Recent content by NorthantsPete

Hi Ive just installed a new very expensive kitchen surface. Water around the tap is constantly present - is there a strong wax or sealant we could use that will not allow the wood to rot Its been treated with Danish oil (5 coats) but already its starting to swell slightly - I want to catch it...

here you go. Heck my local builder just said use a 32a junction box and be done with it, but I'm glad to follow protocol here as it will be semi inaccessible (under a hatch under a carpet)

Hi All, and thanks for battling it out, I'm getting similar results all over the internet and no straight answers. I contacted Wago themselves, they say "The 222 series is suitable for 2.5mm² twin and earth, if that is what you are repairing. If the junction box is to be inaccessible when...

some say the 222 are better made, and as its going to be MF, im happy to go for the best. checked the fuse and its a 20A circuit, so whilst the standard 24 would probably suffice, in case anything chnages the 30+ will be better suited long term.

So I thought id nail down a floorboard that was squeeking as one final job of the day. BANG the lights go out - ive hit a mains cable. As the hole is in the center of the joist i have a thread going to work out how to repair, the cable was tight, no slack for a junction box either side. Got a...

So I put a nail right through a joist that had cables in, puncturing one cable running through the middle of the joist. The cable is too tight either side to repair to a single box, so my thought was use a junction box, extend say one metre through the joist, then another junction box on the...

Hi, there is some moisture int he lounge, underground moisture, always. ITs bette rnow weve repointed the house. Which is ok for some moisture?

So Ive been tasked with laying laminate - only, i have some areas that are really crap thanks to gas pipes, fireplace removals and so on. The annoying thing is we've plastered and just painted, i dont want to be grinding any floors and making more dust here are some pics of the annoyances...