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I have an experienced, qualified electrician who is going to check and certify the work, which is all that is required here in Scotland. Of course I understand in England it is required that the work is done by a qualified electrician, but here someone with relevant experience can do it without...

Can I substitute two 6mm2 t&e cables in place of a single 10mm2 t&e cable? I need to run approx 4-5m from my old CU to a new CU in my extension, and the electrician has specified 10mm2. That's fair enough, but I have half a drum of 6mm2 cable in my shed, and although I understand that the...

My builder has just laid a new garage floor, and for all intents and purposes it's fine, but it's just that he has floated it by hand. Although it would be fine for storing my car in, I like to use my garage as a photo studio, and also as a workshop to restore my classic car. The rough...

I rebuilt my 1st floor bathroom about three years ago, swapping the location of the bath and the sink, and lowering the bath down to rest directly on the joists (strengthened). At the time, I used all 40mm push-fit waste pipe from B&Q, which went together fine. Draining from the sink, the...

I thought that for a start too, but it looks more like it's sitting scross the top of those joists. Maybe spreadig the load from the trusses?

Doubt I'll be able to help with your problem... Just noticed the picture thing, that's all.

Your images are probably working fine for you, but it appears they have been made "private" so no-one else can see them.

Acually, this is bull. What the hell am I thinking? (bangs head on desk!) Running wires through joists at a certain depth etc I can do. It's like crossing the road. Changing my consumer unit? That's also bit like crossing the road, only blindfolded, on stilts, backwards. I've done it...

Nope, but the electrician who is checking everything probably can.

Right ow my meter, bullet fuse fuse box and various 13A sockets, Master telephone socket, broadband router among other things are all scrweed to the same backboard. It sorely needs tidying up. I think what I might do is strip off all my own equipment (incl CU) and just screw a new MDF board...

I want to replace my CU and backboard for my house to have it better laid out, remove redundant equipment and make adding new circuits easier etc. I have Scottish Gas coming round next week to install an isolator switch making replacement of the CU safer, but as the meter and bullet fuse are...

I'm installing new soffits & fascias from scratch to an extension we are doing just now, and am wondering if there is a particular way they are normally constructed. Soffit depth would be approx 200mm. Intention is to have 6x2 rafter ends cut vertically then a 25x200mm softwood fascia nailed...

Thanks Datarabal, Your advice is appreciated. I'm just real frustrated with this mess. Last night I went out with my bolster and knocked off the top row of blocks. I bought some 6x2's and started extending the rafters out beyond the blockwork. In all fairness to my joiner, there was no...

Moved to roofing / guttering.

Yeah, I get it. Modify the slates to mask the problem. Just sounds like an elastoplast fix rather than getting to the root of the problem.

So with me having two quotes from the same electrician (one for the installation and another "optional" one for replacing my consumer unit with an RCD one, but agreeing that he could "squeeze" the new circuits into the old one (which doesn't have any free fuse locations)) means that he would be...

Thanks for that. I appreciate you looking into it for me. I hadn't read that until now but it does make things clear(er). Not sure what you mean by C on the B time. I'll discuss the document with them.

Hmmm. you're not the first person to tell me that, but my building inspector area manager tells me otherwise. Is there someone else in the local authority I could ask? I'll ask in another thread, for specifc Scottish Regs advice, as this one is primarily about the cost.

Okay, I'm sure if we're playing with words that they will legally let me. I just don't believe I will be able to get a completion certificate for the build if I do. Then again, if you're asking if I'm sure then no. That's why I'm asking here.

Just spoke to him. won't move on price and there's apparently nothing I can do myself to reduce the cost. Also tells me that it's all plasterboard boack-boxes he's using. I would prefer steel back boxes screwed to dwangs, which I'm assuming would put the cost up further. This is so annoying...