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As shown in pictures I will be boxing up pipes from the boiler under the breakfast bar. While I'm at it, it would be tidy if I can move the double electrical socket and the fused spur which power the boiler as shown in the picture, no wires will need extending , wires come from under the...

Great thanks everyone. I'll be honest and explain everything as they are in the selling process and leave the current system alone.

Thanks , the CU in question is below Are there any legal ramifications after the sale if I sell it as it is?

I got some renovations done in my house 5 years ago in my house and the builders who did work added new downlights to several rooms including the bathroom ( Zone2). In CU there are two circuits for upstairs and downstairs lighting and none of them have RCD protection, I checked guidelines and...

Thanks Sorry I didn't mean to offend anybody by using incorrect terms. Ive been caling it the fuseboard from the old days and I meant write it as the fuseboard not switchboard. But yeah it's a consumer unit with RCDs and MCBs. Looks like it was installed when the kitchen was done by the last...

Yes thanks , there is no point going that far, only reason I opted to try myself was I tried contacting couple of electricians through freinds and family but they seem to be not much interested due to it's being a small job, I thought I'll see if it's allowed to do myself before advertising the job.

Also I don't mind buying additional testing equipment as long as they don't cost a furtune.

Great thanks, I'm confident to carry out the job myself, I do the electrical work around the house when they are allowed. I will obviously follow the guidelines and safety measures when routing new wires. Only thing I don't have specialist testing equipment apart from basic diy equipents such...

Thanks I meant the fuseboard. Good to know so once I do the work do I need an electrican to come over and sign it off? if that's the case then prob easier to get an electician to do the work as it's only a small job.

As the title, I'm hoping to change the position of the kitchen hob from it's current place (near a wall) to the peninsula. Currently there is an isolator switch next to the hob and I was hoping to run wiring from the exisitng isollator switch to the peninsula through the floorboards. Therefore...

Cheers for that, I checked my title plans and there is nothing like that.

Awesome, looks like I'm in the clear. thanks very much

Thanks , no def not in a conservation area. it says .. "the right to put up or alter fences, walls and gates has not been removed by an article four direction or a planning condition." Where can I get this information from, does anyone know?

My back garden wall is about to collapse so I was hoping to take it down and hang a gate instead. It will allow me to wash or do any repairs of my car on my garden. Access to the garden is via a private alleyway shared with 4 other neighbours. Do I need planning permission do this? Below...

Thanks very much, concrete it is then, cheaper option as well, jockey wheel is a good idea , good point on posts with holes cast in than drilling. It's not a part of a fence but one post will be next a small wall, I guess I can use that in someway to resist movement. Thanks very much.

Hoping to replace back garden wall with a wooden gate. I will need two gate posts on either ends. I was thinking to use a concrete slotted fence post, then fix a 2x4 wooden batton to it though drilled holes and then hang the gate, gate itself will be in two parts , 6ft x 6ft on one side and 2ft...

Thanks very much for your response Charlie.

Hello I'm hoping to get any advice on new patio level and the DPC As shown in pictures the existing concrete patio sits 17cm below the DPC. I'm hoping to lay sandstone and a border of block paving on top of the existing concrete as shown below , patio has a slope running away from the...

As the title I'm hoping to render and then tile the side wall of my patio steps, It's about 1-2 mm wide but goes all the way from top to bottom ( about 50cm), first time trying out rendering so I'm all new to this. Wall is made out of concrete bricks. Do I need to apply a wire mesh before the...

Yes the concrete is angled away from the house.