Recent content by stephen_lowfield

Hi, I am doing a self build extension and struggling how to do this: I need a door liner for the bathroom door. its a old external wall the thickness will need to be 340mm (this is including the 12.5mm plasterboard either side as I have done battens on either wall) My thoughts is to use plywood...

Hi, I am doing a self build extension and struggling how to do this: I need a door liner for the bathroom door. its a old external wall the thickness will need to be 340mm (this is including the 12.5mm plasterboard either side as I have done battens on either wall) My thoughts is to use plywood...

We are planning to plaster finish it. Tiles in shower and floor then painting the rest of it.

Hi all. I am wondering what will look best. I am doing a half stud wall for concealed toilet and to hide the pipe work. I have decided to go full width wall to wall but would it look best to finish 10cm under the window sill or take it to the same height as the window sill the stud will will be...

Thanks ebee. That was my plan. Do the loop at rose in T&E. Then the switch wire will be 3C&E

Yeah definitely considering neutral as got a drum of 3C&E already. But didn’t know whether to loop it at the ceiling rose or at the switch. Which is the preferred option nowadays. Is there any benefits of doing it at switch?

Hi All, I am just about to do the first fix in my extension. For the lighting circuit what’s better looping through ceiling rose or looping at switch?

So something like this?

Oops I can tell I am half asleep today Thanks EFL I will put it on lights then

Hi all, is it better to have a shaver socket (in bathroom) running from a ring socket circuit 2.5mm twin + earth or from a light circuit (1.5mm twin + earth) I am going to be doing the first fix for it. Lights and sockets will be on new RCBOs.

Thanks Sureitsoff. That’s my plan :-)

Thank you flameport. Yeah the electrician is my cousin and has told me what needs to be done. Just keeping costs down to a minimum for me. But forgot to ask him the question

Hi all, I am going to be doing the first fix electrics in my self build then get my electrician to hook it all up. I want to use 47mm back box on some as going to be adding shelly modules to it also. I will be dot and dabbing plasterboard. How deep do the chases need to be in the...

At the moment I am doing a side extension. Which is a normal 2.6m ceiling. Just finished the ceiling joists today. So going to plasterboard and put 370mm loft insulation in. As all the heat going straight through to the loft and out the roof. The vaulted ceiling is coming later when we do the...