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Thanks EFLI. Am I correct that you are suggesting that the area is outside of zone 2 because the glass cubicle wall is treated in the same way as a partition wall? If so, interesting - almost every online bathroom store out there merrily has a picture showing zone 2 extending beyond the glass...

This is an academic question; I am not actually intending to do any electrical work in my bathroom. As I understand it, bathroom zone 2 extends out 60cm horizontally from the boundary of the shower tray. There are restrictions on what can be used in zone 2, largely that they must be IPx4 or...

Thanks all for the advice and tips. @kidgreen61 - Yes, indeed. I meant brass. It would be very hard, under standard conditions of pressure, to have liquid water at 120 degrees escape from any boiler, modern or otherwise. @Agile - no intention of using push fit or plastic pipe. As per my...

Hi All, SUMMARY: Can I use a copper compression fitting on the expansion discharge pipe of a gas boiler? I have a a Vaillant system boiler, about 5 years old. I need to change the route the expansion relief/discharge pipe takes. I know that the run must be in continuous copper pipe, the end...

Hi, I have an Edwardian house (built 1910). Many of the rooms still have their original lime plaster and are coated in either a cherry red or dark green paint. The paint is matt, although I don't know whether that is just because it is old. Does anyone know what these paints are likely to be -...

Thanks both. To answer r896neo, the concrete footings for the greenhouse actually come up to about ground level, so I'd be laying the pavers straight on top of it with a bed of sand and cement. (This leaves them, by design, proud of ground level. That's what I want.) So, interpreting, I think I...

Hi, We have recently installed a brick and timber greenhouse in our garden. The builder dug trench foundations down to the level of grey clay, a little over a metre. I'd now like to lay a small (4 ft x 12 ft) brick paver area to the front of the greenhouse. The concrete for the trench...