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The existing supply to my domestic garage uses 2.5 T & E suspended from a catenary. 10 years ago, electricians replaced the fastenings with cable ties, which were not pulled tight; some of these ties have broken and others have slid along together, leaving the cable hanging in big loops. What...

As I understand the problem, the screw stub is stuck in the box (metal or plastic) which is in/on the wall behind the socket. If you can't unscrew the stub with pliers, as Pompeygit suggests, you could replace the box and then re-fit the existing socket.

In case anyone has (or inherits) a similar problem and wants to know, I have filled the gap with Milliput epoxy resin putty (rather than infill with hardwood as I first considered) and it appears to have worked. I used hardboard strips covered with polythene as "shuttering", and after it had set...

I agree with the reply from Softus. If it is useful, the free anti-virus and anti-spyware software I use (as recommended by Jack Schofield in The Guardian) is from AVG (grisoft.com) and I also use a free firewall from Sunbelt (www.sunbelt-software.com) - with all of them you get 30 days full...

I was over-enthusiastic in planing a door stile. At the top, I have taken off 8mm too much, reducing to the correct amount 150 mm below the top. The door stile depth is 34mm (exactly the width of hardwood strip available from a local DIY shop.) Is it practical to cut 8mm into the stile at 150...