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Due to the position of a radiator I would like to move a plug socket about 1- 1.5 metres to the side of its current position. The wall is a lath and plaster and any advice on how to do this, before I begin would be appreciated. I can’t seem to find anything on the search in relation. I...

I asked at the one in Newhaven they said don't know could be anything. That was before I saw John's helpful post, didn't do this today but will update soon. Thanks.

What is the actual name of the part I should ask for at PTS?

Wow excellent replies thanks. I'll go to the bathroom shop tomorrow and see what I can get. Hopefully it wont be too hard to change.

My toilet handle needs pumping (sometimes about 10 times) to make it flush but tonight it doesn't seem to want to flush at all. Any idea what I should do to resolve? Thanks.

So F marked are 35w I was going to put 6 240v in a kitchen that measures 2.5 X 3.5 meters does this sound enough?

Makes sense. As i'm looking at the screwfix catalogue I can see some that are F marked. Thanks.

Thanks for the replies, very useful. Sorry but I’m a little confused though are we saying I do need fire rated down lights as Adam said or I don’t like RF lighting said? Also why do you hate halogen down lighters Adam?

I've searched but cant find an answer, is it possible to install recessed spotlights in a lath and plaster ceiling? If so how should I go about doing so? Thanks,

That should definitely work, plastering without applying pva to the wall will normally do this and make your plaster go off quicker too meaning the jobs a lot harder.

That makes sense thanks :D

I think I may be a little confused here :? but under our 2nd floor bay window there is on the outside UPVC cladding , insulating wool in the middle and then plasterboard on the inside. All but 2 of the other houses in this big terrace have had the cladding removed and it’s been bricked up...

Very helpful thanks! This property is a converted Victorian house, we have the top floor and loft conversion and the ground floor is another flat. Unfortunately this means its leasehold and the maintenance company are stalling over and over on repairing this wall. Last time they said the...

Thanks for the advise, very helpful but a bit confusing. I dont understand how I can leave a gap in the plaster and still repair this. We have had some damp problems on this wall but suspect faulty rendering and a problem gutter. This room is on the 2nd floor by the way. When we removed the...

I’m looking for a bit of advice. I removed the old skirting boards in our lounge in preparation for plastering and a few bits of the wall have come off too! Any idea what I should use to repair this before it gets a skim with multi finish plaster, it will be covered with new skirting boards...

Thats interesting, thanks.

We have recently got on the property ladder but the old owners of this property re did the bathroom just before moving out but not very well and cut massive corners by not doing anything that would have cost extra money like fitting an extractor fan before tiling! In fact not fitting one at all...

I thought I'd post a picture of the bathroom at the moment to give you an idea. It’s not finished yet though! The wall tiles need re grouting. The shower cubicle (not shown) needs a thermostatic shower unit installed and a glass door installed. Part of the floor needs to come up to have the...

I see, that boards that are on at the moment are 175mm in depth. I don't know what style they are though.

It would look good titled. We just need to choose the colour now (that wont be easy) and get someone round for a few quotes that would be able to remove and replace the toilet etc.