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    Painting damp walls

    Thanks. The walls have been fine until now so we'd discounted contamination. However, it's possible there is some which has only appeared due to the water damage from above.
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    Painting damp walls

    Wayners - thanks for your reply
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    Painting damp walls

    In the living room of my son's middle floor tenement flat, damp appeared in the corner of an internal wall, external wall and ceiling. Turned out that upstairs had a rising mains leak which was eventually fixed late 2022. However, both walls about 1m each in from the corner were damaged...
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    Surface downlights - do they need to be fire rated ?

    Thanks all for your replies
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    Surface downlights - do they need to be fire rated ?

    My son's bathroom has surface mounted downlights set into a lowered, suspended ceiling. It's a flat with another flat above. The downlights at present are fire rated so the whole unit has to be removed to change the bulb. This damages the ceiling each time a bulb has to be replaced. As it's a...
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    Neutral query

    My apologies. I was using rather loose wording. We know the lights in the house aren't on a ring.
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    Neutral query

    Thanks but you've misquoted by missing the next word, ie "switch". There is a live feed and switched live inside the switch in the hall. "Extend" means disconnect each, put a standard connector on each, wire in a length of twin and earth (brown live feed, blue switched live with brown tape at...
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    Neutral query

    Thanks again. This is an option for us then as we can extend the switched live cable inside the lighting ring switch outside the kitchen, through the wall and then into the fused spur switch but change it to a double switch. Cables would all be separate and inside the switch could be marked to...
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    Neutral query

    Thanks for your reply. Yes, we didn't think we could mix the circuits but just wanted to check. The lighting neutral can't be reached within the ceiling. We wouldn't need to run a separate cable as we can connect lives between the two switches. However, we'll just continue with the two separate...
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    Neutral query

    The kitchen has two light fittings each with its own separate switch, one outside the kitchen and one inside. One switch has live in/out and is on the lighting ring. Can't get access to the cable between the switch and the fitting or the neutral. Second switch is via a ring mains fused spur...
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    Is it OK to use push fit fittings ?

    Can you advise whether it's OK to use push fit fittings on 15mm copper pipe behind plasterboard and tiles when fitting a thermostatic bar shower please ? Normally I'd use Yorkshire soldered fittings but would like to use push fit in this instance if I can. Thanks
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    Which plaster to use before tiling ?

    Our tiler will be tiling two walls in our bathroom in a couple of weeks time over a bath and shower over it. I have removed the old tiles from the walls leaving big areas where the plaster came away leaving brick wall but other areas where it's ok. I've cleaned it up as best I can and bonded...
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    Does this require notification and/or a professional ? (Scotland)

    JohnW2 Many thanks, that's very helpful. It's fine with regard to the pre-existing circuit and both the 600mm and 2.25m. However, I'll have a look to see if there's an RCD covering the lighting circuits as well as the ring mains. If not, I'll need to bring in a professional. I'm thinking...
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    Does this require notification and/or a professional ? (Scotland)

    I'm a competent DIYer about to replace a bathroom including toilet, basin, bath with shower (not electric), as well as remove and replace tiling. It's a first floor flat with another flat above and below and in Scotland. I'm used to DIY in our detached house but this is a relative's flat and...
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