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Absolutely right! I have two cordless drills, three tape measures, two stanley knives, two sets of screwdrivers etc.. I have found that over the years I'll find a job to do, find out how to do it and buy the correct tools to do the job. Eventually, you get everything that you need.

Whilst you're at B&Q there is another type of trim designed for joining different level floors. You don't screw it down so no nasty little screws to snag your bare feet on! There's basically a base plate that you srew to the floor and a solid trim that snaps into the plate. Good luck! :)

Thanks for that RF :D I don't really want to harp on about this all night but I'm a small one man business, working on recommendations, trying to abide by regulations and work in a safe manner. I appreciate it very much when time-served qualified sparks can offer invaluable advice. I do have...

No seriously, I would love to study and become fully qualified as I would also love to become CORGI registered but I have to go to work to earn a living. I have total respect for fully qualified electricians but I just wish that they would cut the rest of us some slack sometimes :(

whoops... touched a raw nerve!!

I guess the forum can be a wealth of information. It occurs to me though that a lot of fully qualified sparks 'dis' the domestic installers qualification. Maybe they believe that general builders/ kitchen fitters/bathroom fitters /multi-traders etc. are just taking their work away and are not...

:shock: Really? What are you then?

Cheers crafty. Are the Fridge and extractor OK to leave on the ring (just the 'below worktop appliances' needing FCUs)?

I recently passed my domestic installer qualification and will be using this job as my first assessment job

Yes it will be

good point! So far I have provided a separate ring circuit for the appliances in the kitchen. The DW and WM are off FCUs and the combi micro is on a separate radial. The fridge, hob and oven are simply plugged into the ring. I haven't thought about fusing yet! :oops:

Hi all I've got a situation where I need power behind a built in oven, both for the oven and the ignition for the gas hob. I'm thinking of converting the existing single switched outlet to a flex outlet (as there will be no room for two plugs). However as I need two outlets should I provide...

I disagree! :shock: :o I bought it to do a job with 600mm X 600mm X 10mm fully vitrified porcelain tiles in a wet room where the floor was laid diagonally. OK admittedly, this situation is a bit rare. The first thing I did was to change the blade to a continuous edge so as to stop chipping...

Did the job today. I actually couldn't wait to get the Mira product mail order so used Cementone Cemolatex self-levelling compound (from Travis Perkins). It worked a treat. I built it up in layers as each layer (3-4mm) was touch dry in about 20 mins. The bit of floor that had dropped took most...

Try this one!! http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=101289&ts=00206&id=40404 :)

Alternatively, try routing it 10mm at a time starting on the good side

I think that you get the picture regarding quality and amount of tools. You'll find that as you go along, you'll get a job and have to source the specific job to do it. I carry two cordless drills on the van, one's a £250 Makita for most work and the other's a £40 B&Q job for when I can't be...

Try the MAC 10" sliding compound mitre saw from B&Q

I bought a MAC 10" sliding compound saw from B&Q in January having borrowed a Makita a few days earlier and I'm extremely happy with it. If you need to do compound cuts, it tilts both ways. It's also got a handy little laser guide. For about £145, I think it was a bargain!