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For something a bit more cheap and cheerful, and a lot more forgiving on hole size and panel thickness, take a look at jack nuts. Same principle, just a lot less faff.

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: See the end of flameport's post... Really useful post as per normal, winston1. (n)

You can, but loose cables just coming out the wall can look a bit naff IMHO, even with a brush plate. Then they get in the way in future, for decorating, new carpets, etc. Any you don't need right now are just in the way also. At least a patch lead can be unplugged. That's neater, the wall...

https://youtu.be/vq-hI0pAYfw?t=15

Does this work, i.e. no preview/embed and start the video at 15 seconds? https://youtu.be/vq-hI0pAYfw?t=15 It's just you can't click it. :(

https://news.sky.com/story/vauxhall-recalls-zafira-models-for-third-time-over-new-fire-risk-11704018 Check for recalls on the government website https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/

That's HUGE!! So, 70mm, minus two sheets of plasterboard equals 44mm(near as dang it), which is a very common size for planed timber. :whistle::whistle: How sure are you it's dot n dab and not studs/battens? 44mm adhesive dots is just ridiculous. Imagine how thick it would have needed to be...

Can you download the manual for it now and see what tyre sizes it says are OK? Most insurers don't care if you fit winter tyres, you don't need to even tell them, but, for example Horizon Insurance state you don't need to tell them...

Wouldn't that diagram require additional conduit boxes dotted around the ceilings though? One directly above the light switch for example?

It's more likely that the lives are looped at the switches, not the rose. So I've assumed the two together are both live and the single is switched live. The live in and live out will probably be just 'passing through' the rose, from the previous switch and on to the next switch, there will be...

That's handy! You need to run in an extra 6491X brown wire(1.0 or 1.5mm²) from the switch to the rose, either by using a fish tape... https://www.screwfix.com/p/nylon-cable-flex-draw-tape-30m-98ft/75807 ...or by using an existing red wire to tape on and pull through two new browns instead...

There's a slim chance you may be very lucky and have steel conduit inside the wall, heading to the ceiling rose. If you do, it will simplify your task immensely (i.e. no chiselling out plaster from the wall and no pulling down ceilings and making good) Turn the power off at the fusebox, unscrew...

It might make strange noises today at 1 or 2 o'clock BTW... https://www.gov.uk/alerts/planned-tests

You want twinwall ducting, 40mm ID minimum, with a rope inside.

Yes, I am bored!!

Buy a neodymium magnet, 10 or 15mm cube works well. That will find the screws holding the plasterboard to the studs. 'Hover' the magnet just above the surface with your fingers, because they are nickel plated and nickel can draw on the walls and leave what looks like pencil marks. (or wrap it...