Recent content by steve76

so what your saying is i need to check all the sockets for wiring problems? what else could it be? edwardcurrent, i'd love for you to be my bookie, very generous odds indeed

this is a new circuit. i wired up all the sockets myself but got an electrician friend to wire it to the board. like i said to test it i plugged the kettle in to all the sockets and when i saw the redlight come on i assumed that all the sockets were working. but when i fully boiled the...

i had a new ring main put in my kitchen and tested the sockets with a kettle when it was done and they all worked. but when i put the kettle on to boil it tripped out the rcd as soon as it boiled. i also tried with an electric shaver and that tripped it out straight away. what is the problem

i have just finished hacking off all the old mortar from downstairs. i have a guy coming monday to damp proof. do i need a scratch coat first or can i just paint it with pva glue and dab it straight to the brick. oh! and £200 for the damp proof is that a good price including a certificate

thanks guys, i've decided to go with b&q after going back to the store and haggling i got the kitchen for £1200 which i thought was a bargain but i have to wait 4 weeks which gives me time to get the kitchen ready as soon as it comes. to that person who spent 27 grand what a mug unless his...

thanks guys i think if i order 2 tonne of chippins 1 tonne sand and 15 cement i should have more than enough. any leftovers wont be wasted as i need to render a few walls too.

i had a designer from b&q to do a kitchen for me, and it came to £1448 thats for 10 units, worktops, sink, oven, hob and hood. ichocolate brown colour with a light worktop. howdens didnt have the same colour but they priced a beach coluor with a dark worktop, which they said is a populor style...

im ready to lay the floor i just need to know how much sand, chippings and cement to order. the measurements are 3m x 3m x 12 cm

i've recently gutted my downstairs of my house and my freind who's a plasterer said i should have it damp proofed injected. i'm skeptical about whether this works and i dont know enough about it really. can someone tell me what is involved, and how much it costs or is there anything else i...