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For solid wood flooring secret nail and glue the T&Gs throughout.

Try a carpet cleaner, I think it's called Power Stain Remover - has the tag line "it really does work" stamped all over it. It's in a white cylindrical bottle with a pump spray trigger, lavendar smell - nice! Tesco has it, around £3 next to the Vanish carpet and upholstery cleaner - which is...

Main things to watch for: "A" energy ratings on all appliances. Frost free freezer - pain in the :shock: defrosting these things Fast spin on washing machine 1400rpm is fine 1600 rpm can shred clothes. Minimum features - especially with ovens dishwashers and washing machines - you will...

Thanks The cable run will remain in the same plane. i.e the exisiting cable runs vertically up the wall to the exisiting socket, I plan to crimp at this point and locate the new switch vertically above.

Ah! Thanks This has given me a further thought. I can solve the problem by moving the socket vertically - rather than horizontally across. Crimping and plastering OK now?

Can I crimp and then plaster over the old socket?

Thanks Very much! That's exactly how I hoped to do it. Cheers

Currently I have a one gang switch and a ceiling light in my dining room. I wish to add wall lights and install a 2 gang switch to control ceiling and wall lights independently. When I have investigated the wiring to take a link from the ceiling rose, I found the ceiling light is chocolate...

After visiting the IEE website, it seems Part P only applies to England and Wales. Is this correct? If so, and I were so inclined, as a DIYer could I undertake my own electrical work in my my kitchen without approvals, rubber stamps, red tape etc. PS My kitchen is in Scotland :wink:

Hi, I’d like to move a socket which is behind a cabinet 8 inches further along the wall so that it is accessible for use. (The socket already feeds a spur so I cannot solve the problem that way). How do I extend the mains cable to reach the new socket? Should I use a junction box like...

Hello again! I have two wall units in my kitchen separated by a cooker to which I would like to attach under cabinet fluorescent lighting. The units are 1100mm and 800mm. If I house two evenly spaced 10w tubes each measuring 425mm under the 1100mm cabinet and one 20w tube measuring 625mm...

Hello All. First post here so please be gentle! I am having my kitchen refitted. Currently there are several FCUs situated above the work surface leading to sockets below the work surface for various appliances. This is all good however, I'd like to de-clutter the wall and “conceal” some of...