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When you say existing accessory, would that be the likes of an existing plug? So I'd have 4 sets of wires coming from the plug, 2 for existing ring and 2 for the new extension?

Me again... I just wanted to check what would be the prefered way of joining on to the existing ring. I've seen mentions of junction boxes, but also crimps. I've used a million crimps on automotive wiring over the years, but never considered them for 240v. If I use the crimps would it be wise to...

Good point about the joint. I hadn't thought about that. I'll probably go down the trucking route as its cheap enough and I'll feel like I've done it neatly then. Thanks very much for the advice!

Thanks for the responses. 1. I have yet to confirm that it is on the ring,but I thinks it’s a safe assumption as there do not appear to be any spurs in the house. 2. Yes I would extend using 2 sets of continuous wires. Once th cable is chased to below the worktop, what’s the best way for it...

I'm looking to add a new socket to a wall as part of a kitchen remodel.I've been led to believe that I can extend the ring main by chasing the cable from an existing plug down to the kick space and round to the target wall and then chase it back up to the new socket. I'm fine with all of this...

Thanks for the replies, I will say that hinge position and carcass thickness are things that I hadn't considered, so thank you for mentioning them. I think these points alone make this more work than its worth! The reason I've been looking at different suppliers is because we like different...

Thanks for the reply, I don’t think we’d be doing Ikea so don’t need to worry about them but good to know what to look out for on the dimensions.

Hi all, we’ve had a few kitchen designs done and like different aspects of a few of them. I’m planning on getting supply only and fitting the kitchen with my kitchen fitter neighbour. However, what I’m wondering is, can units from different suppliers be used without issue. For instance, corner...

Just another quick question. As this change is above the wet section are there any regulation on it needing to be a hard pipe? Could I make my angles up with some sort of flexible pipe?

Great! Thanks for confirming :)

Cool, so what I’m thinking then is if that white pipe from the sink is run lower down nearer the floor I can then get a bend above it to move the vent pipe right up to that wall corner and have a much smaller boxed in section.

Managed to get under the bath but it was dark when I got home from work. There is 150mm between the current end of the bath and the soil vent pipe. And as you can see there is a pretty big boxed section in the corner of the room which we'd like to get back if possible. Soil Vent Pipe under...

I'll get back under the bath tub tonight with the tape measure and see what's what. If I was to reduce the diameter could it also be angled back towards the wall to eek out that bit more space and then angled back out in the loft space to keep the same vent exit from the roof?

Yeah I agree about the front - I'd be looking to run it up the side of the house if possible as this would be hidden, the corner bricks of the house extend past the wall face. I'll post some pictures up later on - anything in particular that would be helpful?

Thanks for the responses. The pipe vents through a tiled roof, and by inspection chamber I’m assuming that’s the man hole cover in my front garden. If so, this sits about 3ft away from the front wall of the house. The vent pipe is running down this corner internally. The main reason we want to...

Hi all, we’re in the process of buying our first home and I’m trying to get my head around a few of the home improvements that we want to do... so this will likely be the first of many posts! So for this post I’m looking at the bathrooms and toilets. We have a downstairs toilet with the family...