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Cool. Its 2.27m so therefore its not notifiable. If that's the case, then does that also mean that his failure to install an RCD doesn't brake Part P regs either (AFAIK lights are in zone 3 as above zone 2 and ceiling is less than 3m) ? Aha - just seen "All equipment installed in Zone 3 must...

Thanks. BTW, I never received any documents for the work the original electrician did, so I suspect he didn't notify building control. Would there be any implications for myself as the property owner, if I reported the electrician to the authorities for failure to notify?

An electrician has already installed downlights in my bathroom, but I discovered that he lied about their IP rating. I have purchased some replacement lights which are IP65 rated of exactly the same size, and simply need to be substituted with exactly the same wiring. I'm perfectly...

I've got a tall deep hole between 2 pattresses and my experience with polyfiller is that I can only get it to work for small dents or screw holes. Not only is the hole quite deep there are many bits of loose masonry going back along the path of an old gas pipe that used to run through the...

Thanks. I used (b) as it worked out easier to insert a third wire than move tail into a new box. I've tested an appliance works from the new socket and can be switched on/off with the switch, and even though I checked each wire was firmly in place in the correct place I was wondering if there...

Thanks I'll take yur advice and move the box 1/4inch to the right (no more wall to the left), and it will save the hassle of deepening the existing hole to 35mm and messing around with the conduit to use the 3-gang box Aragorn84 mentions. You must have seen a lot of boxes to recognise its a...

Thanks. I started to hollow out a new back box for the fused switched spur and the masonary behind just fell away revealling the path of the old gas pipe. Got a new problem now .... (as its different question, started a new thread) BTW, to protect the wiring from the soot I decided to...

I'm installing a single back box adjacent to an existing double socket, but the conduit containing the ring is buried right in the wall in the way. Here's a photo of it. The red lines outline the brown conduit, and the green lines indicate where the 2.5mm cables enter the existing double...

I see what you're getting at, but that direction doesn't help as the left of the chimney goes to a void in the kichen where the water main and heating pipes route upstairs. However, there was a gas pipe to the right of the chimney which would come out close to a 2-gang socket on the downstairs...

Sure, no problem ... 1) The chimney. In which you can see the water pipes, electrical supply and gas flue. Gas supply pipe has been removed from the right wall of the chimney and capped off. 2) The face plate from the back boiler which I haven't thrown away yet 3) The side of the...

I'm replacing a gas fire and back boiler with an electric fire and surround. The electric fire has a BS1363 plug which connects at the back of the fireplace. When the fire surround is in place there is no space for the 13A cable to come from behind to the front to reach the socket next to...

Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, all the companies that list Johnson tiles no longer list that size. I found a website picturing the tile I want (in the third view) http://www.uktilesales.co.uk/Self-Diamond-Bianco-Gloss-Bevelled-Brick-Ceramic-150x75mm I spoke to them on the phone, and...

I've just seen an even cheaper range of remote controls ... http://ecohousecomfort.com/termic-zone/max-range.html Not seen any independent reviews on this range yet. I think I'll wait another 6 months (summer ones) for the industry to evolve, then see if there's a home automation...

I've seen some really nice white square bevelled tiles on a display bathroom in B&Q Farnborough. They are either 100x100 or 150x150, but B&Q say they don't sell them and don't have any details of the supplier. I've searched the internet for days and been to nearly a dozen other tile shops...

Where did you find this? I can't see it on their website? BTW, I see that Lightwave RF might extend their range of electrical and lighting controls to include central heating in the future, anyone any idea how long to market this is likely to be?

Thanks for the tip. I spoke to Heatmiser and they told me that their thermostats will function with just Live, Neutral and swithed-Live, however for safety reasons they are obliged to recommend that an earth is used. The guy who answered the phone was a developer for their Wifi systems and...

My Combi boiler (Worcester Greenstar 37CDi) is located in the attic, my CH programmer (an ancient Honeywell model) is in the ex-airing-cupboard and the CH thermostat is in the downstairs hall. I'd like to have internet control as my work hours are irregular. I've looked at the Heatmiser...

On similar lines to my other thread, I noticed my wife has used the Dulux Matt wall paint on some woodwork, just keying the existing gloss with sandpaper and painting over it. Same as my other post the matt just washes off when my boy splashes water out of the basin. Before repainting with...

Some of the walls were uneven so I sanded and filled them, and then painted with Dulux matt paint, but other walls looked fine so I sanded them a bit to take the shine of the existing vinyl silk (didn't know about this site at the time so probably didn't sand them in the right way) and just put...