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well ive got moisture resistant plasterboard... but where can i get some of this tanking fluid from...? i have some leftover product from a dunlop waterproofing kit...can i use something from there? thanks for the advice...

yep...its all making sense now.. do i have to use 20A JBs...or are 5A ones ok? screwfix do one... 5A, 4 terminal... and its only 60mm...perfect to fit in the hole... also, easier to get hold of.. yep..the switch cable has red taping around it...

brilliant... explains everything... thanks for that.. one last question... can i place the wiring fir the next light and junction box from the previous JB, instead of from the actual light... also, the wiring inside the junction box...will it be the same as it is in the ceiling rose...

ok...bit of confusion kicking in... can someone show me a picture of a juncton box... where im asuming the 2 '3 core' cables come in and from there i can connect the 1st of downlights... replacing the existing ceiling rose... and then daisy chain the rest...

have you ever done a bath panel from plasterboard though? only thing ive been thinking about plasterboard as bath panel is if water gets in through the 'under-lip' of the bath.... bearing in mind the panel will be a removable one, so it wont exactly be water-tight either... whats so wrong...

hmmmm.... a few different opinions here.... any reasons why and why not to use plasterboard for bath panel... even if it is moisture resistant gyproc... any other materials that you can suggest snowbound... i know theres aqualpanel...but as mentioned before, this doesnt come in sheets above...

thanks for the advice... I have used aquapanel (cement board) for where there will be tilng done around the bath area... and used moisture resistant plasterboard for other areas... I was planning to make a bath panel from tiles... the only thing with aquapanel is that it only comes in 120cm...

hi SB..thanks for the advice.. just a quick question... might sound dumb to you but here goes... at the moment... the light is connected to a round connector where the wires from the lighting circuit come in (2 lots of earth, brown and blue wires) and the blue and brown of the light is...

brilliant...thanks for the advice... any idea of how much this notification process costs... rough guide...?? also... i take it i need to remove any insulation that is in the way of the light fitting about the ceiling...? any specific amount??

Thanks for the quick reply... can you suggest an appropriate thickness for the cable... Looked in B&Q and the 2 core was recommended for lighting... would something along the lines of 1.5mm2 three core be suitable? thanks for the advice... doing the bedroom at the moment.. but was thinking...

Hi all.. Just read some posts regarding boxing in pipes in the bathroom and have sesn a few people mentioning that plasterboard is a good option I have some gyproc moisture resistant left over from the walls but was just wandering if this suitable for boxing that needs to be removable...

Hi All Sorry if this is a repeat question... but really need a quick piece of advice.. Im replacing a standard ceiling rose with a few downlights... Firstly... I have purchased some new cable.. 0.75mm2 2 Core heat resistant flex...max rating 240V, 6 Amps, 1440W. Also purchased some single...

Hi All Just need some advice on cutting porcelain tiles... I saw on TV that someone was using some sort of 'sanding block' to smooth the edge of the porcelain tile when cut... can anyone help on this... thanks!!

the taps that im looking at are suitable for gravity fed system... but need a minimum of 1bar pressure...

thanks for the replies.. does that mean i would need 2 separate pumps... or is there one that can do both? with regards to the wiring... if the pump is placed near the hot cylinder.. i have the wiring for the whole central heating/hot water system there... can the wiring be taken from...