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My 2nd Wickes dimmer switch has just blown after 30mins use ..... Do GU10 bulbs need special dimmers? I have x12 50W GU10's on this circuit ... so 600W total, but the dimmer is rated to over 1KW. Any ideas much appreciated!

I'm thinking about putting down wooden flooring in my kitchen. is there a simple way to move appliances like dishwashers and washing machines in and out without damaging wooden floors?

Sorry Part P of the building regulations, edition 17? ie. Building Regs!!!!

If the connections to the consumer unit aren't touched does it still require Part 17 sign off and testing off all the house circuits? ie. To cut and extended the outgoing wires?

Unfortunately the local building inspector is already involed - The garage conversion was done 30+ yrs ago long before I bought the house, and has never had building regs. I have been trying to get 'regularisation' by insulating the floors and walls and fireboarding the walls. This...

Thanks for the replies ... Having spoken to a few electricans and found the whole house electrics must be tested - Every socket and switch removed to comply with part 17 and get a sign off with moving the unit. Seems likely to open up a huge bag of worms? I'm thinking its not wirth the...

Are their any Reg's that say I cant have my consumer unit moved inside a stud wall? Its part of a Garage conversion, so it would be mounted on the single brick external wall - Would it need to be in an IP65 box? The plan is to have an access panel to it inside the stud wall I'm constructing.

I'll take my Screwfix plastic ones back then!!

Thanks for your replies ... I'll leave it to my plasterer then .. thought I would be helping by pre beading!! Uhhmm .. I though those screwfix ones for £2 per 2.5m were not bad value?

Is their any advantage or disadvantage of using plastic or metal edge beading? I bought these plastic ones to edge a drywall ready for a plasterer to skim, are metal better...

gasbanni Yes! Although I do leave the water off in winter when I am away for any period of time ... and paid a lot of money to have the mains water main fed into the garage instead of 1st floor kitchen! Go4it I totally agree ... had big argument with a bathroom fitter chap about this...

I'm going to try these: Frost Protection Heat Tapes http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Cable_Accessories_Index/Heat_Tape/index.html I work away for sometimes up to 11 days ... I think this is a good solution with prolonged periods of temps below freezing.

Thanks for the replies ... The water main is new and put in last summer ... although it does run through a sleeve in the concrete so should have some flex in it. What are they? The boiler (a WB Highflow combi) does run the CH with the water off ... but maybe with no mains pressure...

This all happened at 10pm on SUnday night when I got home ... Luckily I had a spare 22mm olive ... so re-did the joint after thawing it out with a fan heater .... and re-did the JG plastic 15mm joint that had also split ... The house was 2c !! I suspect the boiler frost protection...

I got home after a few days away on Sunday to find this compression joint frozen apart on my mains stopcock in the garage ... Is this normal, or was it not correctly tightened? The pipe had pulled off the olive which was left inside the valve joint. Luckily I had left it off!!! (plus a...

Thanks for the replies, maybe I am being too fussy ... The joists are 16" spacing and yes screwed down every 15cm. The room is a kitchen dinner I have recently knocked through, that also has an extension into half the double garage. So its very long (about 8m) and one end is joists...

I've taken up my chipboard and replaced with 18mm WPB ply. If I jump up and down or go on tip toes and bang my heels down in certain areas I get a subtle vibration a few feet away. I've taken the ply up and added extra noggins and re-levelled the joist, but still cant totally get rid of...

Thanks Deluks Trouble is the facia has been put on over the old wood ... so no gap for those. Ideally small circular louvre vents would be perfect

I need to vent between each of my garage joists above the insulation. The outside is just vertical plastic. If I use these type of vents design for sofits I fear water might come in during heavy driving rain...

Sorry to pick up on a 6yr old thread, but I have a similar question. I was planning on using these type of sofit vents http://www.screwfix.com/prods/68936/Building/Damp-Proof/Circular-Soffit-Vent-White-Pack-of-10 But am concerned that water might come through in driving rain? Does...