Recent content by DITribe

Totaly agree with the danger involved John. I am going to change the wire as its the only option available (i'm not into risking my own or anyone elses safety for a quick fix). It shouldn't be too hard as there is obviously already conduit in the wall that i can run the new cable through...

Ok last night i managed to get a better look with some more natural light about. Seems to be that i have hit the cables which run from the thermostat in the kitchen, i will have to investigate this a little further to make sure. To confirm where would the thermostat run to, the hot water...

I'm pretty sure that the diagonal run shouldnt be there at all. The whole room will be replastered next year so i'm leaving all the cables as they are if i can for the time being as i have the whole of upstairs to be getting on with. Yes i have tried the metal/cable detector as mentioned...

I did go out and purchase one last night (stanley intelisnsor pro) but i'm not sure how much i trust it to be honest as it beeps at anything!! Thats why i came on here to seek further advice.

Thanks for the quick reply Chris, The House was built in the early 60's, and i would say the conduit was pretty easy to get through and is around the same sort of size and description that you gave (maybe a touch bigger then 12-14mm though). There are no sockets down from the conduit just...

This is my first post although I have been reading much in this forum since buying my first home, so firstly hello all. I have recently just decorated the living room (just a temporary botch) and have gone to change the wall lights. When putting on the new bracket I needed to drill a new hole...

Hello All this a first post so go easy with me. The house that i am currently purchasing is a 1965 build which has a single brick construction for its entrance hall and utility room. When we got our survey back it was advised that this was made into cavity walls to avoid cold and...