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I have a 1965 bungalow that I am renovating. I want to re wire and fit a new CH system. How much of this can I do myself legally. I refurbished another bungalow about 3 years ago and was allowed to do all the electrics myself with the council appointing an inspector to check my work. I also...

I am fitting a new toilet (& bathroom suite) in a bungalow that I am renovating. The Waste pipe in the concrete floor is about 150 mm from the wall. I imagine that the original toilet had a vertical outlet into the sewer and would have been in an acceptable position. However if I use a...

Is it acceptable to connect a fixed electric fire (2.1KW) to a fused spur off a ring main?

I am looking at rewiring/ adding extra sockets etc to a 1960's bungalow I have just bought. There is only 1 single socket in each bedroom and I am looking to increase this to about 3 doubles. The existing wiring is PVC insulated although the earth is not sheathed at the sockets. It is...

Thanks for all the advice. I have contacted my LABC and they said that the 450mm & 1200 minimum heights did not apply as I was rewiring existing and adding to pre-existing switch & socket positions. It is good advice to get it straight from the LABC as to their interpretation.

I have just bought a bungalow, built about 1962, which requires extensive modernisation, including re-wiring. I have an electronic/electrical background and have done lots of electrical work on previous houses I have owned. I am not on the Competent Person Scheme, however, I have applied...