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Ah, that'll be it, thanks! :rolleyes:

Cheers RandomGrinch, If I decide to re-orientate the frame I'd need the doors off anyway, so I may attempt your suggestion first as a potential time saver. My only concern is that the upside down frame looks to be poorly installed and potentially rusty up top?! This is a 'garden room' aka...

Thanks KingAndy, I'll whip the handles off later and install a new cylinder if that's the case. There's a few valuables in there so I'm really grateful for the advice - My current security strategy until now was assuming any would-be thief would pull the handle down and assume its locked...

Yes, you read the title correctly - I have an upside down UPVC door that needs to be righted. I think the previous owners were a bit 'out there' as the dude just laughed with no explanation when I pointed it out during viewing... Anyway, is this a relatively straightforward task to right? I...

Updated pic ... Raised the opening another course - existing lintel is some sort of metal strip, likely iron I think.

Afternoon guys, I am opening up an old chimney breast that was blocked up years ago. The reason is twofold - ventilation (it wasnt vented!) And decoration. The new opening will be 400mm wide x 600mm high which is smaller than the original so I'm only knocking out 'infill bricks' and not any of...

Chaps, A quickie that I'd rather was specific'y... I'm told that 3mm tolerance is ok for 14mm thick engineered oak flooring. Seems a bit 'bouncy' in places underfoot after my test lay of first couple rows. (Dip check off straight edge shows no more than 3mm) Should I be concerned or push on...

Not on my watch Mottie! Oh, wait, you just did...

You hero - its little tips like this that make all the difference. Thanks Terryplumb. Until next time, Close the thread down boys.

Antique brass - I scratched the finish all off prior to my first failed 'off site' soldering attempt and it seemed fine, held very well

I suppose the issue I have with in-situ is the fittings are all very loose, so much so that they were finely balanced just to take the picture. Consequently I cant seem to work out how I get my solder mat behind and hold them all in place whilst heating. Logic would be piece by piece letting it...

Hi Terryplumb. Thanks for your response. The tail is brass and suitable for soldering according to the manufacturer.

Here is t'other. Two elbows close together here - I did try to pre-solder this, didnt go well. I guess my quandary is how to handle multiple solder rings so close to one another.

Afternoon chaps, I hope everyone is well. This is my first attempt at plumbing, so go easy! How would you go about sequencing the soldering here? I've yet to drain down the system but want to get my ducks in a line and not screw this up before attempting. Is there any merit in pre-soldering...

Thanks Securespark, I opted for the latter, albeit minus the isolating switch which I will attempt to rectify next time we have a spark over. All functioning as required now. Thanks for your assistance everyone, it's really decent of you all to help guide me to a safe and satisfactory...

Yes, quite, at 3:49pm before I'd spent the evening discussing on this thread with the other more helpful chaps (and swotting up myself) I was most certainly wrong.

*I think* the unsheathed wire was connected to the PIR neutral. The black to the top right was the returning switched live *I think*. Lots of uncertainty as i smashed off the original PIR with no thought of taking a picture of the original wiring - we live and learn from our mistakes. It's...

Yes, my bad. The black is the switched and the unsheathed earth is being used as a neutral. I'm not too daft but my head has been spinning over this. Thanks for everybody's assistance so far, I feel I'm learning a lot and am very grateful for the freely given and invaluable advice. I shall...

I have given this further (anguished) thought and have realised that the earth cable between light and PIR was actuallt the switched load. I didnt realise because the old PIR was so rotten I coukdnt unscrew it and had to demolish it in situ, thus I didnt check the wiring. I'm assuming because...

Yes, theres a switch just inside. I'm not sure which of the two feeds it is so I'll test it with my voltage tester tomorrow. I've had enough of ladders today!