Recent content by PotatoSoup

... Oh, and taking photos is a brilliant idea. (*Throws head back, pulls on hair and cries "why didn't I think of that!!?*) I'm still frustrated but at least I know what to do to in order not be in this position in the future. Thanks ericmark!! I appreciate it :-)

Thank you for your quick response and all the info. I'd definitely have paid for a plan to not be in this situation now!! I'll take your advice going forward and ensure that a plan is part of any future work. How depressing. I'll mentally brace myself to start pulling the ceilings down then.

Please can an electrician tell me if I'm making an unreasonable request? I had an electrician come and install a new ring main around my kitchen. I want to know where the ring main cables are installed. The electrician’s boss is saying the electrician who did the install is too busy to tell me...

He will if I add new circuits down the line, yes. But at the moment, I just want to run the cables for my current circuits through the trunking so I can insulate around them. I also want to make the cupboard fire safe and various other things, but I can't do that until I have any trunking in...

Thank you, Taylortwocities, I really appreciate your advice. The trunking comes in the following sizes: 50 x 50 75 x 50 75 x 75 100 x 50 100 x 100 Please could someone tell me, would I need two lots of trunking to fit all those cables in or will one of those do it? And what size of trunking...

Hi there, thank you for reading this. I tried to get my head around conduit sizes but my brain melted trying to get to grips with the maths involved - I'm still twitching... Please can someone more numerate than I am tell me what size diameter conduit I would need to run 5 x 4mm2 t&e cables...

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your responses and the speed of them too. I will double check the strands haven't separated. Thank you, Both!!

Hi there, thank you for reading this :-) I'm replacing a like for like dimmer switch at my brother's house. They have bought a 1-core 1.5mm2 stranded cable for me to use to connect the back box to the new dimmer switch. Please could someone tell me, is it ok to use a length of stranded...

Apologies for the delay - had a family crisis but all sorted. I'm right handed and can plug the saw in so corded or cordless is ok - I'm assuming corded will be significantly more powerful. I was planning on keeping all my tools in the loft, if at all possible, so a more portable option...

Thank you, I've just googled - that's a heavy duty looking piece of kit!! Is that the best saw for cutting 2x4 studs and noggins, (which is what I'm after it for)? If so, is there a particular one of these saws you'd recommend, please?

Hi there, thank you for reading this :-) I'm after a recommendation for a good portable circular saw, please? I need to cut through a lot of 2x4s. Ideally, I'm after one that doesn't send a lot of vibrations through (if that's even a thing - I've never used one before) and one that doesn't...

Perfect!! Thank you so much!!

Hiya, thank you for reading this. When we removed a wall downstairs, we found it left a gap in the asphalt so that the damp proof membrane was exposed. I would really appreciate a recommendation for a good self- leveling product to go in this gap Any suggestions gratefully received!

Hiya, Again, some of this went over my head but I think I've understood the most important points for my situation: The suggested choices are: 2.5mm radials @20A 2.5mm ring @35A 4mm radials @25A 4mm radials @35A No-one is advocating for 2.5mm @20A in the kitchen. Opinion is split...

Hi JohnW2, Sorry, I'm being a bit thick I think - what do you mean by "any harm", please?