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My girlfriend wants me to deck the back yard at her house. At the moment, it's half covered in gravel, which will be removed, and there's a drain cover. I'm happy to build a sub-frame and deck the area, leaving a hatch for the drain. My question is simple: does the sub-frame need fixing to...

Thanks for all the help on this one, all my units are now sorted, in line, level and up to the wall with the minimum amount of fuss!! I think the photo exagerated the issue a little as the walls aren't out that much. However, now looking for someone to fit the worktops for me, so a new...

The guy who was going to fit my work tops has let me down and I'm trying to find a reasonable price for someone to fit them for me now. There's 2 corner cuts to be made along with gluing them together. What's the going rate and if anyone lives/works near Oldham... Cheers! Phil

I'm in the process of fitting a new kitchen and have hit a problem. In order to get the units level (the floor is not quite perfect), there is a gap of approximately 30mm betweem the rear of the unit and the wall. As a result, when I fit the worktops, there will be no overhang and they'll look...

I have indeed opened the spurious breakers!! Think I will need to get the wiring checked out and then get it sorted so that it all makes sense! Cheers for the help

Under current regulations, does a kitchen need to have a seperate electrical ring main from the rest of the house? I ask as at present, I appear to have a CU labeled up as follows: 1: Lighting 2: Sockets 3: Under stair sockets 4. Sockets & heating 5: Cooker 6: Spare I've checked the...

ColJack, I was doing just that after I posted the wiring diagram, and have now sorted it. Simple schoolboy error of not making a note of which wires went where!! As it was, Red2 & Black 2 were the live feed on the circuit, Red 3 & Black 3 are the switch circuit and Red 1 & Black 1 are the...

OK, apologies for the diagrams, but here's what I have. I have 240V across Red 2 & Black 2 I get 240V from Red 2 to any Earth I have 125V from Red 2 to both Red1 & Black 1. I get nothing at all on the 3rd set of wires At the switch, I have no voltage as the light fitting is...

I removed the kitchen light today as I'm installing a new ceiling. After fitting a new temporary light rose with single bulb, the breaker blew. I removed the new fitting and when I set the breaker again, the following happened: 2 x Hall lights, on a 2-switch circuit, now work on a single...