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Have tried but can't get hold of him so I need to get someone else. As they wont have run the wires they will only be able to certify the sockets and connection to consumer unit that they touch??? Is it just me or have they made this complicated for ordinary householders? What's to stop Joe...

There will be sockets within 3m of a sink yes, so I will not be able to do these and then have them certified!? Thanks, sorry for all the questions but this is a DIY forum and I just want to get it right!!

Hi, Another post that is particularly relevant to me at the moment!! We have just had our extensions finished and I got the council building inspector round to issue our completion certificate. he can't do this though until our kitchen has been installed. This is going in EXACTLY the same...

Sorry to go on but, What is considered "doing" the work. For instance, if the cables are run by me (for arguments sake although I wont do this) and the plug faces left off and the consumer unit left untouched, a certified spark then comes in to attach the sockets and wire the consumer unit, can...

Hi, This is very confusing and I can only imagine what sort of difficulties an elderly person or someone more vulnerable than me would have if they required any electrical work done!! There was a kitchen in when we had the re-wire done in March. This has now been removed and we have had an...

"If you first fix- and the cable runs are clearly visible for inspection- some sparks will second fix & notify as their own." Is this contravening the membership rules and will this be ok for the building inspector? When we had our flat re-wired the guy that did it wasn't NIC registered but...

Hello, Just seen this thread and it has some relevance to my situation at the moment. We have just ripped out our old kitchen and had an extension built - the kitchen hasn't been extended or moved but is now open plan. Everything is empty as I have yet to have the new kitchen delivered yet...

Cheers Jeremy, great point. I've not done too much research yet (I have a whole house to finish before I shop for telly's) but I think you can get the arm brackets that pull out from the wall and also tilt....that's my plan anyway!!

No it's not but Santa does come down it once a year.

Thanks Hairy Bean. I wanted to avoid chasing in as we've just had the extension built and plastered (I know I should have thought of this earlier!! This is why I thought of having the power/HD leads running inside the chimney then bringing them out somewhere and plugging/bunging the whole...

Hi All, Not sure if this is the correct forum but it is electrical!!! We want to mount our LCD on the chimney breast but don't want any unsightly wires dangling down to the plug. How do people go about running the wire down the inside of the chimney and then out by the socket? Is it...

Hi, Many thanks again. Just to clarify - I am fine to board the whole of downstairs including the screed with 3-6mm hardboard but make sure I stagger the joints. Am I ok to staple this to the floorboards and glue to the concrete? By doing this there is no need for a DPM on top of the...

Thanks very much for your help!! Our floorboards are in very good condition, not warped or curved at all!! Should I go over the concrete with it do you think? I am going to try and stay at 3mm.

Thanks very much wood you like. Just a couple more questions... If I have to board over the existing boards what would you recommend? Chipboard? Also, what's the minimum thickness I can go for as our door threshold is a bit low? This will then create me problems as my concrete floor will...

Hello All, I apologise for writing yet ANOTHER thread about real wood floors but I am confused.com as I have been told so many different things!!! We have just had our extension finished and we want real oak floor throughout the whole of the downstairs. The extension was to open up our...

Hi, We are having our extension built as I speak. I thought originally the plan was to have floorboards as is in the existing dining room. Over the weekend our builder filles the base with cement and when I queried this he said we were going to have a concrete screed. I don't mind this but...

Many thanks!!!! I thought if I'd of gone into a merchants and said "can I have some of those little white rad bracket clip thingy me jiggys" they would have rolled around laughing - maybe not so I'll give it a try!!!! Cheers all!!!

Hello, We recently had a new system put in as we are refurbing our whole house. I recently took a few rads off to decorate and found that only some of them have the little white clips that you push onto the rad brackets where you hang it. What are these called and where can I buy them...

There isn't much glass in the door but it has to go as it's only just over an inch think - not very secure at all as we can't fit a deadlock in it, my dad's a chippie and he said it would just weaken it. We have very large, very very cheap floor to ceiling double glazed side lights either side...

We recently moved into our 30's chalet. Unfortunately everything in it is from the 30's and needs replacing including the front door. We have had all the big DG firms round and the only one that can do the style of door we want is BAC but at 3 grand we want to shop around first. Has anyone...