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Hmm - see what you mean. There is nowhere else for the CU unfortunatly - well, nowhere that will be out of site anyway. Thanks for your help. Huw

Yeah, the more I think about it the less i like it. The crimping works. Just to finish up then........ This is a 'phase 1' piece of work, and i may in the near future end up relocating the stairs - which will mean that the understairs storage where the new CU is going would dissappear...

Just sitting here thinking to myself........... Couldn't I just have the current CU relocated to the fixed wardrobe (assuming there is enough slack in the cables) and run a single beefy cable from a single circuit off the new CU downstairs? This would mean the new CU would be a lot smaller...

Thanks comms. I might be able to take the cables to a nearby built in wardrobe and put a junction box in there. I'll check it out once I get the cables exposed. Thanks for all the comments guys. Huw

Thanks Rebuke Makes sense. Crimping is definately the way forward. I'm glad you mentioned that JB's are not goof for downstairs lighting as I would have used them as they are used upstairs, but my loft is boarded out :(

Crimping sounds the best idea, as whatever I do will not be accessable. The wall that the current upstairs CU is on will not be there soon.... so no chance of a box. I didn't know about the screwed terminals under the floor. How does that work with lighting circuits being run off JB's in the...

Hi all I have a small single skin outhouse that has all been plastered and painted. It is not seperated from the main house by a door, and it has the tumble dryer and washing machine in. It is also exposed on 3 sides with no heating, double glazed and minimal ventilation. Naturally, this is...

I am converting 2 flats into a house. The upstairs flat has recently been rewired, but the lower flat is original. I am putting a new big consumer unit (Crabtree 18way) downstairs, but I need to extend the cables from my upstairs CU to the downstairs CU. My electrical chap has suggested 2...

Many thanks for that. Option 3 was exactly what I had in mind with a shoe cupboard in front. Cheers Huw

We have a lobby room downstairs that has a square bay window. I would like to put a radiator under the bay window and box it in with vents to the top and base. There will then be a low level window seat in front and shoe storage beneath. Are there any reasons why i shouldn't do this or things...

Hi All I am doing a single story extension and I want to put bi-folding doors on the back. Has anyone got/fitted these? Any issues to be aware of? Does anyone know the pros & cons of having the doors open in or out? cheers Huw

That is the reason i'm not going down that route.. :wink:

I am doing as woody has stated. My planning has just gone in, but I am having building regs drawings done as well so that I can get accurate quotes off several builders. This means that I can get all the negotiation and quotes sorted out in advance so I can start the work immediately planning...

Hi all. I have been a reader of this forum foe a while, but never had to post much. However, this is something that you don't see much at the mo..... I have a pair of end of terace 2 bed flats in a victorian property. I would like to turn them into a 4 bed house for me & my wife. Does it...

This is probably not high on everyones interest radar, but I have a small dilema I would appreciate some advice on. I have just paved most of my courtyard garden and decked the last 2m. Firstly I was going to sink a spinning washing line sleeve in between the slabs. Then I decided i could...

Top tip Thermo Thanks Huw

Thanks for the tips fellas. Kiln dried is in the van ready to go back! I also have a pot of Buff dye. :D Do you recomend a semi dry mix pushed into the joint as per pavingexpert site? They say wet enough so it sticks together, but not so any moisture leaks out when squeezed. Pushed into...

I have just built a 4.8 by 2.1 m deck for 250quid - materials only. Gives you an idea of materials for size. Admitedly it was a floor mounted one in the end, but I designed it to be posted, but changed my mind last minute. According to all the sites, 1.8m is the max distance between posts -...

Cheers fellas. I'll pop into buildbase and ask for some cement dye. Thermo - whats up with kiln dried? I plan on doing it dry and wetting it all after as i am crap at pointing with wet. Would that make a difference? Thanks Huw