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Do mains smoke detectors require their own circuit or can they be spurred from the lighting circuit?

Where have you been hiding Jeff,thought we'd lost you?It's been us againt them I tells ya!

Yes have done copper at college and at our old house but have been told by a couple of plumbers that plastic is both cheaper,quicker and less mess (no soldering) to install. Haven't picked a boiler yet so can't refer to MI. Just asked installer if I got pipework ready and tested would he...

As this is the tiling forum I have no idea but think that either custard or cauliflower cheese like mother used to make would do fine :lol:

Def sockets,2.5mm cable and 30amp jb,30amp rewireable fuse for ring.

Turn off the power at the cu then have a look.

A lot of the wiring in our loft space was very untidy,cables not clipped to beams etc. I have been tidying it up bit and have noticed that there is no return to the cu off the last socket.There are a couple of the sockets fed via junction boxes.Would this cause a problem if I decide to have...

Will be piping up my loft extension soon for ch and wanted to use pex pipe.Have someone coming to fit a combi for me once the pipe work is in place.My tutor at college mentioned about having to have copper from the boiler to start with then connect to the pex. I've lost my notes and can't...

I can't belive someone would install so badly :shock: There is NO EXCUSE for such shoddy work.

If you are going to tile over existing tiles you need an adhesive suitable for porcelain so it will adhere to the surface of the old tiles. It is acceptable to tile over tiles as long as you take into account that the existing tiles are well fixed,the weight of existing tiles + new tiles...

Depends on the size of cutter and budget.

No you did nothing wrong just used a sub standard product.Adhesive and grout in one are not very good,its either one thing or the other and will always struggle to be both. Was the wall surface dust?This won't help the adhesive so I always prime walls with acrylic primer. I've used the...

If it's like Joe says a scuff from the frame a china rubber may not work,tried it on a sink before marked by the tap turning.Used a little bit of limescale remover and a scotch brite pad.Belive it or not it removed the scuff and left no tell tale signs.

Mark the center of the wall or floor and walk them hand over hand marking the joints as you go,then place the center of a tile above/below /beside that row and do the same.See how they come out with regards to size of cuts at ends,then adjust if needed to find what suits you. Brick bond with...

Hang a picture over it :wink: What colour is the tile? How long is the scratch?

:roll: I use this stuff http://www.tilechoice.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=800905 unfortunately I didn't get a free mixing bucket :wink: It is made by benfer which I have been using for about three years now.Great stuff and great value too. Most of the screwfix own products are ok but tile...

Is there something wrong with living on a council estate Joe?

Is it possible to fit a thermostatic mixer on a bath if the flow rates are slightly different? I dont have a weir cup so used a bucket with litres on the side (crude method I know) The hot came out at 12 litres per min (0.2 lps) and the cold 16 litres per min (0.26 lps) Would this...

Why cant you dot and dab the aqua panel?If normal plaserbrd adhesive is the issue use some powdered tile adhesive then fix through into blockwork.

I normally give it coat of acrylic primer mainly to stop it absorbing all the moisture from the adhesive.