Recent content by gnigdave

Cheer. Very much appreciated.

Hi. Radial query. I've got a 5 foot high cupboard in the hall that contains the consumer unit and utility meters. I want to put a table lamp on the cupboard but have no sockets nearby so was planning on putting a single socket inside the cupboard on a short radial from the consumer unit...

Hi. Thanks for your previous replies on my lintel post. Any chance you could have a look at my update and offer any advice on how to proceed? Thanks in advance. Dave //www.diynot.com/diy/threads/lintel-advice-needed.436403/

Hi. Thanks for your previous replies on my lintel post. Any chance you could have a look at my update and offer any advice on how to proceed? Thanks in advance. Dave //www.diynot.com/diy/threads/lintel-advice-needed.436403/

Thanks for the replies. I was ready to acrow prop and put a new lintel in when I found that I'd just missed the original lintel when I'd first looked for it. It's 15mm high, 30mm above the height of the new opening and is long enough for the opening that I need. Very lucky! Any tips on how...

thanks for the replies. if you had the option of either replacing the existing lintel or putting the new one along the top of the old one which one would you go for? i'm thinking that putting the new one along the top of the old one seems safer than removing the old one, although it...

Thanks. My first thought was to put the new lintel along the top of the existing one and leaving them both in place. It would mean removing a single course above the lintel. Is this doable? If temporary support is needed could I support it brick by brick as they are removed?

Hi. The other half has had an idea, now I'm left sorting it. Making space for a new fireplace. The attached drawing shows the existing opening and lintel in grey, the chimney flu space in blue, and the new opening that is needed in orange. From looking around the internet I've seen that I'd...

thanks for the info. really helpful. i'm not sure what to expect when i come to moving the box. how easy will it move? and wondering why it's been placed so badly in the first place.... maybe they couldn't get deep enough for some reason? still no excuse for not using a spirit level but...

it looks like there's a back box. i can see a metal box along one side of the switch if that's it. thanks for the info. really helpful. i'm not sure what to expect when i come to moving the box. how easy will it move? and wondering why it's been placed so badly in the first place...

sorry for the multiple posts but it's a bit of a decorating and electrical question. this light switch couldn't be any worse. it works at least but it's wonky in every direction. i'm prepping the wall and wondered if anyone has any experience of fixing a switch like this? cheers

sorry for the multiple posts but it's a bit of a decorating and electrical question. this light switch couldn't be any worse. it works at least but it's wonky in every direction. i'm prepping the wall and wondered if anyone has any experience of fixing a switch like this...