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:D Glad to know I've got something right then, I'd planned from the beginning to start with the kitchen and then deal with the bathroom. I couldn't agree more that the kitchen is the hub of a home :) And I'll certainly consider getting in professionals if that's what it takes, but I'm...

:D Thanks wanabechippie, and you're absolutely right about not moving in before most of the work is done! :) We'd already decided that my wife will live with her dad, taking the baby with her (thanks for the congrats :D ), while I rip about like a tasmanian devil for three weeks in the new...

:D Thanks everyone for the advice! Not needing to create a 50mm channel everywhere will make things a lot easier. Reviewing Spark123's link I see that as long as I'm in the safe zones I can use shallower channels, and that trunking will be useful for ease of "future-management" :) It...

As part of my project thread I'll be completely rewiring the kitchen of a house I'm about to buy. :) With my DIY MANUAL to my side, and an active imagination, I've been considering everything a novice can think of when it comes to fitting new wiring through the kitchen. I'm going to buy an...

Maybe I'm mad, but my wife and I have an 8 week old son, and we've just bought ourselves a house that needs some serious work. First of all, I'm going to have to fit a new kitchen, and as part of that I want to install replacement wiring as what's there right now looks burnt out and frankly...

I'm moving soon but my next house doesn't have a gas supply, which I can't live without, so I've decided to get gas installed. The National Grid however, will install anything but a recessed meter box on your house! Of course, I want a recessed meter box because it's going in the alleyway down...