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hey, i have a cable going from my house out to the garden for some lights, problem is i am sick of the cable just being slung around the edge of the patio and now want to tidy it up. the slabs meet up close to the wall where the cable came out, is it possible to cut a notch in the slab close...

what are the preparations needed to gravel a driveway? :?

sand paper and hamerite.

engineer: maybe you are implying this isn't sufficient and it requires a whole section on just a bit of ducting! :roll:

its not 236 anymore, although my training was. does anyone ever get nervous going to see customers? i cr*p myself! especially when the phones rings! oh and 'ban-all-sheds'... lighten up.

can i have some more info on these, what sort of paint can u use in it?

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never said i couldn't do it did i? :D hehehehe

hahahaahahaha LMAO yeah, i'm probably one of those dodgy sparks, but i do things honestly and properly, and i do a good job. I have noticed though that enginners on big companies just wanna get home so rush things. In my few years as a sparks i've seen loads of rogues, anyway, a little off...

well said 'ban-all-sheds'

well they cant show u every trick in the book. The extent they go to is.. "oh here is your bay with one big piece of ply to screw stuff to" no floors or anything. This job is for a customer see, so i want it to look decent. Do people really examine your work when u leave do u think?

Thanks guys if i choose the way that FWL_Engineer has described then its very likely i will as this will give me some added space to work with two 2.5mm cables. The option of on the skirting will only allow me to spur it. This method is not against the regs afaik. me thinks i will notch...

we are not all perfect. as with everyone else i am here to gain something from the site. I figured my experience might help on the subject as a few people have asked this question concerning extractor fans. I have only just passed my time as an electrician and hope you can all give me advice...

thanks for the input. :D under the heading of the section i did put 'with timer' i can see your point, i was just thinking of speed. obviously you didn't read it all then :lol:

cheers for the replies to add a socket. if i use trunking it will sit out further than the sockets will as they are flush. there wont be any power cables in the roof space as all wiring is under the floor (other than lighting in roof) this means i gotta go up before i can come back...