Recent content by jon3674

I have recently noticed there is no earthing on my oil pipe which feeds the boiler. Am i right in saying that i need to run a 10mm earth cable from the oil pipe to the consumer unit? if so do i attach the earth cable on the oil pipe on the inside of the property or on the outside of the...

With regards to building regs, how far from a bedroom should they be fitted?

Was recently painting a newly plastered wall which contains a upvc window. I used masking tape on the upvc windows but i left some of it on for a few days, when i tried to remove it it just keeps ripping in tiny bits, is there some chemical that could be used to help me remove it, tried hot...

As it's a new extension and planning was needed, does he need some sort of certification to get the extension signed off cheers

My father has just had a one room extension added to his lounge to be used as a garden room, he intends to put a 1g 1w light switch in there and also a few sockets. he intends to tap into and extend the downstairs ringmain for the additional sockets and likewise tap into the downstairs lighting...

I have recently split 1 large room into 1 via a stud wall. I now want to put a light in the second room with a switch. Am i right in saying that i run a cable from an existing ceiling rose to the new ceiling rose (does it have to be the last one on the lighting circuit run) and then run a cable...

Do the regulations state that the cable runs must be enclosed in trunking or conduit or can they just be cable clipped to the walls?

I want to put a lighting circuit and ringmain in my garage. The consumer unit is currently situated within the garage itself, i intend to put them both on their own breaker and the total run of cable for the lighting is approx 20 metres(1.0mm t&e) and ringmain about the same(2.5mm t&e). My...

i have a combi boiler to heat my hot water requirements, its a firebird 70, the problem i have is that no water comes from the tap when i turn the hot tap on, the cold tap works ok, sometimes if i turn the cold tap on and off a few times then try the hot water, ocasionally this gets the hot tap...

I have a combi firebird 70 running 2 rads, shower, bath and sink. The problem i have is when hot water tap is turned on sometimes hot water comes out and sometimes not. If hot water doesn't come out first time i sometimes turn cold water tap on and off then try hot tap again, this usually gets...

Thanks for your reply, but the decor end panels are just a swap for the existing white panels that came with the unit, so unfortunally they are no bigger so i am unable to scribe as you suggest, any other ideas? Cheers Jon

I am just about to install a new kitchen, but when i have offered up the wall units some don't fit fully flush with the walls. The gap ranges from 2mm - 5mm. How do i overcome this problem? I am not bothered about the middle units it's just the units at the end of the run where the decor end...

I have just finished laying a new laminate floor, i am just about to fit new skirting but i am unsure weather or not you are supposed to leave a gap between the floor and skirting, i think it will look better fitted flush but is this correct?

I have just installed a new ensuite shower and am trying to figure out how to connect the 40mm shower waste into the current soil pipe. The current soil pipe runs inside, across the wall in my garage, the shower waste pipe that i am trying to connect comes out from the floor boards directly...

I currently have a concrete driveway wich is approx 15 metres x 3 metres, it has lots of cracks in it, and has many different colours of concrete where it has been extended in the past. I intend to extend the area again but this time put gravel down instead and also cover the exsiting driveway...