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It's peace of mind, a step forward, call it what you will but I'd rather have extra protection than less. Yes expensive but I'd never forgive myself if something happened. I've only recently become aware of them but they do seem to polarise opinion but makes no sense. What's negative about...

Hi, Helpful members recently guided me to AFDD rcbo. Arc Fault Detection Device. Different AFDD on the market, 32a, 10a, 6a and others for the circuits, I'm slowly accumulating but my question is should the main 63A also be an AFDD ? Thank you

I've now got three 32a to be fitted, buy a couple each month as quite pricey, but should the main breaker fuse also be swapped to afdd i.e should I be looking to buy replacement for that as well. ? My consumer unit (plastic) will be upgraded so I'm going to get everything I need before getting...

True but reading around it this morning they are a huge step forwards. Mandatory in some circumstances. I intend on having them fitted.

This scenario terrifies me as it happens so often, plenty of threads on this forum. The cause is normally the same My question, what socket can catch this before melting takes place, more sensitive to the resistance because it's not unheard of for melting to happen but fuse not blow. I've had...

Thank you for all the replies. Up until quite recently I wasn't bothered about moss but what I find is it holds the water like a sponge and seems to have gone mad recently, has got out of hand. This is the view from kitchen window of the front room roof.

Roof lot of moss. Have sodium hyperchlorite ( dilute 1 to 3 or 4) Is the right method to apply the sodium hyperchlorite (spray) watering can applied) then gently pressure spray off. or.. I've seen some people just go straight into pressure washing with no pre treat. A roofer suggested using...

Thank you. A shame you are not closer your work looks nice.

Looking again the final decision is to pull it all down and start again. Low bricks are blowing, high placed bricks are blowing. We plan on staying for years so time to get some quotes to rebuild properly with bitumen back, damp course at the bottom and decent bricks. We will paint it afterwards...

Thanks everyone, helpful to know and understand the problem. Bit of an update, There was a builder opposite who had a plasterer working with him. They came up with a solution to place a coping brick on the top with a slight overhang and also dig out behind and put in a sheet membrane barrier...

Our retaining wall looks dreadful. Bricks blown, we painted it but the bricks keep blowing. What do we do.? End result would be nice to have the engineering top and paint the sides but want to have a solution that will last and looks nice. Holding back the earth as you can see. Some blown...

Hi, I just thought I would follow up my own post and thank you again @michealangelo . The primer Zinsser Guardz had reacted when I applied it which concerned me but on the back of the tin it does actually give you a bit of a heads up how to go about using it in tricky spots. I'll be honest in...

Thank you for the reply. I let the first coat of guardz dry, proper drying time, it's a bit like a resin surface now, much tougher so I'm going to have to go down in grit it's so hard. The reaction as it went on left things a bit rough so I'll sand a test area tomorrow then another coat of...

Hi Reaching out for some help as this job is torture. Previously plastered and tiled wall, had paint on it too. New kitchen, tiles off. Got it super smooth with some surface filler, really pleased. Applied emulsion but under led under cabinet lights it looked dreadful so I rubbed down...

Ok, yes. Post crossover, I'll use these as lives, take neutral from loft, probably still the lights but I'll check first. I feel a bit of a tit but if I hadn't asked I'd be looking at this completely wrong. I basically wired a plug to a dead switch ! I'll locate a suitable neutral feed, join...

Of course, yes I take that back about neutral, it's just a black wire, 2 of them, one each side going into L2, red into L on each side. So the roll of cable in the loft I can just choose to be neutral (red in, black out) l then run a separate feed into the socket, live, the one in the loft to...

Hi, I have a double light switch in the kitchen. One side switches on the ceiling lights, the other side was left by electrician for cabinet lights in the future. Kitchen lights working perfectly. Coil of wire from the other side of the switch in the loft. Today I added a socket to it to test...

literally taking apart today, in fairness it wasn't me who assembled but I see there's biscuits and its glued well, but no clamps. @chirpychippy you nailed it, so obvious but I hadn't thought about it, right above the join is where the kettle sits... it (the kettle) is in its logical home due...

Hi, Thanks for all the replies. Just so the question makes a bit more sense, All this stems from wanting longevity and triggered by a different worktop I am fitting. It's a lovely wood effect, very realistic right down to grain but that's its potential weakness (to me with nil experience of...

Hi, Hoping to gain some experience please. I've seen a video where a kitchen fitter heats up the edge of the worktop and strips it with a chisel , then sands the glue away and joins it using worktop clamps and clear sealant. I'm joining 2 square edges of laminate that have a grain (very nice...