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Thanks for the pictures. I've got a batten holder from B&Q which turns through 45 degrees but the candle bulb still sticks out too far.

I have some plain metal shades for walls lights that fasten to the wall. Anyone got any ideas where can I get some simple light fittings that I can fasten to the wall. They need to be quite slim to fit behind the shades and have right angle brackets so that the bulb goes verticle.

Cottage is 250 years old. It is in a conservation area but it is not listed.

I am knocking a breakfast room and kitchen through into one room. Also I will be replacing the door that leads from the kitchen through to the lounge. I would like to use a plank ledged door to fit in with the rest of the cottage but will this satisfy the building regs? The door opens into...

I am using metal flush boxes for the switches, behind wall lights and sockets for my loung re-wiring. I know that the Earth wire in the switches should be connected to the earth terminal in the metal box. Should there also be an earth wire connected to the earth terminal for the wall lights...

I need to chase in my new wiring before the plasterer comes to re-skim the walls. Is a sand/cement/lime mix OK to use? Is that what the ready made bags of "browning" are? If OK should I use sharp sand or builders sand?

One light, two bulbs. Is that OK?

The lighting circuit has a 6amp MCB (1) The wall lights/switches are connected via 10amp junction boxes (is this OK?). (2) What size connector strip should I use to connect the wall lights to the cable at the wall. I can buy 3, 5, 10 or 30amp ??????