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I used the mini joist hangers from Screwfix. They worked a treat. Just got to sort the cables into a junction box and we are all done. Thanks for your advice.

Good idea thanks.

It’s about 10kg. I did consider gripit or zip fix plasterboard fixings but I wasn’t happy with it being a ceiling. I did think about joist hangers. I’ve used them before in the garage. I did think though that the underside of the noggin needs to be flush with the ceiling joists as I didn’t want...

That’s what I wanted to do really. Skew screwed or straight through the joists best for fixing??

For me that would be the ideal solution too but that would mean the light fitting would not hang right over the centre line of the table and there is very little room to move the furniture around. It all lines up with all mounted tv too. It’s typical that’s where I need it to be!! I’ve just had...

We have a heavy linear pendant light to install above the dining table. I mapped out a spot directly above the table and planned on putting in a noggin in between the ceiling joists that are 400mm centres. When I’ve cut away the plasterboard there is a cross brace structure in the exact place I...

Thanks very much mate. I love these forums and how professionals take the time to help our average DIYers. Cheers for your time.

Thanks. I might as well ask whilst I’m on a roll. I’ve just looked at the patio door sensor and there are only the black and blue wires connected. I need to remove this zone too over the next few weeks as we are changing to French doors and we don’t want a door sensor. How would I delete this...

Maybe another thread for a different day but Zone 4 is the patio door. They are the only black and blue wires in the zones and when traced back these are the tamper wires for the landing PIR

Thanks for taking the time to talk me through this Secureiam. It’s all sorted now. I can’t understand the patio door wire. It has never been connected but during the walk test the door sensor works. The wire may be labelled as something else presumably?

Interestingly though there’s one labelled up for patio door that’s not even connected!! It looks like it’s been snipped. I’ll have to do a walk test. We’ve lived her 21 years and the patio doors might not even be connected!!!

Blue and black disconnected and yellow link wire inserted in its place. Cover went back on and no tamper light illuminated so I guess that’s it other than cutting off the sensor.

Excellent. I can see that now. So once the blue and black are removed and link wire inserted I can safely cut the wire at the sensor end?

Ok I’ll have a gander this afternoon. So the zones aren’t labelled up on the choc blocs but I presume this is normal? It’s just a case of chasing back the black and blue that are in the same outer sheath as the red and yellow I removed from zone 5? Once I disconnect the blue and black tamper...

So I trace the blue and black wires to the choc bloc. Remove them but also insert a link wire where they were similar to the procedure for the zone?

Sorry I don’t quite get that. What are the numbers in brackets on your post or are they meant to be uploaded images. So do I trace the blue and black wires that were in zone 5 to the choc block and then just disconnect them and that’s it all done?

So the back door was zone 5 and I’ve already removed the red and yellow wires and inserted a link wire. There’s also a link across zone 8 but that was never in use. Sorry if this is a stupid question but are they 4 core cables consisting of Red, Yellow, Blue and Black? If so do I need to trace...

Will post photo tomorrow if that’s ok. I’m not at home tonight.

Here is the wiring in the sensor