Recent content by toby785

thanks for the reply - I meant chocs on both end and tape over top...then bury... I will try to isolate where the live feed is as I understand a hidden live cable is dodgy. thanks again, much appreciated. toby

Hello everyone, I am putting a 2 way dimmer in to replace the 3 way currently in place. I have two questions - 1) can I just tie off the far left wires on the brass dimmer - they control wall lights which I would like to remove and plaster over, (sealing all separate ends with...

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how much eggplant? :wink:

thanks both, thought that might be the case - got cornicing so can of worms ....

Hi the lads upstairs in the conversion are renting and are loud - voices and I can hear them squeek on the floorboards and walk around with big boots (or so it seems). so got airborne as well as impact noise... any help considering their landlord is tight as a gnats chuff? I'd be willing...

Hi, I'm in a conversion flat and the flat above me (1st floor), is very noisy with squeeky floor boards and generally has poor sound insulation. Can anyone suggest a fairly inexpensive way of solving it (without tearing down my plasterboard and stuffing insulation above it). perhaps laying...

Ta again. toby

noted Gavin. thanks for your reply. I'm not installing anything just changed the light. worth the effort in connecting the wires in case - even if it's not connected as source... next time I got a pro round I'll get him (or her....but unlikely) to check it. cheers

thank you Bernard for your reply, it's much appreciated. So if I understand you correctly, I put the red wire from each of the wall lights into the 2 block (into the same slot as the black wire we assume is from the switch). Therefore the block will now be like this 2 block ***black wire...

I know this should be simple. I have read all the great threads concerning similar and read the diy books, but have not succeeded. 2 wall lights, 1 switch & 4 cables (each with L&N&E) and one pendant. one of these cables has a white bit of tape to it, which I took as a switch N and therefore...