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Thanks for the reply. Just phoned Building control, they say they charge £250 to get a 'government approved' electrician to certify the work. It has to be by someone 'Part P' registered. Does £250 sound about typical for testing?

My father is a retired electrician (40 years service) and I'd like him to wire my extension. But as he retired just before the Part 'P' regs came into force he is not certified to pass out the electrics. I've phone a couple of electricians to see if they could certify the work, but neither...

Thanks for the replies! I think I'll go for the rexon, its £149 in B&Q at the mo.

Hello group, I'm after an accurate sliding mitre saw, my budget is around £200. I'll be using it for Architrave, Skirting, basic furniture making etc so a large blade is not necessary, probably an 8" would suffice. Any idea of the quality of these? I'd imagine not that good...

Thanks for all the replies. My father who's a retirered elecrician used to put them on the lighting circuit for exactly the reason above.

I need to install a mains powered smoke alarm in my new extension. Does it matter which circuit (e.g. lighting or socket ring main) it is powered from? Thanks

Thanks for the reply, yes I have about 8" below the joist and intend to use the "L" Brackets. Cheers

I think I'll use Corner braces. Toolstation sell 40mm braces for around £7 per 100.

I've just checked with Building Control the thickness of Kingspan (or similar e.g. Celotex, Xratherm) to use between the joist on my suspended floor. I need at least 120mm of Kingspan, the trouble is, my joists are only 115mm deep. Please does anyone have suggestions how I might mount the...

With regards to rigid insulation, should the insulation be level with the top of the floor joists. i.e. no airgap between the floorboards and insulation. Is the fibreglass type just bog-std loft insulation, or is it specific to floors? Thanks

Thankfully, I won't using any of the above appliances in the bedroom or Dining room. :wink: Perhaps a clock radio, occasional vacuum cleaner etc, maybe.

Bedroom, Dining Room and Computer room. The latter will draw the most I'd imagine.

I'm about to wire my extension, which has three rooms. So I was wondering whether to have two ring mains or just one. There'll probably be about 5 or 6 double sockets per room Total floor area is 34m^2. What is an acceptable maximum number of 13A double sockets on a single Ring Main, using...

The Shell of my extension is now up, and am about to tackle the inside. I have a suspended wooden floor and was wondering what insulation to use between the joists i.e. Fibreglass wool on netting, or Rigid eg. Kingspan Thermafloor? What are the pros/cons to each? Thanks,

I've had a look to see if the seals are there. They are, they just don't form a really tight fit. With a chamber full of water I get a drip every 2 seconds, so it's hardly bad! I managed to get another bag of gravel today and had the Building Inspector round. He Passed it!! :D

Yes I know, I ran out of pea gravel and can't get a delivery until Tuesday, plus I wanted to get the joints sorted before I pack the pipes too well. It's the 2nd chamber from the bottom of photo which is dripping slowly where it enters from the right. Come to think of it, the pipe did slip...

I'm relaying my sewer, as the cowboys who originally laid it put it straight on soil so it resembled a rollercoaster up and down. I've still got some gravel to put down before the Building inspector comes. But I've noticed a slight drip from one of the manholes. So I'm thinking it won't...

It looks the booking-in system at my doctors' surgery :D. What do you use yours for, home automation, music, etc?

Is it Ragni ? Just found this on the web: http://www.goldtrowel.org/plastering-tips.htm

I have a new Marshall Town Plastering Trowel 11"x4.5" I find the corners tend to rip the plaster skim, a problem I didn't have when I borrowed a professional's tools. So I presume it's the new trowel that needs filing down or edges rounding off. What do the pros do to 'wear-in' their new...