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Thank you for this. Yes I am pretty certain it is 2.5mm². Thanks for the advice.

Thought so, on a 32a breaker the cable coming from the consumer unit could be overloaded right?

Hi there all, I have a property and I have noticed the following wiring (please see below) in one of the rooms in the house. It looks like the ring main has been extended. A single 2.5mm Twin + Earth cable (in red) is providing power from the consumer unit which feeds a chain of electrical...

Cheers Ian Yes there are walls for the bedrooms running across the ceiling below the loft.

Hi thanks for the response Ian, Ok I see. Cheers for that - I didn’t realise it would be hanging off of steel. Does that mean 2x6 timbers would be ok to use or too heavy too screw into old ceiling joists?

Hi all, I am looking to board up the loft to a good standard ("proper" and all). Everyone recommends - in order to hold the insulation to raise the floor before boarding. And the best way is to do this is to screw cross-battens into the ceiling joists - (2" by 4" timber battens have been...