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Because, as I have stated, I am not an expert in such matters, I have done some DIY, but with a lot of advice along the way. I know nothing about structural engineering. I can tell you how a processor works and I can design an electronic circuit to do whatever you want, but as for building a...

I should have said, she has been in touch with trading standards. But she wanted the advice of a builder first as she did not want to go to trading standards and say "my mate who once did some DIY and some random people I don't know on the Internet say it's no good" as we figured a professional...

Quick update.... She has had a local builder out to give his opinion on the job. Apparently he dug some holes next to it (I assume to check the foundations) and his advice was to rip it down and start again. She said he sat down and explained to her exactly what should have been done and in...

Thanks for the replies. I thought as much, but as I said I am no expert. Would this be something building control would be interested in? He is not due to return to the job until Friday so I will tell her to get some professional opinions in the mean time.

A friend of mine is having a detached garage built but I fear the builder may be somewhat of a cowboy. The concrete floor is laid directly onto the ground, some of which is backfill. The floor itself is only about 1" thick. Is this enough? She says he made a trench about a foot deep for the...

My bad, I was under the impression the old stat was already taken off.

If it is battery powered, it does not need the neutral. It will need a live feed and then a switched live back to the boiler, but as has been said, their is no guarantee which colours are doing what. Terminate the neutral safely and tuck it out of the way. If there is a metal back box, connect...

It's more likely you need live and switched live. But it's hard to say without knowing more details. Does the new one use batteries ? What were the labels on the terminals that each colour went to on the old one? As a guess, I would say you need the red (live) and yellow (switched...

Ain't nothing they wouldn't have done to one of ours given half the chance. Sad fact of war is people are going to get killed.

No such thing as a bad dog, just stupid owners. I grew up in a house with 5 large dogs, 3 german shepheards, 2 burnese mountain dogs. My cousin has a rottie. None of these dogs would ever be given the chance to harm a person, and I am confident they wouldn't unless self defense anyway. But...

If you have 2 wires at your existing thermostat, one is probably live and the other is the switched live back to the boiler. The thermostat is essentially a switch. You can get battery powered 2-wire thermostats cheap enough. I wouldn't know where to look in France, but here in the UK you can...

I can't be 100% certain of the cable size, but definitely bigger than 0.75mm. The circuit is protected by 6A MCB. On this circuit are the 3 living room lights, 8 f'kin horrible 50w down lights in the dining room, 2 pendants in the kitchen and a single pendant In the conservatory. I tested...

Another one of those 5 minute jobs that turns into a nightmare....... When we bought this house, the previous owner was emigrating so could not take all of her appliances, we said to leave what she didn't want and we would deal with it. She left lots off good stuff, dishwasher, fridge...

Yup, my wife would have them. I agree they are pretty ugly and if it were up to me I would just pop to Screwfix and get normal white jobbies, pack of 5 for a fiver. But others she was looking at were 20 quid a switch and up. I'm debating wether to tell her they are not up to the latest safety...

The boss likes these switches and we do need 2 switches replacing as one is just about switching and another one is just nasty and ugly. But I don't see any reference to standards in the listing. so I am just after some opinions, Would you put these in your house? Styling aside, would you...

Because it means crossing doorways and I cant see a way of making it tidy and keeping the wiring safe from harm. I will just clearly label them for now and put a notice inside of the flap on the CU. I may re-address this at a later date as there is much I want to do to the wiring on the...

I would say that you just need a 12V supply. As most LED's are simply a diode that glows, they usually require a potential of between 1.8 and 2.2V. If these are cheap and from china, I suspect what you are getting is a diode and resistor in the package and not much else. I would think a true...

When planning and building the conservatory, I was not aware that the kitchen was on a seperate circuit as the consumer unit had nothing labelled. We bought the house last year and I have only recently been round flicking switches and testing stuff to identify what feeds where. Extending either...

I have recently built a conservatory and am now kitting out the inside. Not a great deal, just a light and 2 double sockets. 1 for a small tv and radio, the other for a lamp. I have easy access to two sockets to spur off, both are on the ring and not spurs and neither have been spurred from...

Thanks. Debt will be nothing as we do meter reading and pay up each month. We pay for exactly what we use, no more, no less. BG don't like it and kept pushing for DD, but if you want my money then it comes on my terms.