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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...

Thank you. Kev

Hi, Needing a steer please. Hose and taps on external wall side bath hose leaking, badly, taps ok but hose needs replacing. Side taps and hose integrated, they look good but inaccessible to service/repair. So what's the best route, bath out, replace with new bath with end taps, knock hole in...

Hi, I wonder if someone could give me some ideas how to solve our fan requirement. Have a fan which, when the flats were built (60's or 70's), was wired to the light switch and then wires buried into the concrete ceiling. So turn light on, fan comes on. Light off, fan goes off. But this is not...

Thank you for your kind reassurance regarding heat which was my main concern. Yes isolation is both sides, n & l and if the worst came to the worst the fuse board is only 10 paces away to shut off everything. I'll be fitting tomorrow :)

Hi, Bit of advice please I might be overthinking it maybe I'm right in my worries. I have 2x 13a appliances, induction hob and a oven, plug and go, they both have 13a plugs. But I'm unsure where is the best place to locate the socket to plug these into. Above the oven but under the hob would...

I said in first post, no gas. supply for over 30 years....

Thank you. I'll cut it and reseal.

Hi, Not a new topic, capping off gas pipes but this one is me asking what my options are. My flat, haven't had gas supply for maybe 30 years now but I have this old pipe jutting out behind where my cooker goes. It's a pain, it juts out over 3 inches so I'd like to cut it back and re cap it...

As requested, do they help with the Q? but looking forward to replies. 1st two are of the stack with replaced pipe, there is one more behind you can't see, so 3 inlets in total. Next 2 are of the copper pipe removed. All were leaking. The shared stack serves 2 properties, flats, so the one...

No copper pipes anymore. All looks std to me, 1970s build. Will upload images tomorrow but anyone got info on the crud would be useful :-)

Hi, I've had to replace all copper pipes into the soil stack, all corroded and leaking. The last one finished today thank God but it was the worst, no flow, I couldn't push my finger through what was originally a 40mm hole. The build up has been solid black, I've literally had to hack it off to...