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Are you saying that I can safely spur twice from the same socket? There seems to be a lot of conflicting opinions about this. The frustrating thing is that once I put in the additional socket, the original one will be surplus to requirements, so there is no real increase to the load on the system.

It is a fairly old system that still uses fuse wire and holders. However the whole thing is protected by a 30mA RCD. All the power sockets in the house (there are only 8 ) are covered by one 30 amp fuse. 3 separate sets of twin and earth run from this. The cable that I could fully trace feeds...

Now that I've actually come to do this it has all got a bit more complicated. The existing socket has three sets of cables connected to it, so presumably is part of a ring main and has already been spurred off from and therefore I cant just spur off to create an additional outlet. I don't...

Great. Thanks for the link, very useful.

I have a 13 amp double socket that I would like to move about 2m along the wall. Is this something I am allowed to do myself or do the regulations require a qualified electrician?

I have recently fitted some soundproofing and Plaster board into the alcove either side of my chimney breast. Because it is an old property and the breast and walls were not particularly flat to start with I have ended up with a variable gap where the plaster board meets the flanking wall. In...

Thanks for the help. Subsequent boards broke a lot more evenly.

I've just started my first foray into plaster boarding. I'm adding some soundproofing in an alcove next to my fireplace. However, the Knauf Soundboard that I am working with does not seen the break particularly cleanly. I'm scoring with a straight edge, and then snapping the board as I have seen...

I'm all for simplicity:) The external render is in contact with the gravel in the French drain. Is this wrong?

Thanks for the info. Is there a reason for filling the gap with semi dry sand and cement rather than a straight forward concrete mix?

I guess that the original floor was tiles and that at some point a concrete slab was added, possibly more than once. There is no sign of a DPM but I assume there must be something, otherwise the whole slab would presumably be damp. The plaster/render is sand based and topped off with a skim of...

I'm starting to do some renovation work in the living room of my 1820's cottage. The construction is basically a concrete floor slab and double thickness brick walls with no air gap in between. However, I have noticed that in some areas the concrete slab goes all the way to the brickwork, but in...

Thanks for all the info. What are the minimum/maximum times I can leave between the scratch coat and the top coat?

I see. The wall in question is an internal structure (fireplace surround) so waterproofing shouldn't be an issue. Out of interest, if the scratch coat was done with a basic cement and plasticiser, would there be any issue with doing the top coat with the mastercrete.

Thanks for the reply. Why do you not use plasticiser in render?

Preparing to render a small amount of exposed internal brickwork. I've got the sharp sand, cement and Sika Mix Plus Plasticiser . However the cement I've got is Blue Circle Mastercrete. This contains a small amount of lime, and the data sheet suggests that the use of the plasticiser is not...

I must admit that carbon monoxide leakage did cross my mind, but presumably if the boiler was working efficiently then it shouldn't be a problem. However, it is a bit worrying that such a simple mistake could have such potentially serious consequences.

Thanks for the advice folks. Cap screwed back on.

I had my annual service done on my Worcester combination boiler just before Christmas. There were no problems discovered. However, when I got in this evening the boiler seemed to be making a slightly different noise than usual, so I decided to investigate. When I opened the cupboard that it is...