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There is no 'maintenance free' 10mm2 junction box. Can I put the 45A DP switch inside a cupboard instead (this way the 10mm2 cable should reach without the need for a junction box)?

At the minute I use 12m of 6mm2 twin/earth cable (going through insulated joists) starting with a B32 RCBO going to a 45A DP switch which then goes to a 45A cooker outlet which is behind the existing gas hob/electric oven cooker. I'm looking to future proof for an all electric cooker (electric...

If I leave the 2.5mm2 x3 and 6mm2 x 1 where they are I would mark out on the floorboard above 'warning cable'. It's too much work to disconnect the cables and reroute as these cables go through partition walls, it would take weeks to reroute them I could add a thin 2-3mm metal plate and push...

I can't find wagos for 10mm2 cable. Also, the cables are very tight so I have to use in line wago junction boxes. Could I use this junction box for the 10mm2 cable: Could I use this junction box for the 10mm2 cable (60A)...

What about wago connectors 50mm below the floorboards with the associated junction boxes?

Maybe use wago connectors inside an enclosure. What enclosures should I use with wagos?

Well? What should I do?

Don't all electric cables that are installed under floorboards in joists have to be 50mm or lower under the floorboard? To prevent someone puncturing the cable accidentally with a screw. This screwfix community forum weblink describes the same issue...

I am planning to cut and reroute 2 core and earth cables 50mm lower through precut holes in noggins. Specifically three x 2.5mm2 cable and one x (either 6mm2 or 10mm2, I can't tell which) cable. The noggins were added to better support the floor above. All three cables should fit through the...

The slope is only about 1m on the diagonal (1m wide 1m high). Could I use a 1m wide turf roll sideways along the slope?

Should I use interlocking matts (like this https://www.outdoordesign.com.au/news-info/erosion-control-on-steep-slopes/3475.htm) when using grass turf on slopes?

The slope is 1m wide, about 1m high, 45 degrees, east facing, on property boundary, with large shrubs at the top of the slope, gravel /bare soil at bottom of slope. Could I use matts (like gravel matts) pinned into the slope and then the matt has grass embedded into it?

Slope is 45 degrees

Not sheltered it's east facing so gets the sun a lot. Maybe grass turf?

I'm looking to peg grass turf onto an earth slope which is on the boundary with another property. The earth slope is not continuous and is about 0.5m high slope, then about 30cm wide on a flat, then another 0.4m high slope. Could I peg grass turf onto the whole earth slope? The roots from this...

100mm timberlock screws (like this https://www.screwfix.com/p/fastenmaster-timberlok-hex-double-countersunk-self-drilling-structural-timber-screws-6-3mm-x-100mm-50-pack/56926) or 100mm wood screws (like this...

100mm 6s aren't structural screws. I thought only masonry or structural (coach) screws were acceptable for screwing 3x2 timber to brick?

Good point. For a 3x2" spanning across, for a stud ceiling, what's the maximum unsupported length? I would need a ceiling drop down at set points

I'm digging an earth bank out to widen the back of a garden I should be able to gain about 120cm flat land. The original earth retaining wall is inward of the actual property boundary. I am digging behind the earth retaining wall (65cm high). The issue is what to do with the remaining earth...

So to double up I could screw the ceiling drop down to RSJ chokes (wood wedge) and screw the ceiling drop down to horizontal pieces of wood? This way it strengthens the frame