Recent content by crooky

Hi All, Many thanks for your replies. I've finally got the company to see sense. What they are now going to do is dig the entire trench about 15 inches deeper. This will take the overall depth of the trench to about 1 metre. They are then going to pour the concrete about 12 inches deep...

Many thanks for your reply. I thought this was the case. Everything I've looked at on the internet says just what you're saying. The company has said if the build was subject to building regs they would do it the way you've stated. Howver, regs don't apply and a deeper foundation isn't...

Hi All, I'm having a conservatory built and the company has just dug the foundations. There is a plastic drain that runs along the back of the house and they have dug down about 2ft just exposing the top half of the drain. The company now wants to pour concrete directly onto the drain. I told...

Hi Taylortwocities, many thanks for your reply. The double socket has three cables. Two which form part of the ring main and a third which is feeding the FCU. I only expected the one cable to be supplying the FCU and was suprised to find the other cable. I've checked all the sockets upstairs...

Hi All, We're having a conservatory built and I'm moving the extractor fan. The fan is connected to an FCU which is turned is connected to a double socket. The double socket is part of the ring main. I've disconnected the extractor fan and wanted to completely remove the FCU. However...