Recent content by Jodo

Yep, not sure why I said tiles, lol That's a good point, thanks. I'm guessing I will also need some hooks to secure the uppermost row of slates when I re-lay them? (and for the broken ones you mentioned).

That's great, thank you so much for all the help guys. I feel a lot more confident about it now. :) One other thing: how do I get the surrounding tiles off? Do I need a slate ripper?

Hi, I have an old chimney on the edge of the roof at the rear which has not been used for many years. (pics below, hopefully). The breast in the kitchen was removed before we moved in 13 years ago and as we are now planning on re-doing the bathroom I am hoping to remove the rest of it in...

I can see why that puzzles you ban. I have changed switches before without a problem but because this was a double dimmer and looked more complicated to wire from the diagrams, I asked my father-in-law for his input. He fitted a shower (with no previous wiring in place) and replaced a fuse box...

sorry Adam_151, didn't refresh before I posted.

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OK, i take on board both your comments regarding my (electrics) DIY'ing... Sorry, I really shouldn't post when it's late. I just re-read my original post and as well as typing red/green instead of yellow/green, I also wrote black instead of red. The source of the misunderstanding is mine, I...

Thanks for the reply ban-all-sheds, First off, sorry, yes I meant Green/Yellow (it was late :oops: ) I don't think either is one end of a 2-way switching arrangement because the switch is in the living room and one switch controls the living room light, the other the dining room light...

I have removed a two gang switch to replace it with a 2 gang dimmer, to find that there are three cables in the switch, each with 2 wires (1 black, 1 red/green). I wired the dimmer up as per the instructions: L1 to Neutral + link to second L1, L2 to Live + first light +...