Recent content by stevieg1976

I am going to get more old paint off today, but then what?

Hi, so thought I would just strip a fireplace back to something that is not a hideous silver colour in my house. See picture below of the way it used to look... So I thought strip it back and underneath it would be a nice black. Clearly I was wrong as I encoutered a cream colour. Okay...

Well I looked in the loft and found a reel of earth cable with one end going down through the insulation towards the bathroom. I traced the cable as far as I could but it eventually went inbetween the loft boarding. I can see that the roll of cable is not connected, it is just one end. So...

Thanks ericmark - so it sounds like buying a double insulated fitting is the best way forwards then. I certainly dont want to get in to rewiring the whole house as cannot afford. So when wiring a double insulated fitting (class 2) i would just connect the L and N and away I go? Regardless of...

Ricicle - I did come across some light like you mention at http://www.double-insulated-lighting.co.uk/class-2-bathroom-lighting.htm but before I go ahead and purchase just wonder whether I should try and sort this issue properly. securespark - good shout, I haven't pulled the wires though...

Hi, Having just had my bathroom redone, I thought I would add the finishing touch and change the bathroom light. My house is pretty old and from looking at various sockets I know the wiring is certainly not up to UK modern standards. So I removed the old bathroom lightbulb, removed the...

Please help, I have a overflow pipe that is positioned at ceiling level of the ground floor that drips pretty rapidly whenever the heating comes on. Having read around I have checked the water levels in the toilet cisterns and they both seem to be fine. I have been up in the loft but...