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Hi, I have been advised to protect some 240v mains cable with armoured conduit in a workshop to avoid damage to the cable and potential electric shock. The question is what size of conduit do I need and what other fittings would be required. We have a bench drill and a hobby lathe, they are...

Hi, In order to fit some cabinet, we need to move some double sockets that are on a ring a couple of feet. What is the recommended method for achieving this is the cable needs to be extended? Should we use Wago connectors? Thanks

Sorted it, although on the first one I forgot to leave the 131mm gap as required in the Howdens manual :-(

Hi, I am fitting some cabinets as part of a workshop building project in my school. We are building a MakerSpace. The building is held up with steel circular pillars approx 210cm in diameter. I want to fit corner units and would like to but up against the wall. The only Way I can see achieving...

Hi, I am looking for a way to lock kitchen cabinets. I will be installing Howdens cabinets in a room to be used a ms a communal workshop, but want to be able to lock the cupboards. Whats the Best way to achieve this? thanks

I didn't know about safe zones until I read the page, but was not going to run any cable until a qualified sparky had said where and how? Wall is built using C24 4 x 2 and 12mm plasterboard. Does the cable need to be clipped in place inside the stud work? As it stands, there will be now...

Just been looking at this page, regarding 18th edition 'Prescribed Zones'. So the cable should come in at the height of any new sockets on the RH wall (just in view on the pic to the right of the grey pillar). Sockets will be above worktops. Then run up the corner of where the stud wall meets...

This is in a school - one of the parents is a qualified sparky who will be overseeing the work, nothing will be closed up until he is happy. It was the spark who has made this decision, to the right of the stud wall there is a socket which I believe is on a radial from a separate MCB, the...

Hi, I have built a stud wall and want to plasterboard it ready for plastering. In preparation for an electrician wiring new sockets on either side of the wall, I need to run some 2.5T&E from one side to the other. Happy with drilling through the studs to route the cable but: Does it need to be...

Ok just seemed a little small?

just finished for the night, got all the main studs and noggins in and plasterboard on one side up to the stud nearest the door opening. We don’t have a door so I was struggling to work out wher to put the king and jack studs which I wanted to fit before I cut the floor plate for the door...

This may be difficult because the flooring is going down Thursday / Friday? I guess I have two options: 1. Omit the door frame and fit the studs either side of the opening - if so what internal gap should I leave for the opening? The flooring company can fit the floor up to this and then later...

Hi; I am separating a room with a stud wall and fitting a door frame (but no door yet). The door frame has a header and two uprights (like this). The header has two sets of mortice recesses one pair on either side, where I presume the uprights fit. On one side the inner edge of the recesses are...

I never did get a reply, about a year ago I jet washed it and used some danish oil. The only areas that are bad are the side next to a bush and where it gets rain splattered from an adjacent woodshed.

OK so I have managed to seek advice from a builder with regards to the positioning of the stud partition wall but I have a couple of questions. I have found an online Stud Wall Calculator which has helped to calculate the amount of studs (I will add wall and floor plates and 2 x rows of...

Hi; I am converting a classroom in our school into reading area and MakerSpace (workshop). To separate the two areas so that they can be used concurrently, and have decided to post on here for help along the way. Questions will be prefixed with a bold 'Q', where I would like confirmation on my...

So looking at my garage, you would suggest on ceiling mounted towards the back (about where the flu is in the pic above) And one either side wall mounted towards the front? So again in the pic above, above the light switch and workbench on the wall. How far from the ceiling? I wouldn't be able...

Any chance of a pic or link to the type of lamps you are referring to?

I take it you mean 1 5ft twin LED batten for the whole garage, to replace the existing fluorescent tube?

Hi; I need to install some better lighting in my garage, but need some advice on what to fit. It only has one Fluorescent tube currently fitted that you can see in the pic. I have installed a new workbench (below the light switch on the left hand side) and need some better lighting in this...