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    Tripped Electrics - Socket / Light not working

    The hole was about 20 cm from the ceiling, I don’t have a photo as a filled and smoothed. I roughly know where it was so could cut out a channel. The house was built in the late 80’s. It’s strange that its caused issues with the plug and light on the other side of the room. There is a socket...
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    Tripped Electrics - Socket / Light not working

    The light is fused, I changed that this morning with the hope it would help
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    Tripped Electrics - Socket / Light not working

    No you’ve understood correctly, probably wasnt the smartest move, I didn’t go straight in, but took a few millimetres off at a time to see whether then was a channel
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    Tripped Electrics - Socket / Light not working

    Hi, it’s the opposite side of the room, unfortunately I’m not there tonight, but to describe, the light is in the understairs cupboard on the left, you go through the door to the living room and on the left is the double socket. Directly opposite, aprox 4 metres away is the location of the drilling.
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    Tripped Electrics - Socket / Light not working

    Hi, I have been doing some home DIY and somehow broken a circuit. There are only two scenarios where I potentially could have damaged to my knowledge. - I initially drilled a shallow pilot hole when installing a curtain rail to check for electrics (my tester was only beeping for metal). On...
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    Wall material Help

    Hi, I’m replacing an old en suite shower and have taken down two sides of plasterboard but on the back wall it’s a different material. It’s thin, cement like and has a mesh core, with the remanence of a black coating. Questions…..What is it? And what is the best way for me to tile over it...
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