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Hi all, I've got an electrician coming in to wire up my kitchen, and he's asked me how I want the sockets done in the kitchen cupboards for the adjacent appliances. Any suggestions on how this is normally done? Is the socket normally attached to the back of the unit (impossible to reach...

Darn it - okay, I think I know just the chap. :S I have a few other sockets elsewhere in the house that I was planning to add (we've only got 2 sockets in the sitting room right now), are there generally any technical issues I need to be aware of if I want to extend the length of the ring...

Looks like I will have to end up doing as Chris has suggested and just preping everything ready for someone more qualified to join it all up and test! Other half has just quoted around 700 quid to get building control out. :o For neatness sakes are there any drawbacks to using conduit...

On the subject of running cables, the building's a traditional cavity wall construction with no cavity insulation, we're going to replaster using plasterboard and dot-and-daub (I think that's what it's called!). To run cables, is it okay to chase into the walls using an angle-grinder, and then...

Hi all, I'm busy re-fitting a kitchen, and I'm now at the stage where I need some wiring done. I've got an oven power supply - looks like 6mm cable, and I've got three sockets, one of which shares the same supply as the oven, the other two sockets were found plastered in the wall (live of...