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No junction boxes unfortunately. So I can find a rose that has only three cables connected in,out and switch or last one on circuit in and switch, drop same cable through ceiling connect to rose,feed from there to fused spur,then 1.5mm2 to my light? Is that correct? Thanks again.

I had thought of that but the light is required at loft height to give the correct coverage outside and the two front bedrooms already have spurs off them, so I was hoping to connect in the loft to existing lighting circuit. Thanks for the reply.

I have recently installed cctv at my house but I need some artificial light on a night to enhance the footage. Im have fitted a 15w LED pir floodlight on my garage, 2.5mm2 twe from a socket to a switched fused spur, to the floodlight, but I also need to fit one on the front of my house. The...

Hi walls are approx 5-6m in length, can't remember exactly off top of my head.Facing bricks do run through so looks right outside. I know the wall ties are in, the metal ones with triangle ends as I remember seeing them before the piers where finished. I haven't approched the builder yet just...

Thanks to both, good ideas.Sadly I've got the bolts in place so can't go with first option but think I'll epoxy the threads and then grind corners off nuts too. Great cheers lads.

Hi I have secured a length of steel to my garage floor with these bolts to which my bikes will be chained and locked.I'm looking to prevent the nut from being removed now they are in situ, for security reasons, can anyone offer advice please.There is about half inch of thread above the nut.

I had a double garage built 2yrs ago the rear and side walls are single leaf with the front being double. In each rear corner is a brick pillar tied into rear and side walls with metal wall tiles, in the centre of each side and the rear walls are single brick pillars two brick width, these are...

I've just regrouted my shower using Mapei buildfix flexible wall & floor grout. The joints where raked but not completely dug out, the original grout was old and discoloured but had not broken away just needed freshening up, do I need to seal the new grout joints as the grout? Below is the info...

OK I see,don't like the sound of that! I will be removing angle valves and replacing with straight valves. If that's the case as the rad is on same floor as thermal store will I only need to drain from this level the rad has a drain point fitted. Thanks again.

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Hi yes that's correct it's my thermal store and it is a set of bungs. Can you elaborate on your reply as I thought I could bung the vent and supply in the expansion tank? I had a radiator fitted in an extension and the plumber had his mate put his hands over the ends while the broke the pipework...

Hi wife wants ensuite radiator replacing with towel rail, don't really want to drain full system found this drain easy kit just checking it's what I need for my system to allow me to remove and fit new valves. My system is shown in attached file. Cheers.

Great, yes totally fine with doing that just wanted to check its ok to wire the flex direct. Thanks for quick reply.

Sorry if I'm going over old ground but I've been trawling through previous posts for answer but haven't got lot time. Old dishwasher wired to fused switched above worktop, new dishwasher has plug on is it okay to cut plug off and hardwire cable to fused switched? Thanks.

Thanks for that, better to be safe than sorry. Cheers.

Hi i have had my garage converted and want to replace the old door contact with a PIR. Below is a picture of the old contact wires are left to right red, blue, yellow, black their is also a white and green wire not connected to anything at either end. I am looking at this as the red and black...

Thanks for that Ill have a word with my builder and see what he comes up with before a suggest the above options, just wanted some advice before I asked him but basically what you have said is what I thought. Thanks again, Darren.

Soffit vents then to give the circulation is that the answer. I have just been out and checked the roof is lined with Pro clima INTELLO PLUS i think. (Intelligent vapour check and airtight membrane, features humidity variable diffusion resistance. It gives maximum protection to thermal...