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The old radiator was 1440mm x 600mm. Valve to valve opening 1480mm. As I cannot find one the same size in the design I want (raw metal) I am thinking of replacing it with a 1180mm x 600mm rad. which is the nearest size I can get unless I go larger. There is a similar one 1193mm x 600mm which...

Yep, used a chisel ti split it and found it was only screwed into the joist so it came out fairly easy and just had to replace the floorboard. Thanks

I am replacing my wooden staircase with one of steel and wood resting on steel stringers so the old newel post at the base of the stairs is no longer needed.I need to remove it completely so I can lay a floorboard across the area to match the rest of the floor. I know the newel base could be...

Its Off. Push down for On just like ordinary switch

I want to fix this cast iron light switch weighing about 3 kilo to a brick internal wall. I am thinking of using Thunderbolts, which I have never used before, because of the weight. Only two small lugs so I think I will need small flange head bolts , M4 M5 ? and I am guessing about 50mm length...

So I should pay him for work he quoted for and didnt do. You sound like him.

No I am not, if the guy lied about the amount of work needed compared to the work done. I also left a stinging report on his trying to con me on the agency site I got him from. I told him to take me to court if he wanted but strangely not a word. I am not morally or legally bound to pay a con...

"It all depends on what is there, and the logistics of running new wiring. Only by getting an electrician to see the situation will provide an informed estimate. Otherwise it’s down to this". I prefer grandmas prediction to no idea at all of the cost., Is it likely to be £100 or £1000 ? All...

Risteard Because he lied about the amount of work involved. I think £700 an hour is excessive dont you ?

I am not thinking of doing it myself Dont want to risk it but would like a rough idea of what it would cost doing it the easy way you describe or the hard way Then I can judge which quotes are more realistic To the nearest £100 would be a help

I did. £700 was the estimate.

I have the choice of running it from the same gang as the existing light cable under the floorboards upstairs or from a separate gang which would mean breaking into the cable closer to the switch and attachig it to a separate switch. I know I need to get some electricians to look at it before...

I want to install a second light in the hallway. The area can be reached through the upstairs floorboards which I can easily lift. I assume they will be able to break into the circuit from the same place and it will have to be operated from the same switch as the first light which is 4 metres...

under that metal dome cover.

"there is the issue of earthing that metal" Couldnt I just fit the earth wire in a choc bloc or similar ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Chrome-Ceramic-light-switch-2-way/153571110816?hash=item23c18d2fa0:g:kPoAAOSwSkhdMHB3. As a short term solution could I use this two way switch until I sort out the main one. Does the fact it says "6A 250V" make any difference. It is from France.

Purely for the look of them Harry. Big chunky piece of industrial heritage. Makes you feel like you are turning on the factory lights when you click one of these in the morning. I also build book shelves out of galvinised steel and scaffold boards and am working on some stairs made out of steel...

EFLimpudence. Thats the information I want. I can now write to a few dealers and see if any if them have a two way toggle that could be used to modify the switch I have. I presume there is a standard size so any two way toggle should be able to be used in the Walsall I have. Thanks

Is there no way of replacing the switch inside the casing with a two way. Looks as though it has been glued in so could probably be chipped out and replaced if it were possible to obtain a two way to replace it with. I have no idea It weighs about 3 kilos

Yes a two way circuit I know it will require earthing but I thought maybe the one way could be replaced by a two way by an electrician as other similar switches are offered with the option of one or two way when they have modernised them.