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Hi all, whilst doing some work on my house recently I decided it would be a good plan to move an existing earth bonding cable so that it ran under galvanised capping alongside 2 cables which form part of the downstairs ring. However a friend called round the other day and told me that he doesn't...

It looks like aluminium at first glance - certainly hasn't oxidised much in the years it's been in there, but if you scrape it with a Stanley knife blade it is extremely soft, like lead.

Well, until you said it, I'd never have believed it was a lead pipe - it looks far too shiny, but I've just scraped it waith a Stanley knife blade and it certainly is lead. I'll wait a couple of weeks untill I take up the floorboards in the front room, then check if it connects to the live gas...

I can't find an end to the pipe, it actually enters the room from behind the upstairs skirting board, then runs along a joist, before dissapearing into the top of the chimney breast above ceiling height. I already have some 60's pipework for the gas fires that replaced the original coal fires -...

I'll do my best to upload a photo when I get home :-)

Hi all, I've just pulled down an existing ceiling in order to replace it, and came accross an unusual pipe which I can't identify. The pipe in question is of a narrow gauge (about 10mm diameter) and made of a dull silver metal - possibly aluminium? The pipe emerges from the top of the...

I have a feeling he may be using text speak and meant "try trade point mate" :D

Thanks to both of you, - some really good info there, should make the job a lot easier (though sadly won't make it any less messy!)

Hi All, I'm about to embark on a project to pull down my existing lath and plaster ceiling and replace with plasterboard, prior to having it professionally skimmed. I plan to use 12.5mm square edged boards, and would be grateful if anyone could advise on the following: 1) Should the...

That sounds like an excellent plan, though I've never terminated to a CU before, but I'm sure all will become obvious! FFS - I should have come and asked here before ordering a ratchet crimping tool this morning! Neither do I to be honest, but I didn't think about replacing them before the new...

Good plan, when I've removed some plaster I'll see if this is feasible - is it acceptable to run this cable horizontally below the ceiling, then turn 90 degress and run vertically downwards even though all the cable is hidden under plaster? Or would I need to place a blanked off outlet at the...

The plaster isn't off yet, but I have followed the route with a (admittedly fairly naff) cable detector, - I appreciate the situation may be different when I do remove the plaster. EDIT: Thinking about it though, as there are plenty of wires hidden on the other side of the wall where the red...

Hi, Doing a bit of work in my lounge at the moment, and would like to replace a single double socket on a spur with 2 doubles and 1 single. I figure that the best way to do this is to remove the spur, and extend the ring. In the attached drawing I have shown in red that the ring enters the...