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I had a stack of nails left over from my loft conversaion in my old house, thought might as well use them and understand now why screws are better!

I think it depends on the size of the ceiling. Just done my bathroom ceiling 1.7m x 3.2m, yes tough on the old shoulders but looks good. Polishing is always tricky on ceilings though. But personally would not tackle a bedroom or dining room etc say 4 x 4. No one mixing bar me but of course...

Hi John I had a full survey done when I purchased the house but not a electrical survey. Yes hindsight is a wonderful thing and I know the new regs from 2005 but its a shocker what people do with no knowledge what so ever about electrics. I can only assume they like cold showers! I'm no...

Thanks, its been a bit of a house of horrors when it comes to electrics, survey came back perfect, but i've had the ring main twisted together and burried in walls, twisted and wrapped in insulating tape under the floor and to top it off the 9.5kw electric shower was wired using 2.5!

Hi I have a 6mm cable running from my fuse box to a the electric oven and induction hob. This was all installed before I moved in two years ago. We have nnoticed that when the oven is on and the hob has 3 rings on near full or both ovens are on (its a double oven) and say 2 rings are on...

Thank Simon, yes perhaps should have strated a new topic, apologies. By the way the other reason is I have 7 odd meters of new b&r 10mm which I was going to use for the run from the shower switch to the shower. But looks like I will have to run b&b. This of course causes confusion as...

Sorry to jump on the band wagon here. Bathroom in one room moving it to another, the run of 10mm black and red cable runs to the old bathroom, new bathroom nearer the fuse box. So was going to route the old cable to the new shower switch and cut the excess. So what you’re saying is that...

PJComp Thanks The work is being done by me and the building inspector was quite happy that the work would be certified afterwards. Yes I know technically it should be done by a suitabley qualified electriction but on small builds this is not practical, what are you meant to do get him to...

Hi All Wonder if you can help? I am working on a project and creating a new bathroom and en-suite. In each I need to install a small 4” extractor fan. In the bathroom there will be a shower curtain around the bath for the electric shower so it’s about 2.3m off the floor, in the en-suite...

Hi, as said it does depend on water pressure, I had a 32kw combi in a 5 bed semi with a bathrooom and ensuite shower room. There was two electric showers which ran on a pump from the cold water storage tank, so the only way the hot water was effected was when someone turned the kitchen sink cold...

Hi At my old house I had a CD32 it was a five bed semi, all rads had thermo valves and the system was balanced well as in all heated up together and then the thermo valves shut off accordingly with the main hall radiator having valves (non thermo) open both ends. This was of course where the...

I need to check the wires but think downstairs front door has 3 and upstairs only two. The upstairs will need to be replaced and new cables up to it. I think the far hall switch is intermediate. Many thanks for your help.

Hi I wonder if anyone can tell me if this can be done; Downstairs - I have a single switch near the front door which operates the downstairs hall light. On the other side I have a double switch which operates the downstairs hall light (two way switching) and upstairs hall light. Upstairs I...

I thought a diagram may help as it may not be clear! But can't figure out how to get it into the post, but its in my albums!

Thanks for the post on condensation. I have a question; I’m just about to insulate my loft area, that time of year for a lot of us! My house, built in 1930 so solid brick, has only 100mm of insulation. The way the walls have been built the brickwork rises through the rafters until it hits...

Thanks, not as simple as I thought. Yes i'm aware of the new regs, to be honest on the basis that the work is done properly (hence seeking advice) not an issue unless you sell the property. Yes the MCB would be in the garage for the garage power and shed. What do you mean by testing the circuits?

Hi All I have a new large shed and I want to run power to it. Currently I have a feed going into my garage (I assume from the kitchen, garage is not attached. Garage say 3 meters from house, shed 30 meters from garage). I want to check this out properly and ideally run an armoured cable from...

Hi Richard Thanks for the advice. Good point I was going to use three noggins but sounds like two will do. Basically one bedroom was 5m x 5m the one next to it 2.5m x 4m, they were separated by a wall and chimney. I have removed the wall and chimney to make two rooms 3.75m x 5m x 2...