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Hi I recently bought a set of wooden bifold doors I would like to use to separate my lounge from the dining area. I will be building a stud wall, but have noticed that the ceiling beams are running parallel with where the doors will be hung. Ive not actually checked in the loft yet to see if Im...

Can anyone recommend a soffit downlighter that is adjustable to point at a different angle? I have recently fitted downlighters in the soffits but have just spotted where I would like another one. My garage is joined on to the house but it sits set back and is a pretty dark area, especially when...

Yes its a chimney breast and no there is no flue thats why Im on here asking

I am not moving house all I wanted to know if it was a job that could be done myself as to me it seems straight forward enough. All I really wanted to know was if the flue actually gave off any heat or not & if it would be fine to run behind my tv and through the ceiling and loft without risk of...

Fire proof plasterboard

Not a false fire place, a false chimney breast. Im wondering if its possible to run the flue behind the fireproof plasterboard and TV i.e does it produce heat or is it insulated, and if so is it a massive job?

Hi I have a granite fireplace and a gas fire. I want to get rid of the gas fore and put in a log burner. I have built a false chimney breast around it with fireproof plasterboard. Could I put in half brick tiles on the inside faces of the chimney breast/fireplace and that would work? Also, above...

Sorry. Here is what Im after if its not too much work. At present I have a 2 gang switch at the front door which operates outside lights, and hallway lights. At the other end of the hallway is a single switch which operates hallway lights. There is a light at each end of hallway. What I would...

Thanks for the pics. The single switch on the right picture, once the 2 reds are joined where do they then go, and why do I need to terminate the black? The pic on the left is the 2 gang switch. One for outside lights and one for front hallway light. For that do I basically just terminate the...

This is the other single switch at other end of hallway

I thought it was wrong as soon as I opened it. If its not too much of a job I would like to do away with the two way switching on that circuit. There is 2 lights in hallway, one at either end. Ideally I would just like them to be independent and each work off there own single switch. So ideally...

Hi I have just purchased a smart switch for my lights and am after some assistance with the wiring. The existing 2 gang switch is like most I have seen and basically have 2 sets of terminals on the back (one for each switch) but the new smart switch only has what it seems one set. Can someone...

Yeh thats what I thought. I just wondered if I switched the switch off, do I then need a permanent live to the PIR for during the night when lights are off?

Aah Okay I get it. The switch already is a 2 gang switch as it has another switch for hallway light. The PIR says it can be over-ridden by flicking the switch on/off/on. Maybe Ill just need to do that and leave the switch on during the night to keep the PIR active. I thought of a smart switch so...

Okay thanks. So thats fine I can link all lights together and PIR. My final question, do I need to change the length of cable from the switch to PIR to 3 core and earth, to provide the PIR with a permanent live (so the lights switch on/off as normal but PIR also stays active when switch is off...

I will get pics of the sensor and the switch once Im home, but if I changed the length of cable from the switch to 3 core and earth, where would the additional live go in the switch? If I did it that way, could I run that cable to the PIR, permanent live in, switched live out, neutral in/out...

Okay thanks. Yes the existing cable would reach the end, would just need re-routing in the loft first (im in a bungalow). Was just trying not to for easiness! I will get a pic soon, but am away from home for a couple of days. Its a LAP motion sensor from screwfix. If I used the existing T&E...

Thanks for that. For the existing wire, what I mean is there was a single light on the old soffits, which has been removed whilst new soffits were put up. There is now the old existing single length of T & E wire in the soffits, coming from the hallway switch. My query is if I use that for the...

All the units are double insulated and do not require an earth according to the instructions. Also, the PIR only has 2 inputs and 2 outputs, physically nowhere to put an earth. If I use my existing wiring, am I correct in saying I do not need a permanent live to PIR as the switch will be left...