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:D The usual old house wives are out in force hand bags at dawn. The point being if you had a faulty earth and a fault to earth occurred as you were testing the circuit with a neon the chances of a shock are far greater. Thats it! The chances of a shock with a meter are none!

Just took some tools back to my local hire firm. And on display was the other of a life time ,so i was told .Two angle grinders for sale one 115mm and 9inch . 3 year warranty no questions asked. for £50 BRAND NEW. Never heard of the name so i thought ,no wont bother then the old man says...

I was told by a corgi registered plumber that if there is a fault to earth on an elctrical circuit and you test the circuit with a neon screwdriver to can receive a shock? Is this true ?

the thread above was intended for the support work question i`l say before someone else does ? dick head????????????? :oops:

Just a question for my own ref . The rsj that you are installing ,am i right in thinking you are using the current wall for support and not building a pier tooth and bond with a 600mm foundation ? If not on what grounds has the building control officer for your area approved the work ...

Have you check the lock sheild if fitted on the first rad is open and the termostat is set correctly.

the first job will be to speak to you local planning/building officer .

Is the wood tanislized? IF NOT i would not have bought it.All tanislized timber is left out in the yard but untreated softwood or hardwood should not be alloud to get wet.This is normally kept inside the buiding .

Thanks jerry it makes a nice change to have a debate without trying to score points on this forum. when you say every 3 courses are you reffering to brick. as i work with block every two courses and 600 apart. and every course on corners about 150 in ,which would be 3 courses of brick...

Jerry with regards to cavity closers im fresh out of college nvq level 3 ,2years ago, and we were taught to use the so called old method? the use of plastic closers were for window openings? it cavity walls Would you get the same structure strenght in a cavity wall at the door opening...

You should find printed on plasterboards PLASTER OTHER SIDE ONLY this is normal

To get a good polish use a wooden float in a circular motion just as it starts to set

What will happen with the back lash of media reporting is british forces will be under more stress form media reporting they too will have big brother over there shoulder . and instead of relying on instinct in the battle field they will pause for thought if the camera is watching and...

Before you do any work you should seek building control regs at your local council . Tony...... I done the same and had to get retro permission when i sold my house .

Adam w It was not meant to wind you up as im not totally in love with france myself. I too have had bad meals in france .But the main difference wheather you like it or not is that this country has gone to the dogs. To give you of an example of the difference i was in france last week...

Hi Lee I bought a house last year in brittany .You are quite right the house prices are a fraction of the cost . remmber though when you buy a house you have to pay notaire fees and estate agent fees , like estate agent fees when you sell in the uk. These are much higher ! you should...

Yes you are right there should be a barrier in the wall if it is rising damp But this will be hard to achieve without expense as the party wall is only 4 inch brick and without removing the bricks and replacing them with engineering bricks and dpc which will cost lots of money and possiblly...

I have to agree with masterbuilder on this one . To say chemicals are a waste of money is somewhat ignorant. I think masterbuilder has discribe what should be done and how to do spot on! My only point would be ,do not muiltifinish the wall after it has been rendered but leave it and...

There you go pipme Got it wrong as again ,when will you learn? It was the whisky?