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    Help identifying wiring in ceiling rose (w/picture)

    Hi, Thanks in advance for any help! I'm attempting to replace the first floor lighting loop in my house, and have run into a problem before I've even started. When I removed the cover from the first ceiling rose in the loop the wiring is confusing me, this ceiling rose is for the upstairs...
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    Installing flush light switch in lath & plaster wall

    Hi, and thanks in advance for any help! I'm currently attempting to rewire the lighting circuit on the first floor of my house, and want to replace most of the current ceiling pull switches with flush mounted wall switches. However, one of the walls where I wish to mount a switch is a plaster...
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    satellite/ tv/ phone connections

    I'm no expert, and I'm sure one will be along shortly to tell me that I'm wrong ;-) However, I'm pretty sure that you're not going to need a satellite signal booster, - each socket should connect seperately to the LNB on the dish (you may need to replace a single LNB with a quad one if you only...
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    Replacing/rewiring upstairs lighting circuit

    Hi, I wonder if anyone could offer an opinion on the following. I have just moved to a 1900's terraced house, the current upstairs lighting is all controlled via pull switches, and as I am having to replace the ceilings I thought this might be a good time to chase the walls and fit wall...
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    Replacing lath & plaster ceiling with plasterboard?

    Hi, I wonder if anyone could offer their opinion on the following. I have just bought a small victorian terraced house, and one of my first jobs was to remove the polystyrene tiles covering all the upstairs ceilings. As I suspected, I have discovered that the ceiling under the tiles is a bit...
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    Connecting washing machine waste pipe to toilet soil pipe

    Hi, I've just moved to a new house which has never had a washing machine installed. Ideally I would like to install a washing machine in an outbuilding as there is little space in the house. I already have a water supply to the outbuilding as this is where the toilet is plumbed in, my question...
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