Recent content by carlasaurus80

:D Thanks!

I shall plug it in and get on with my life.

I might see if it's possible to put the socket for the plug in a cupboard next to the oven, just to get round the fuse blowing in the plug - should it ever happen. Thanks for the responses!

I haven't got the document in fornt of me, but I'm pretty sure it is worded along the lines of 'if you don't install it how it's supplied and how it's recommended you may void your warranty, if unsure consult a qualified electrician blah de blah'. Ideally I want to keep the plugs on the...

Hi there, My old oven and oven hood have been replaced by new models from Ikea. The old oven was a single oven and was wired via 13A FCU above the worktop to a single unswitched socket behind the oven, the oven plug had no fuse in it and looks like it was added when the oven was installed...

problem is from what I've read is that any joists must have a 150mm air gap under them, so the floor would end up being too high.

Hi all, I am currently in the planning stage of converting part of my integral garage in to a utiltiy and downstairs toilet. Approx 2m by 2.5m. I have spoken with the builing office and they are happy with my insualtion plans for the internal walls and loft space. However a question I...

Excellent! That saves me a nightmare job of moving the pipework. 8) Like the thinking for the winter, I can picture myself there already! :D Cheers for the quick response.

Hi all, My new kitchen layout means that our existing radiator will fall under a breakfast bar. Is this going to greatly reduce the effectiveness of the radiator or should it still function properly. The radiator is a double radiator, 80cm wide and our worktop is going to be ganite and...

Yeah I thought it was the case. I think the idea of the cold roof is that the cold point is above the insulation and needs ventilation to stop condensation on the decking & joists? Where as with a warm roof it doesn't need ventilation because the cold point (dew point?) is kept outside...

Hi there, I have recently had insulation added to my flat roof (north facing) with insulation and felt laid on top of my exisiting roof, so as to provide a warm roof solution. My question is, that before this it was a cold roof. Now should I remove the rock wool insulation in the joist...

There is no door hanging involved as it will just be an opening for an internal corridor we will be adding, so it just needs plastering and making it look neat. I would want the builder to remove the waste, although I am doing other work so may have a skip onsite that they can use at least...

Hi, I have various builders coming over to quote for some work. It is to knock a 'standard' size doorway through a supporting wall and make good. Just wanted to check on here first to get some ammo for when they come over. I have had pipework and electrical cables removed from the...

Ok, I've used the diagram function on this site so forgive the child like drawing! The cooker cable will be joined as near to it's current location as possible. The wall running from the cooker point area to the utility is an external wall with loads of pipes in, I will be fixing 2 by 4s...

This is where the current connection is (next to lovely spice rack!), we will be changing the use of this room in the redcoration. Spark was proposing to chase the cable up to high level and put a flush blanking plate style connection, roughly where the chimmney hood is currently, the cable runs...