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Any ideas where I could look for a replacement? b & Q is the only place I know that sells that sort of stuff. are there any other types of shops i should look out for?

I replaced the cover to a double socket plastic mounting box. Unfortunately the thread through which the fixing screw goes snapped (I don't know how!). The thread seems to be part of a plastic section separate from the actual mountiong box. It slides along inside the box. Is it possible to...

Cheers for help everybody. I shall give it a go this weekend and hope that i do a good job.

John D, What do you mean when you said isolate the power supply? Can i just turn the electrics off at the mains to do the job or is it more difficult than that? i agree with the tiling underneath the face of the socket up to the box underneath. My only problem with that is that when I do this...

Cheers DIYisfun. What would you use to cut between the drilled holes? Does anyone know, if I do decide to fill in gaps between the plug socket and the tiles, whether I should use grout or sealant for the job?

I am currently tiling a kitchen splashback using 10X20 tiles (brick shape) that have bevelled edges. There are two double wall sockets that I have to tile around and wondered how I should approach this to get the best finish? I was thinking of tiling behind the edges of the socket face but this...

I am planning on tiling a splashback in my kitchen. At present the surface is plasterboard with a couple of coats of paint on top (no paper). Can I tile straight onto this? I keep reading in DIY books that I have to strip the paint and then use PVA so that the adhesive has something to adhere...