Heatslave 15/19 is O.K to install into a new extension and that my best course of action was to use a local heating engineer to commission ...... As far as I am aware the installation is A1. New single peice oil pipe from the tank...

I'm after a bit of advice on my Heatslave 15/19. It was originally installed during 2000 in a lean to boiler room at the back of our 1960 bungalow. During 2006 we removed the boiler, knocked down the lean to and built an extension (Building regs signed off in 2004). The boiler was reinstalled in...

Just opened to the box to examine my shiny new semi recessed bathroom basin. I plan to fit it into a length of 360mm bathroom worktop on cupboards ..... but there are no fitting instructions and no apparent means of fixing (except a worksurface cutting template) Looks like the contact area with...

Tiling round a bath with 305 x 305 tiles. I am less than one tile from the ceiling now and have just noticed that the distance to the ceiling varies between 288 -> 300mm. Only 2mm difference between one end and the other though. We are talking new extension so it isn't "character". Choices are...

Just finished laying filled/honed travertine tiles. The instructions on the impregnator / sealer say one coat before grouting and one coat after. Remove any excess that has not soaked in after 5 mins I did a few tiles to test ......felt like I was removing all I applied after 5 mins. The...

Looking for some advice on location of 12v downlighter transformers in the loft of a new extension. There will be 270mm of insulation so I will have to try hard to get them above the insulation .... or shouldn't I worry? Also, would you bother to cut away the loft insulation above fire rated...

I am builing an extension on our Bungalow. Building Regs were applied for and granted well over a year ago and work commenced in March this year. I am just at the stage were I am reinstalling the central heating. I am relocating the existing Heatslave 15/19 oil combi boiler in the extension and...

They don't bother with toilet cisterns and I have to complement them on a very sensible solution. Simple More water pressure into the bowl Blast as much or as little as you like We've all waited around in public toilets for the cistern to refil to have another flush???

I should say right away I am a bit of a perfectionist and am often disappointed when I get a 'professional' involved. My extension project is preceeding well. My mate Jamie and I did the foundation and floor. They are close to perfect. I employed a first class bricklayer to construct the...

Had a look through the OSG .... can't see any reference to any special requirments w.r.t heat resistant cable etc? Should I run twin and earth straight into the boiler casing or swap to flex at the DP switch next to it?

I have two WC's to connect. They are either side of a cavity wall and about 12" offset from back to back. Best I have come up with so far is to use a horizontal 92.5 deg branch (branch pointing upwardish) to pick up the first WC and a 92.5 deg bend into the second WC. My question is ... am...

I getting conflicting advice on how to finish my extension. Construction is themalite block with 35mm celotex in the cavity. I am told plaster will crack and blow out on the thermalite blocks. If I go down the dry lining route I an concerned I will see the joins + one of the 3 rooms is a...

I am fitting a standard 840 x 2100mm UPVC back door with a 715 x 915 deep UPVC window butted against it. I assume I need to ensue both are well fixed top and bottom into the brickwork. What should I do at the joint between the two to ensure a good seal / fixing?

We are extending to the rear of our bungalow to create a new bedroom and shower room. The existing soil pipes (currently on the outside wall of the bathroom) will be encased within the new shower room to create a plumbing void between the bathroom and shower room ... but this leaves me with...

I have bought a Volex 12 way split CU with a 100A DP main switch and 63A 30mA RCD (in error!) as I now understand all circuits will need RCD protection. I am yet to prove Volex offer an RCD Incomer that will provide discrimination for the existing CU RCD and the Garage RCD (Either by trip...

Is 10mm O.K .... or do I need to go get some 16mm?

We live in a 1960 bungalow on the south edge of Central Networks area. Over the past 5 years most of the wiring has been replaced / updated. I believe all the fundamentals of our wiring are in good order ..... RCD CU, back boxes earthed, lighting circuits have an earth, bathroom and kitchen...