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thanks lancenotalot. does the tiling have to be done straight after applying the tanking stuff?? i take it if its a rubber based stuff then it will attract the dust etc. would there be enough in that kit to do a full shower?? i.e 2 walls, 900mm wide each and 1850 high?? thanks again mate...

hi i am having a quadrant enclosure in the corner of my bathroom but one wall is plasterboard and the other is brick/plaster (see post in plastering section). i dont want to tile straight onto these ias i have heard stories of leaks and i dont want to be ripping them off to fix it in the...

hi we have gutted our bathroom in prep for a new suite. when we took out the bath, we found the wall was not plastered below the line of the bath - doesnt look like it ever gas been!!! i removed the old bathroom tiles off the rest of the wall and underneath there were old white tiles on...

hi i am going to take out our old electric shower as its being replaced with a mixer. i am going to rip out the wiring and the pull cord switch but want to leave the main csable in the loft in case anyone wants to fit one in the future. plus its going to be a big mess ripping it right out...

yeah i will take a pic of the label and post it up. where it says what looks like 10.5 kW, it is actually 10 , 5 kW (numbers seperated by a comma) will get the pic up tomorrow. cheers george

hi looking at buying a shower enclosure but there is a choice of either acrylic or stone resin trays. which is the best one to go for as i thought the stone resin one would be stronger but worried if we drop something on it it will chip. this wouldnt happen with the acrylic one would it as...

hi been looking at the oven in our house - it was there when we bought the house. it is a gas hob with an electric oven. the oven has a cable with a standard moulded 3 pin domestic plug on the end. Looks like a 3 amp or 13 amp fuse in it. Is this ok to plug back into the wall socket...

thats great - cheers!!

hi just bought a new beko larder fridge and there is a plastic tray sat on top of the black compressor at the back. it looks like a drip tray but i dont know. there is nothing in the instructions about it. any one know what it might be and if i can take it off?? or is it something which...

right, bit of an update here and think it has changed the goalposts now!!! i have currently got the plasterers in skimming and re boarding the ceiling after a previopus owners bodged artexing attempt!!!! unfortunately, they CUT THE BLOODY PHONE CABLE OFF and now there is nothing at all for...

looked like it had been beashed about a bit. had chunks of the outer grey PVC missing and just looked like it had been abused. it is just clipped along the kitchen wall behind the units. does that have an impact on whether it needs registering?? would it be classed as a minor works...

cheers Spark123 that put my mind at rest a bit!! its only 30mA isnt it?? so not much at all really!! does it cost to notify under part p?? i didnt add a socket, just replaced the existing and relpaced the cable. cheers george

hi today i was changing the sockets in the kitchen and running some new cable in. i isolated the circuit on the MCB and cgecked it was dead before starting. Noticed about 0.8 - 1.0 volt on the live conductor. Didnt think too much of it untill i went outside to get something from the garage...

Yeah aware of that fact!! every thing needs bloody notifying!!! thing is, i am just replacing the cable and sockets which are already there. I have got an insurance indemnity on any building and electrical work on my house as previous owner had gone a bit mad. Fitted cloakroom upstairs...

thanks guys for the help. its only for some T&E to pass through so i will just drill through at an angle i think. going to change thde worktops eventually anyway. cheers george

hi i have just ripped up the lino in my kitchen and would like to put down some Miliken carpet tiles. do i need to lay them on anything or will they be ok straight ontl the floor?? do i need to stick them down with anything cos i want to remove them at a later date. cheers george

hi i need to drill a hole through the worktop in my kitchen. thing is where i need to drill it is right against the wall. is there a special way of doing it without dismantling the units?? cheers george

ok will do. just to clarify whats a bal shower kit?? does it seal the plasterboard before tiling?? cheers george

cheers swidders! that sounds logical and like you said, just needs thinking through. with regards to the plaster board wall, can this be tiled in the same way as the solid brick/plaster wall?? or does it need sealing first?? cheers george

cheers for the advice guys! thing is, there is barely enough room to get a box on the wall as the cable is just too short!! also it is not colour coded, just plain grey and old looking!!! i need to replacew the plasterboard on the wall which the cable comes through on and once i do tis...