Recent content by jay5858

I have just bought a double 4ft radiator and it is going onto a plasterboard wall and I was wondering if the screws that I have will be strong enough to hold it, a plumber will do the job I was just trying to help out a bit, so I bought plasterboard rawlplugs the type that self screw into the...

I decided to get an electrician to check it out and it was found to be disconnected so its now cut off and plastered in, so thank you all for the response you gave hope you all have a HAPPY CHRISTMAS

are these photos any help, maybe I should disconnect this old socket and take a feed off another socket in the next room which may be easier and safer

havnt had time to check if it is live yet and I dont have a meter, all I know is that the wiring comes up from the floor like all the other wiring sorry forgot to tell you it is a bungalow

no because when we moved in it had an old bakelite fuse box but we had this renewed to a modern consumer unit, does this picture help at all

I have a picture but cant upload it, it has got a small round hole at the bottom left of the socket

looking at it from the wall it has the 3 wires coming in and nothing going out, I know it is 2.5 cable because I put sockets in the other bedroom last week, I will unscrew the fuse holder tomorrow and see what fuse it is, I am off to work soon so will know more tomorrow

the consumer unit was renewed this year and all that is on the trips are sockets, lights and central heating, the fuse holder? has a small screw in the middle so I havnt had this off, their is the normal wiring going into the socket

yes it previously had storage heaters a long time ago I have been told and the switch has been in the off position since we moved in

Not long moved in and I am in the middle of decorating a bedroom and their is only one double socket in the room but on one wall their is a single socket which is the same size to a normal socket but the description is it has a small section on the left which looks like a fuse holder and a...

I dont want or need any money up front, my friends are going with me for materials etc, I know I wont charge them as much as so called professionals but I know my job will be better than the clowns who tiled it the last time 3 years ago, I will probably charge £400 that is with removing the old...

thanks for replies, I know I wont do a bad job because my tiling is twice as good as some that I have seen from so called professionals and my friend has always commented on my work and would prefer me than some cowboy out of the paper who wants money up front for materials

A friend has asked me to tile his bathroom walls approx 6ft x 6ft x 8ft high and I am a good tiler but have never charged anybody for doing this, also his kitchen floor needs tiling approx 8ft x 7ft can anybody give me a rough idea what to charge him inclusive of the adhesive and grout also for...

I am fitting a flexipipe to my bathtaps and was wondering if its 15mm to 3/4 or 1 and a 1/2 never done it before but you have to start somewhere. by the way I am only doing the cold water tap

I wanted the 2 switches because every time somebody is putting the hall light on they press the wrong switch and it puts the outside security light off, I know it sounds stupid but at least the pir will still be set to on with another switch