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I have small room with plasterboard that has been painted over...whats best way to prepare this for plastering...the paint is stuck on firmly. Should I score it or do I need to use pva or blue grit?

Okay, thanks...i was a bit worried as I had remixed it a bit so wondered if had compromised the strength or hardening ability...i will crack on today with plastering it...tbh I didn't think to check the date until after I started... Novice problems I guess, my plastering experience has been a...

I am patching up chimney breast (bricks) and made up bonding yesterday and put two coats on. Bonding use by date was Aug 2018 and was drying quickly. First coat dried quickly, but second mix was going of in bucket so added fresh water and mixed more and used. Today it still seem damp and has not...

Thanks, I will try testing at weekend, the electrician is busy until new year so would be good to find out more if i can in meantime.

Thanks all for your help with this, i will get an electrician in to give it the once over and let you know.

I think the 4mm from the MCB must go to a socket i havent yet checked and then pretty much the rest have been added using 2.5mm. So does this mean i should replace the 32A fuses with 20A to be safe?

I tried to get better pics...and also compared to some 2.5mm i had and i think is same...unfortunately i dont have any 4mm but i guess it would be obviously bigger?

Not sure if these help more, they are different sockets...but looks same as 2.5mm a far as i can tell..i will try and get a better idea when check other sockets

Yes, thats correct, if the left fuse is of but middle one is on then most sockets are of...i also looked behind 6 sockets both upstairs and downstairs (from both 32A fuses) and all are in 2.5mm cable...there are more sockets but not so easy to get to but can check these later...so seems like...

So on MCB; from L to R 6A - all lights inside and outside 16A - shed sockets and lights 16A - doesnt seem to turn anything off 32A - most sockets downstairs and upstairs 32A - again doesnt seem to turn anything off 32A - cooker, an adjacent double socket, a single socket in bedroom above, a...

Okay, will do...will have a look in next hour, thanks

Ah, ok a ring would be preferable...i will take a look...from memory though, upon removing the case there only looked like there was a single cable into each fuse.

But i think this is a radial, does that still apply?

Great, thanks, sorry to repeat myself, but just to clarify, i should also change the 32A fuses to 20A? If so i will get them changed

Okay, that makes sense, thanks

Thanks for the replies, good to know the rcd at least makes it a bit safer...just out of interest, why are the junction boxes not ideal? Anyway, i had planned to take the cable out of the wall (back wall in pic) and run it into a new socket (bottom right of wall in pic) which i think was its...

Ive been pulling up floorboards in my c1950s house and noticed cables are 2.5mm, although the cables into 32A fuses in MCB are 4-6mm. I think its a radial circuit as theres only one cable into each fuse?. The MCB has 2 x 16A fuses which im unsure what they are for, although shed has lights and...

Okay, will do that..many thanks for the help

Theres no cold water storage tank (but there was once as 50s house)...the shower is gravity fed and boiler is a combi...i cant see any pipework for bath but presumably was one in there once as is origional downstairs bathroom...ive attached pic...pipes on left hand side are going to basin and...

Just a quick question on plumbing in a new bath....there is some existing pipework but not sure which to take the cold supply of... There is an existing cold supply pipe to toilet and shower ...then there is another separate cold supply pipe which runs to the basin and the outside tap...which...