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    Quote for a new guttering and fixing of facia

    dont know what scotland is like and if any access issues seems high to me , but when i had this done on a bunglow was just before covid and prices have gone up since then £8,000 is a lot of deposit BUT how likely are you going to get the money back anyway - how did he pay , Credit Card, Debit...
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    Flush fit ceiling light

    if they dont have a connector to daisy chain , then you just take the drivers power to a junction box and from there to a switch is this modifying an existing light - or a new circuit - you may need sigoff when i setup my son-in-laws garage lighting - using daylight tubes - we wired up 6...
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    Fitting light switch question

    you can use an intermediate as a 2way as far as i can research - Never done that - i think as i dont know how its all wired up and its NOT setup as a 2way switch - just purchase an intermediate switch and use as a direct replacement maybe the 3rd switch has been removed and connected up and then...
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    Fitting light switch question

    is it only 2 switches that control that light - or do you have 3 you have an intermediate switch in the picture a 2 way does not replace that how do you know - anything else changed to the other switches do you have a mulitmeter and know how to use it - you could then test the switch
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    Fitting light switch question

    i gang 2 way - has 3 connections points available pictures of old switch and new switch may help - with wiring does it also have another switch to turn lights on off - so 2 switches did you take photos before you disconnected
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    Flush fit ceiling light

    i get a lot of shadows in my garage workshop - where i have 2 LED Tubes - Daylight colour - and so I also use a couple of lights on a stand to get close to the work - when th elights where on offer at toolstation
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    Flush fit ceiling light

    peter millard did a video years ago white is 4000K and not daylight - looking around 6000k for daylight which i prefer i have fitted a few LED tubes in garage for lighting when using as workshop & utility room - from screwfix and TLC tubes i cant see the tech spec to see if the driver is in...
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    Self levelling over ceramic tiles

    we had it done by a fitter special mixer for the screed - i think it may have been 1200 https://f-ball.com/en/product/stopgap-1200-high-performance-smoothing-compound/ does not need primer and quite settings , so they coul do it in 1 day and then came the next day and laid the vinyl BUT may...
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    Self levelling over ceramic tiles

    we had F Ball screed put over our uneven tiles floow in a conservatory - not sure if this will apply to your situation https://f-ball.com/en/smoothing-compounds/ But that was to put a vinyl over
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    Decent tape measure

    cool, make sure it is a vice versa model - i ordered an vice versa from axminster (workshop) and what i thought was the same vice versa - BUT it is not just double sided i was sent , disappointing, i also think from various threads here axminster is in trouble , so i would not at this stage...
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    Decent tape measure

    i have loads of tapes (DIYer) - Stanleyx2 on offer at screwfix , milwakie purchased on a deal at a fair , axminster on offer - thought it was different and was alonger vice versa 8m - BIT NOT SO BUT THE ONE I ALWAYS go for is my Advent vise versa 5m...
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    how much on 32a

    Will they sign it all off for you , if you do that ?
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    Drops from bottom of radiators

    NOT a plumber BUT replaced quite a few radiators and have been caught out by not putting enough ptfe tape around i also now tightened quite hard as again , i have been caught out where i have been to aware of over tightening , and undertightened - pretty much on all the plumbing i do , this was...
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    Help Please!

    its all very simple if the electrician is good and has the equipment , which they should have a Multi-Function Tester (MFT)...
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    Help Please!

    and the ring may be disconnected somewhere else as a loose connection in the toaster plug should not have taken out the other sockets - see the link i gave for a ring main its powered both ways my daughters had this issue and they could not find where the ring was broken . i think it was just...
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    Sealant tube holder ideas?

    here for example
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    Help Please!

    but not to socket ? 3 wires - in out and spur
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    Sealant tube holder ideas?

    yea thats my ikea box with handles to lock the lid , maybe it was not ikea i also have a few dewalt boxes when on offer NO idea if they fit ok - can check
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    Sealant tube holder ideas?

    will they fit into somehting this...
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    Help Please!

    sounds like a plan for peace of mind - BUT it may take a while for an electrcian to visit make sure that fully uncoiled - should be ok , BUT i always like cables uncoiled - i have seen the result of not doing that a few times - big fire if have anything else faulty - then powering on/off often...
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