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I want to fit a new alarm switch (magnetic) to my UPVC back door any body recommend one that looks good?

I had the same dialemma. After advice 240V GU10s give off a better light than they used to, so I went for them. I have 16 in a 6M square room and they are fine.

I have a conservatory appox 6m x 3.5m. I am going to install underfloor heating. The conservartory has a separate ring main. I will be installing about 2Kw matting system. I was going to install this as a spur off the ring main, with a themostatic controller. Any issues? It has a concrete...

I'd expect any tradesman to charge anything from £100 to £200 a day for their labour, (depending on location, more for further south) then anything else on top of that for parts that you make is better buy the equipment and charge the B & Q price. Your rate worked out at £144 a day which...

I have a conventional boiler and I have recently had an extension to my house, extending the kitchen and bathhroom. The water pressure for the hot water has dropped significantly. My plumber has recommended pumping the hot water supply. Is their any alternatives? Could I put a pressurised...

:D However, it also says in the same document in the TTL test section that putting fire hoods or plasterboard covers had little significant effect on the fire resistance rate of up to 30 mins. It must be inferred that with plaster board ceilings with conventional rectangular joints, it is not...

I found a useful link on http://www.iee.org/Publish/WireRegs/WiringMatters/Documents/Issue14_2/2005_14_spring_wiring_matters_installing_recessed_luminaires_in_ceilings.pdf It shows that if you are cutting holes in your ceilings for down lights you may be reducing the fire resistance...

Thanks Pensdown I will look at the ODPM web page

I am thinking about doing this in my conservatory. Which is best? Electric or off the central heating? Pros and Cons please.

So if you are going to cut 16 holes in your ceiling IMO you will need hoods. Sorry Pensdown, IMO is not good enough, because other electricians from my area have said in their modest opinions I don't need them. Maybe it is a location thing. My plans say that all electrics should be part P...

I am installing 16 downlights in my kitchen (GU10), and in my bathroom, (MR16). I am hearing conflicting stories on wheher I need to install a hood over each light. There is insulation in the kitchen ceiling and of course in the Bedroom ceiling. Do they need fire hoods? I have been told that...

If you had an terminal block or lighting block, in,or on the celing. There would have been 4 connections, permanent live, usally two, or three red cables, a neutral, usally one,two, or three black cables, earth, Yellow and green, and the switched live, (see below). The switched live...

It is not big enough to put another room in. It also a 20 degree pitch 2.4 metres by 6 metres. So it is quite small. I am probably going to have to cut the kingspan to get it in the tiny space is this acceptable?

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No. it is a single story kiychen extension.

I went through this dilemma 3 years ago. It depends on what do want to do work for someone or work for yourself. I wanted to work for myself, so I took the new regs course 16th edition, BS7671, passed it, but at the same time part P building regulations were being introduced. which meant that I...

I have a small kitchen extension with a pitched roof (6M x 3M). My Building inspector has told me to install 100mm board insulation, in the rafters and 25mm insulation boards across these boards. He also told me that I didn't need to insulate the joists. Having spoken to a few people, they...

There is nothing in the regs (as I can see) that stresses if they are separated by plastics, what distance of plastics should be used? I could make them a few feet or longer if neccessary

The sink, bath, toilet should not be a problem as I can hide the cables and straps. All others are installed to the shaver and fan switches. The problem is the towel radiator. I suppose I could get a small earth clamp but the cable and strap notice could be seen.