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You could possibly use a cement based adhesive (BAL provide a good range of adhesives - have a look at their site. If you are even considering tiling over exisiting tiles, it is extremely important that the surfaces are completely dust and grease free which would mean giving them a right good...

If all it needs is re-securing. just rescure it then no need to drill holes if your not comfortable doing that. If the wall plugs are coming out of the tile, pull 'em out completely then get a new plug (a nice new one that will fit snugly into the old hole without too much forcing) and then...

That wooden knowb looks like it could really improve the quality of my sound..must rush out and get one....or get me holesaws out and make one :lol:

That makes me feel like a complete novice ! :oops: I think my hifi man said to strip the earth and just use the remaining cores obviously one going to positive the other to negative. Im quite happy with the exisitng setup....improvements to home cinema and hifi are only justifiable if...

Ive even seen MK tough plugs for sale with silver plated pins and fuse holder with silver plated fuse! i think the seller wanted £10 for em. How much difference? - apparently none!

Noz, thats exactly what my hifi man said.....more or less....he said what difference is 1m of shielded cable gonna make compared to the cables you already have in your home.......it really is a no brainer i guess

those pesky buggers who sell these leads say they reduce interference etc. Not that its something i even wanna do, (given i love my music and home cinema) but some cretins spend thousands on cables....it must be a gimmick.

How bad are the imperfections? are they more than 1mm or so?....ive found that using some wet and dry blocks to sand out imperfections works wonders....can give you a nice surface to paint.....if it hasnt been sealed at all, give it a lick of obliterating emulsion or pva mixed down to 1 part pva...

Ive heard that some people use twin and earth as speaker cable instead of the expensive guff you can pay and arm and a leg for...my local hifi shop told me that is perfectly acceptable...i wouldnt have even thought about using it but when you think about it....i guess solid core is a better...

Ive seen some rather extravagant cables which claim to do all sorts (i dont mind spending 20 quid if it may give me a better picture/sound but some stupid folk pay hundreds for a 1m length of rhodium plated silver plated copper super conductor crap...... Im pretty sure its all just marketing...

Ericmark...whats the crack at the rugby club then? yeah im from wrexham and know mold. Clwyd or flintshire....hard to know which one should be which..i always get confudddled :lol:

Kinda what i thought, but i thought id ask the electrics experts to see if there is any truth in shielding from RFI etc etc...........

You should consider if possible using the optical cable from your v box to your entertainment system. it will allow you to receive sound in dolby 5.1 if it available on broadcasted programmes....better surround sound. From what ive been told, scart doesnt carry 5.1 sound....only optical or...

Me again. :) As im a realtively big home cinema fan....got the big tv , surround sound and all that...is there any proven benefit from having a shielded cable to connect my expensive home cinema set up? Ive seen em claim to clean up "dirty mains supply" but would it really be of any...

Cheers ColJack Ill have a go once of finished cooking my tea....currently being warmed up on the hob whilst the shower isnt in use as they are on the same MCB.

And one more thing while i think on.... Apologies to anyone who i may have offended during my quest to find the best, safest, cheapest way possible to carry out my leccy stuff. Truly do appreciate all your input. Best regards to the lot of ya's. :D

On a lighter note, how do you guys quote bits from here without just quoting the whole lot!...not only am i inept at electrics...i cant work a laptop FFS - damn thing! :lol:

Dont worry yourself Ban. Sorry if i gave the wrong impression that i wasnt prepared to pay someone....sorry if i seemed to come across as expecting something for nothing. - never my intention. As for learning - thats what i would like to do. Im even looking into taking some courses...

But while we will give that advice freely you will not be able to get a reputable spark to sign your work off, you will have to contact your LABC for that as they are the only ones who are allowed to sign off other peoples work. Thats what ive done Noz. Well looked into just this morning...