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Thanks for all your help. I bought one off eBay complete with rubber boot. The inside should be pretty dry as I'll seal everything but I'll also heat shrunk the terminals. I'll take pics and let you know how I get on.

Hi all. Sorry for the late response but I work away from home during the week. I wish I knew how to like posts on this new website, BAS actually made me laugh! A small toggle switch is exactly that. I reckon the rubber boot over the top would do but I'm reluctant to pay more for postage than...

Afternoon all, I'm refurbing some outdoor lights that somebody once used by just plugging them in. What I want to do is permanently leave them plugged in, and on, but have a small toggle switch on the back of the light post. Can anyone recommend somewhere that stocks such switches? Preferably...

Well we can't use that one. I've just found out it has been declared on the forms as she didn't feel there was any reason to lie. Rightly so I guess.

Is there anything stopping her from saying it was built more than 4 years ago? They have had the house for 5.

new rules? is there a loop hole I can try and work some magic for them?

Thank s for your help Tony, What are the chances of getting it? Planning has never been refused, its not interfering with neighbours or anything like that. Its just a honest mistake that they were mislead in thinking they didn't need planning. Is retrospectively planning applied for in...

it was started at the back end of 2013 but finally finished in 2014. May time.

thanks for your replies. It is those measurements. That was the problem that the extension does protrude more than the 3 meters stated. It doesn't look daft though. It had been made into a play room for the kids. Anyway, what can be done now it is up? It came from the building...

I have just read about retrospective planning permission which the council will grant as long as it hasn't been refused before, which it hasn't. Has anyone got any experience with this too?

Hi all, My sis has had a single storey extension built on the rear of the house which is 4 meters in length by 2 (ish) wide. At the time, the building inspector said that planning permission wasn't required but now they have come to sell the house, solicitors from the buyers have asked for...

Good morning all, I'm in the process of re-doing my hall, stairs and landing and was wanting to wire a thermostat into my combi-boiler to control the heating. Can anyone recommend a decent one to go for? I was thinking maybe controlled via iPhone but I'm not overy fussed. Just want a decent...

Thanks for all the replies. I had the house upside down yesterday so could of done it with the standard CAT 6 but taking your advise I'll get some telephone wire for next weekend and do it properly. You can probably cut it by the meter in places like B and Q but if not, for £20 I'll just buy the...

Good morning all, I need to move my phone socket and need about 20 meters of cable. I know it's pretty cheap anyway but I can only seem to buy it in 100m reels. But what I do have is around 100m of stranded CAT 6 cable. I can't see any reason why I couldn't use it, but I don't know for sure...

Hi Steve, I'm not sure where you mean but there are definitely no live parts exposed. If there was I would sort that out myself straight away.

Lol good point Stillp. I've always disagreed that DIYers can't do there own electrics. I think everyone should be tested, that wants to be, and go from there. I've been an Aircraft Electrical Engineer for 18 years but that doesn't allow me to do anything in the home although I know how to...

If I could get hold of him I would find that out!lol.

I had the rec2 wired in because I actually put it on te wall where I wanted it as a was away when he came. Wouldn't have took much to trim those tails back instead of it looking like a siluet of John Waynes legs!

I'll sort some pics winston when I get chance. I think it's a crap job!