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Hmm. Well, I was until you asked about it :cautious:. The cable in question is visible in graphic 5 and 12 in my attachments. It certainly looks like there is a metal shielding that has been used for the mechanical anchoring of the cable. Whether the shield is electrically earthed is a good...

Hi, I have a minor renovation coming up during which I want to make a few changes to my electricity supply, either to tidy the place up or to future proof it while I've got things dug up etc. Our current installation is old but not 'oh god don't touch that' old. I wanted to describe it to you...

Hi, I will probably pick the brains of the guys in the garden forum on this as well, but I wanted to get some input on the right materials to use for this from people with some plumbing expertise first. I've attached a diagram that may or may not help with this.. My house has a groundwater...

Hi. I've got an old drain hatch that I'm replacing as it was completely corroded. Unfortunately the original one was seemingly a non-standard size and I've not been able to identify an exact replacement. It's not far off the standard 60x45cm size and I wanted to get some opinions on whether...

Ha, just to be clear.. the asbestos drain pipe is supported by a length of normal steel angle iron which I thought I might cut off in preference to having to do anything to the asbestos directly. I’m not proposing to attack the asbestos with power tools. Thanks for all the advice everyone. I’ll...

Well I guess that's a difficult question for the survey to answer as it would depend how gentle you were in removing it. I understand some councils will take some kinds of asbestos if properly bagged etc, though I haven't actually confirmed if our local one does. I've approached the company...

Hi, I've got a small (1m) length of asbestos guttering on an outbuilding. It's been assessed and is 'very low' risk if undisturbed, but we'd like to have building work done on that area. The material is Chrysotile. It's at a fairly low height (3m?) and were it not asbestos would be about 10...

Thanks, that’s a really useful viewpoint. I’ll try and identify a trustworthy operator and go from there.

Thanks. Just to clarify, it's not that I want to go shopping around for the cheapest quote for a standard service so much, it's more that I didn't know if there was a standard name for this sort of thing so that the electricians I approach know what it is I'm asking for. This house is my house...

Hi, I'm looking for an electrician to do some sort of survey on a house I bought recently, but I'm not sure exactly what I'm asking for. To save me having the same conversation over and over, could you let me know if there's a standard name for what I need, please? The house is reasonably...

Yeah, I've been through some of the online sites. Lots of options, but none that are a good match for my requirement - hence the question about whether such a thing exists. The idea about drilling some holes in a standard cover is not a bad one and probably a cheap route to getting what I need...

Hi, I’ve got a drain inspection hatch in the porch of my garage which needs replacing as it’s completely rusted. I’m fairly happy with the process to do that, but I’m not sure what cover/frame to replace it with. Load-wise this will never get vehicle traffic so it doesn’t need to be too heavy...

Yeah, we can do that, but it’s another small bit of life hassle to remember to shuffle them round and I’m of the philosophy that small hassles are worth doing away with if they’re going to come up regularly for years and years. Plus, there’s not actually a shaver socket in place at all, so if...

Morning, Easy question hopefully - does such a thing as a shaver socket faceplate with 2 220v outlets on it rather than 1 220 and 1 110? The wife and I both have electric toothbrushes to plug in and it’ll be a bit ugly if we have to have 2 entire faceplates for it. Thanks

The surveyors report says: ‘The flue pipe from the stove goes up through a register plate that seals the underside of the large old chimney. This is painted board but some of the taped joints have come away and the pattern on the board suggest it may be asbestos cement‘ I don’t know how long...

Hi all, Our new house has a large fireplace that now contains a log burner. The register plate that closes off the chimney is likely to be made of asbestos boards, according to the buildings surveyor. I’ve got an asbestos surveying company coming to do a survey of the whole house, after which...

Speaking to the council direct does seem the easiest way to get a clear answer. What’s the actual likelihood that they compel you to fix anything rather than just give advice? I should be clear that I’m not actually aware that there’s anything wrong with the place as it is, so I could be being...

The work will have been done more than 6 years ago as it was done before the ownership of the people we have bought the house from. It’s a second floor attic room. Door is on the first floor, stairs up to a large main room in which the wife and I sleep. Off of that room to one side is a...

Hi, I've just acquired a property which has two residences, currently with independent connections to the mains, separate meters etc. I have a vague idea to get domestic solar installed for the site, and to my mind it would make sense to get a larger installation that can supply both...

Hi, I have just purchased a house which has a bedroom and adjoining box room in the attic. The box room has an external fire escape staircase which looks home made and while solid enough is too steep, doesn't have very good safety bannisters and also feels like all the treads are inclined...