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Certainly - but still I don't really know where the cables go. Straight up from the CU? Hopefully, but could be anywhere. I've found some damn funny wiring in this house so far. And probably contributed to it as well, lol...

Good idea - that works. I'll clear windows in the plaster, like an inch square, until I can see brick and then confidently drill into the centre of that. Thanks!

Could I just screw the batten directly onto the CU itself? There are some really handy screw holes in the metal bits.

There was wallpaper behind it. I survived... this time.

Yea, don't worry - the cover is at hand. I should have put it on for the picture, I suppose.

I have the cover, it's just removed at the moment so I could strip the wallpaper. I have another thread about the CU in particular, somewhere.

I'd like to put a batten up along the pencil line you can see in the picture. Note the consumer unit (with the electricity meter on the other side of that external wall) and a socket to the right. The cables enter that socket's back box straight in from above. I have no other knowledge of where...

Thanks, I only googled it but apparently not with useful phrases. Two members of staff in the shop "had no idea". Much appreciated!

I've only ever dealt with normal ceiling roses before, but I was looking at some other types of fitting for the bathroom like those globe or domed things, maybe even spotlights. I was in B&Q and inspected a few, and the wiring seems very strange to me. At most, they had a connection block...

It's done - I used a hacksaw horizontally through the under-the-sink parts and right through the middle "bolt". The post mortem revealed no nut, no thread, no clue as to how it was actually held together. Strange!

Yes sir.

I can't seem to flick the "cap" off to find something underneath it, and the view up into the underside of the waste doesn't reveal any screw or nut. I'll just cut it out if need be but would like to do it gently if possible.

Yea, no harm in it. The screws directly through the sink into the wall seem pretty solid but sticking a batten in there won't hurt. This isn't my sink but here's how I've screwed it to the wall (red dots)

I can't take a pic at the moment, but it's exactly like a normal sink waste with a centre screw on top, except the "screw" has a thin, flat, featureless head instead of a normal screw head, and from underneath there's no sign of nut or anything.

I guess I should. The base unit has no rail at the back, either - reckon I should remedy that?

Thanks, everyone - well the topography of the sink meant that contact with the top of the base unit was quite limited, but I used about 200ml of silicone and various bits of scrap wood to bridge some gaps and then weighted it down for a day or two. It does seem pretty solid now, as in I could...

Quick question - I have a sink waste I want to remove but there's no centre screw like I'd have expected. In its place is just a small flat piece, almost like a the head of a rivet or something. I can't lever it out and from underneath I can't see any screw/nut/bolt or similar. Any idea how its...

Hmm, well if you say so! I just can't imagine the slight warp being held flat with silicone. I will try it and see, thanks.

^ correct. Not inset, but sit-on. There's no work surface involved or to be cut.

How, where do I put the silicone and what do the lengths of timber do? I can't see the idea you have in your mind...:idea: The points of contact between the metal and the wood are relatively small, is it meant to just be siliconed down to the top rim of the base unit wherever it will touch...