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Hi I bought a voltage tester probe and found that there was 110V on the metal front plate of a switched spur fitted right next to the metal light switch - this may be where the tingling feeling is coming from ???? I removed the fused spur ( not being used - no fuse installed - not sure...

Many thanks - I will need to check all aspects in the morning in the day light. Thanks again.

yes there is a plastic back box in situ and I can see and earth wire come in and go out from the earthing point which I assume is the earth wire looping in and out. The earthing wire tail which I mentioned is connected to the same common screw connection.

Hi When checking for voltage on the metal face plate would a simple multimeter set on Voltage AC be sufficient to measure for the potential between the face plate and earth ?

Hi I was careful to make sure that I connected the earth wire tail ( that was there before ) from the connection point at the rear of the new metal plate to the earthing point on the back box.

Hi I had to replace a faulty 2 gang metal dimmer switch with a 2 gang metal light switch. I replaced the live and the switched lives one for one and made sure that the metal plate was earthed in the same way as the original dimmer switch. The replacement switch worked as planned and...

Hi Was thinking about inserting some fibreboard that I have to take up most of the void and then seal over with polysulphide sealant / mastic. Sounds like we have a plan ! Many thanks.

Hi I am looking to replace the cracked pointing with a flexible material. The original pointing was a cement : sand mortar which simply cracked - see the attached picture. I was thinking about re-pointing with a weaker mortar ( 6:1 mix ) or either a lime mortar ? Would lime...

Morning I have a concrete block on flat ( 215mm thick ) wall which is finished on top with pre cast concrete coping stones. The wall has expansion joints every 6m. Near one particular expansion the pointing keeps cracking right the way across from front to back - has been pointed twice now...

Yes from what I can see you drill the hole in the concrete, drop the anchor in. You then use a setting tool together with a hammer to expand the bottom of the anchor which secures it in place. Job done !

Hi Cheers Is this a drop in anchor type ?

Hi I was thinking about using the drop in anchors for concrete, but I was wonder which size to use. As the plate is just to be a threshold plate I was wondering just how deep the fixings would need to be ?

Hi I am planning to secure a flat 12mm thick galvanised mild steel plate ( 3000mm long x 170mm wide ) to the concrete floor in my garage. The edge of the roller door will stop on this plate so it needs to be secured with countersunk screws so that the top face is flush. The plate will...

Hi many thanks to everyone for their help and for the information. Cheers :D

Micilin Very interesting ! So if you were going to skim coat a complete new house should the plasterboard be left with a 3mm to 4mm gap between each of the sheets for the skim coat to extrude through ? I take it that this thin 3mm to 4mm would be strong enough and not crack and then...

Hi Richard C Me again ! With an already emulsioned ceiling will PVA have be to applied to the ceiling ? Out of interest was plasterboard designed to always be skim coated over - was filling and taping a quick fix which came afterwards so that houses could be built quicker ? We may be...

Hi Richard C Many thanks for your reply. I am absolutely going to get someone to do this. The reason for my questions was to see if what I was thinking about doing was sensible and the best way forward. I have watched plasterers in sheer awe at what they can do. It is a true art form in...

Hi Richard C I have another question for you ! There is one edge of the ceiling which stops at the edge of the stairwell. At this point the ceiling plasterboard runs right to this edge where it forms a 90 deg join with another sheet of plasterboard which goes straight up ! I hope...