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Hi Everyone, Some of you will know I am renovating a property at the moment, current weekend project replacing the windowsill on a bay window. The last owner had new windows fitted at somepoint, and the fitters covered the existing sills in horrible plastic PVC cover stuff ewww. Stripped it...

In my case they inspected it once installed and exposed. Then was told to encase it it fireboard and skim. Take photos !

We had some electrical contractors doing doing some work in our building today so I went and asked them their opinion. They said on all the domestic jobs they do they take a 10mm min main earth bond to both gas and electric if the internal pipework it metal even if the incomer is plastic...

The way I interpret it is, the regs state "main protecting bonding are required to connect extraneous-conductive parts to the main earthing terminal". This includes "metallic installation pipes" plus gas pipes, heating oil pipes etc etc. It also refers to "internal pipework which may have...

Thanks guys. Its one of those odd questions, the regs clearly state you need a min of 10mm main bonding to gas / water etc but doesn't clarify if its a plastic pipe. When I was an apprentice spark I stopped once I did my 15th Edition and there was a time when if it was metal you bunged an...

Hi, Hopefully a fairly straight forward question ... Fitted new CU, system is TN-C-S. it's a 17th dual rcd board split load etc. 10mm main bond to gas is easy but my water main is plastic and at rear of house. It's not difficult to run in as all the floors and carpet is up. However I'm...

When I bought my current property the dining room had a fantastic light on a retracting suspended wire that only went up about 4 foot from the floor then jammed. I still have it :)

Thanks. I just like stuff to be right and most of all safe !

Hi all, Went see someone for the weekend and while I was there it was mentioned their washing machine was on the blink. I asked what was up and was told when the repair bloke turned up and did tests one issue was it wasn't earthed. To be fair on him he left a job sheet advising the socket...

If it helps make friends with your local building control person. I got mine to come out and we went through my whole house and I explained what short term and long term plans were including replacing my current rubbish loft conversion. Well worth it. Also my architect came up with a layout I...

Multi tool. I bought a cheap one from Argos, best thing ever for lifting floorboards :)

I'm doing the same job on my loft soon, BC insist I have ridge tile vents and an airgap of I keep the current old felt. I'm very tempted to take the files off install breathable membrane so I get more insulation etc.

Thanks for the tips / feedback. I went back to them and did some tidying up. Results below. I am much happier with my results now :) Not fitted permanently yet. should I PVA glue the joints ?

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