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so what you're saying is if I replace the floorboards with 18mm ply i don't need to strenghten the joists or add extra noggins? This seems like the best solution as i'm not bothered by the 'step' of just the raised tiles as the carpetting in the adjoining room should stop that being a...

I'm going to be laying tiles in my bathroom soon and realise that i should put a screwed down layer of 6mm (minimum) ply over the floorboards before i start tiling. However this will give me a large step up in to the bathroom from the adjoining room. Seeing as it is not a huge area...

those werent meant to be smiley faces by the way. I wondered what that preview button was for...

I want to fit my bathroom extractor fan in the ceiling and vent it up what remains of the Chimney stack. This is currently open to the elements at the top. Would I be better off: a:) running ducting all the way up the chimney (3m approx) and then putting a cowl on this and getting it...

The problem is is that there is a huge variance in the depth of the cavity, because of the change over between the double and single skin of bricks, which doesnt even occur vertically due to the line of the old flue and is less than regular. Would filling the cavity with more sand and cement to...

at its deepest it a good 55mm!

How thickly can you apply undercoat plaster? I have removed a chimey breast in my bathroom (following the instructions of a structural engineer) but it has left a large recess where the wall goes from a double skin to a single skin of bricks. I've applied a thick layer of mortar over...

How much do Transco charge for moving the gas meter? It's currently up on the wall just inside the front door and i want it stuck in a box outside. I reckon the work involved would be minimal, seeing as its a move of about 10 feet at the most.

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Now there's an interesting question. 3 of the cables are going to be on an approved route as they are dropping directly in to the back of 2 light switches, However the other two, which are connection between the CU and the ground floor socket ring aren't as they're just running floor to ceiling...

I need to run 5 Cables (2 x 2.5mm T&E, 2 x 1.5mm 3 Core and E and 1 x 1.5mm T&E) down a wall under plaster where i only have room to chase out a 100mm gap. I'd like to run the cables inside conduit/ under channeling, but i cant seem to find any wider than 38mm. and if i use two of these the...

I had a feeling that would be the answer

Can you share venting between a boiler and a cooker hood?

Its a lighting circuit running off a 5 Amp fuse. The cable is mostly 1mm twin and earth, although there is some three core and earth for some double switched circuits. The longest unbroken run of cable will be about 3.5 metres. Yes the trunking will be covered by the insulation as i was...

I know that its not acceptable to run cables under loft insulation, but would it be acceptable to run it through trunking stuck to the sides of the joists?

In the interests of not frying myself or burning the house down i've decided to disconnect the second switch above the bed and turn it back in to a single switched circuit until such a time that i feel like ripping off all the nice new wallpaper and running the 3 core and earth down to it. I...

In my bedroom there are two switches for the ceiling light, both of which have to be on for the light to work. This is because it is wired up in a 4 way junction box with one switch either side of the light with no earthing(part of the reason i want to change it). Ideally i'd like to wire it...