Recent content by Tomc86

Hi all, I've just moved to a new (old, 1955) house and am in the process of laying new flooring. It's a bungalow and the floors are solid. I have taken up the old carpet and some rooms have these old tiles. I'm unsure as to whether they are made of or are likely to contain asbestos and would...

Thought so, thanks for confirming. Cheers all

Good to know! Yeah good point about being able to use the cupboard if the lighting circuit trips, hadn't thought of that. On the subject of the T&E cable the stuff I currently have in the garage is 1.5mm and was hoping to use that from junction box to fused switch and to light. All in all it...

Thanks for all your Swift replies folks! Looks like that junction box is on the ring main rather than the lighting circuit. If I run cable from the junction box in the top of my pic into the fused switch and then up to the light that should work Ok right? I have bought a door switch but now...

Hi all, new to the forum and I'm pretty much a novice but keen to learn I want to put a light in the understairs cupboard that comes on when I open the door. The fuse box/consumer unit is also in this cupboard so I'm thinking it should be easy enough. Wondering what the easiest way to go...