Recent content by jbl11

Hello all, Hoping for some advice on whether building regs apply to a project I'm considering. We have had a 16x8ft steel framed pool for a couple of years, but now wanting to make something that looks a little better. We always get enough usage of it and well aware of heating costs etc, so...

Nothing really. Having now actually looked at the definition I see what you mean. Thanks for suggestion. Sounds like a tidy solution.

Hoping for some advice with installing a towel rail in my bathroom please. We have an enclosed shower and plan to install a heated towel rail just outside the shower door. The door pivots at the wall and the towel heater would be positioned behind the shower door when it is open. I have a...

I assume I can just add one of these to each of the appliance wires to provide independent switching? http://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/319208 So one FCU, with 2 wires coming out of the load side, each of which with the above in-line switch. So if one of them does cause a problem, I can...

Thanks for all the replies. Winston1, the fan cable is 1mm twin core. There is RCD protection at the CU. I had read somewhere about when using internal sockets for external applications a dedicated plug-in rcd might be required, but this was referring to internal sockets, so perhaps not the...

Hoping someone can advise please. I have a 13A switched FCU that is supplying our kitchen extractor fan, which itself is spurred from a socket in the kitchen. The FCU is loose on top of the kitchen cabinets. I need to supply power to an external light, which has a cable that runs into the...

I've been in touch with the local water companyy and ordered a sewer plan to get some more detail. Once I have that, I've been given the number for their build-over department and I'll give them a ring. There is also the possibility of extending to the side of the house, away from the sewer...

Hi all, I am considering putting an offer in for a house, but it's with the intention of extending at the rear. A 4m two-story extension running along the entire rear, then a conservatory on the end of the extension running along almost the entire length. I've just downloaded the title register...

I was thinking that at first, but dismissed it because it looks the same around light switches etc, where there are obvious brush marks i.s.o a roller. But I will give it a go with a roller. Maybe the stipple from the roller would be enough to make it un-noticeable. Failing that, I will do...

Hello everyone, I've just filled in a hole and sanded it down. Now trying to find the right finish. It looks like a matt emulsion, but it's almost like it's had something added to it. It's a very slight texture, that you can hardly see but it's definitely there. So my patchwork sticks out...

Thanks I will sand and then just stick with the top coats, and hopefully get away with it.

Hello all, I'm a complete novice at painting, but want to give our interior wooden doors a coat of paint. The original paint is a water based satinwood brilliant white (Dulux diamond white). Over the years this has had patches of a water based vinyl matt emulsion to cover things up over the...

Sister and me were executors, but I was living out of the country at the time so I was out of the loop with much of the paperwork etc.

Same legal officer just called me.. apparently we are already in breach (!) as the properties should be owned by the same person. Think I need to get in touch with the solicitor that did the conveyancing. Thanks for your thoughts :)

Yep, that response came from the principal legal officer