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Thanks The cable is 2.5mm. The reason for the lopsidedness is because the extra radial serves an old extension.. There is a clothes washer and dryer but no dishwasher on the circuit. The cooker is all gas too! If its fine with regs and no significant advantages, then i think i will...

Hi, I just had an electrician in to install a new CU in my flat. In the course of his testing/installation he discovered that rather than a single ring feeding all sockets, there were 2 radials. One served 9 sockets and the other served 3 sockets. He said in future I might want to...

Putting the grooves in was quite inventive of them! I can feel my back going just thinking about breaking that up. Would people really want the broken concrete?

Not slabs - it looks like someone poured concrete then cut grooves in a chequered shape to give the appearance of slabs! And access is through the house!

Hi, looking for some advice. About half a of my garden is ugly concrete - about 40 sq meters (see pic). I think it is about 4 inches thick I would love to get rid of it and turf instead but have no idea where to start! Is it just a no go? How much do you think a pro would charge per...

Hi, Yes, they are between the upstairs and downstairs bay windows and between the upstairs bay and the roof. They appear purely cosmetic - brickwork behind the wood and render. The wall is solid and not hollow either.. Does that make things clearer? Cheers, J

Hi, The outside of my house requires fixing up. As seen in the pic the black timber boards are rotten and exposing some brickwork behind. And the exterior render is crumbling where it joins the timber. There have been no problems with water or damp yet. My questions are: how high...

Great thanks!

Hi, I have one of those joined kitchen/lounges (without any separating wall). The kitchen part does not have any openable windows but the lounge part does. The kitchen does have a recirculating cooker hood (and a weird extractor fan setup where is extracts air into the chimney stack!)...

Hello, I am looking to move my bathroom. However, I have just realised that one of the walls of the new bathroom will be shared with the consumer unit (consumer unit being on the other side of the wall of course). 1) Is this a bad idea? is there a requirement to ensure the wall is...

I know you are not having a pop! I do not think it is the victims fault though. I am sure there are lots of nuisance customers too and that too cannot be excused. And I have been quite watchful with the guys (and gals) I have hired. If you are in the contracting business, surely you have...

Moaning? Really? I wasn’t here to take a pop at anyone just, ironically, to do some due diligence... But to answer your question. I further checked his claimed credentials before he started any work. Maybe I/others are naive in believing contractors when they say they are qualified but to lay...

Maybe I have just been unlucky very often. But then do cowboys agree they actually are cowboys or do they justify to themselves that they are the victims of nuisance customers...

Steady, you may knock my DIY skills but not my TV choice! How can anyone not like cowboy and watchdog!? They tackle incompetence!

Thanks. I appreciate that but for the average unknowledgable customer like me, I think I am best just going for someone on that competent register (he is not) and part of a scheme. Just watched another episode of cowboy builders and traders are just terrifying!

Wow - I live in Harrow so that's a pretty lucky link! I think to play it safe, I will change to an electrician on an approved scheme so I have more transpareny and less doubts!

Hi, I have just hired an electrician who assured me he was Part P certified. However, belatedly I am checking against NEIC/NAPIT/Competent Persons Scheme and his name or company name do not appear! He says he didnt bother joining a scheme but has the qualifications... Can this be? and is...

Hi, I am trying to sort out the mess of the house I live in. The previous owners extended it in the 1980s and it is unusual to say the least! I have a question about drainage. I have an open drain in my loose canopy type conservatory just outside the back of my house. I am concerned because...