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I hope you are right otherwise someone is going to get a nasty shock. Literally.

Have to say as someone who served a 4 year apprentiship as an electrician and who now has a B.Eng degree in electronic engineering this thread fills me with horror. I am currently renovating my house, I'm rewiring it myself but its done via notification to BC with a named local electrical...

That's the method on using, not quite perfected it yet. I think I need to angle the undercut more.

I recently too out the load bearing wall between my kitchen and dining room. My BC guy advised my steel size and inspected it before fire boarding and plastering. Was very helpful.

Thanks for replying. The internals are scribed yes. They aren't fixed to the walls yet but I'm just not 100% happy.... It's my first go at skirting :)

Hi everyone, currently fitting new skirtings. I'm not so happy with my internal scribe joints so wanted to get opinion and see if I am bring too picky ! It's going to be varnished and not painted mind.... External for comparison

First attempt

First attempt

First attempt

First attempt

Travis Perkins will sell to anyone, I have a cash account plus if you go in a lot and buy stuff they will give you better pricing too. Looks relatively recent build so getting matching bricks should be ok.

Nothing back yet, it only went in in the new year. Soon as I get a answer I will post it up.

Just had the electricity board eng out to fit an isolator (foc) and I explained I was rewiring the whole property with new CU, he fitted 25mm tails from incomer to meter then attached that to a block fleeting my 3 fuse boxes. He left me a couple of metres of 25mm which I have now used to fit...

As JohnW2 said, there is a chance there is a connection plate under the work top sunk into the wall. Should be fairly obvious. Don't poke around until the supply is off !

Lol thanks and indeed you do. It's weird, I have no problem with plumbing ( replaced every rad and copper heating pipe in October and its leak free and silent since ), electrics no problem. I removed part of a load bearing wall to open up my kitchen and dining room all fairly easy and signed...

Nope it will burn it and rip it to bits.

Need to check with your local BC but for my current loft project the party wall needs certain minimums on soundproofing not forgetting you will also prob need a party wall agreement if you are doing anything with beams or purlins into the party wall. As for doubling up rafters, I assume you...

Just out of interest if it wasnt rendered would it make a difference ? The whole house is pebbledash but it will all be being knocked off and plain rendered if I get my way. You cn see on the right hand side the dashing has been badly patched in the past by a previous owner.

Cheers. BC are already in the loop do all good. Just waiting back on my LDC application to come back and I can also start on the loft :)