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thanks for the response. I took the cover off the CU and removed the breaker for the circuit that is having problems. the breaker was fine. the switch worked - I checked the resistance and threw the switch. all fine. replaced everything and hey presto, the circuit worked. cant work it...

I wired in a new light switch today - and unknown to me at the time, the screw that attches the switch to the metal back-box had chewed into one of the wires. when I turned on that part of the lighting circuit afterwards, the breaker did its job and also the main consumer-unit breaker went...

hi all, I have to relocate a socket, which is on the ring-main. This will obviously mean extending two cables to the other side of the doorway. I was thinking of removing the current back box, using choc-block (junction blocks) to extend each of the cables, and run it on the floor across...

hi all, i have starting preparing for my week off of work when I will be decorating the lounge, stairway and landing.. I have plasterboard walls throughout. Getting carpet put down in the week after next, so have pulled up the laminate flooring already. I'll be adding a few more...

I just want to sand them because whoever owned the house before me did a shocking job of painting. just wanted to make sure any big lumps of old paint and crud are smoothed out before painting. As well as the few filled in holes.

hi guys. I have plasterboard walls throughout (yuk) and have a rather large lounge to decorate. just wondered what the best tool for the job would be when it comes to sanding the walls. would a belt sander be just the job to get the sanding done eaisly and quickly? or orbital? I...

I need to fit 2 kitchen corner units. This requires fitting a braket 'thing' to the wall and hanging the units off it, as far as I know. the thing is, the units will have soe weight in them. there is a 20mm gap between the plasterboard and brickwork. I was thinking abut cutting the...

thanks for that! :D some of the sirting is slightly warped. whats the best way to make sure it stays flat? also, why is it necessary to leave a gap between the floor and skirting?

hi folks, this is my first post on this site. I have to fit some new skirting boards in the kitchen today, after removing the old ones. I have plasterboard walls, which look like they have been fixed by big 'blobs' of plaster or similar adhesive (rather than wooden studs) where the old...