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Pinch bar or digging bar, but I've not seen one with a bulbous pointy end before though, maybe it was blacksmith rather than machine made. The mushroomed end on the other end comes from many whacks with a mallet, it'd have started off straight. If I was your neighbour I'd rather have that one...

T track nut, or t slot nut If you measure the dimensions and tapped hole size you should be able to find an equilvant

Hi Ian, I had exactly the same problem in the bathroom in our last house. It started to flake by itself, but when I tried to touch up the flaking areas whole chunks came off elsewhere. After a couple of iterations of that I gave up and scraped the entire ceiling, after rolling it with water...

Thanks for the reply, yeah that's a option. I really wanted to be able to tailor the pipe work a bit to the space it's fitting in, using one of those kits plus the pipework from trap to existing waste pipe would take up a lot of space in the cupboard below the sink. No adapter type things...

I think this should be a very simple question, I'm surprised I've found it complicated so far! So I'm plumbing in a new 1.5 bowl kitchen sink into an existing waste pipe which is 40mm and runs out through the house wall horizontally. I've bought a McApline 40mm P trap to connect to this...

Thanks for all your help John, plans are coming on well!

Hi John, Sorry, that bit wasn't very clear. I was going to use a single un-switched socket for each of the fridge and freezer. They're integrated appliances so the fcu above the worktop was really just to provide an accessible means of isolation. I realise now there's no need for the fuse, so...

Hi ban-all-sheds, Thanks for quick reply! No I don't know much about testing the circuits, but I will be working with a friendly qualified spark who does. I'll be running my plans by him too before I start buying any parts, this is just the first sanity check to make sure I've not overlooked...

Hi, I'm new here. I'm planning a kitchen installation, going to install electric oven, gas hob, cooker hood, fridge, separate freezer, possibly under cabinet lights. My plan is as follows, I'd welcome any comments and criticisms please! Electric oven & gas hob 2500W oven, so...