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Interesting. I travel a lot for work so live out of suitcases in hotels every week and have seen this style of wall decoration a lot in the UK recently.

I appear to have a damp patch on the landing ceiling (just at the top of the stairs). I'm not sure if it's a water pipe leaking or water dripping from the roof. The loft is being cleared out next week so I can get someone in to check the roof out and repair it if necessary.

Because I thought a sparky wouldn't start playing with the on/off on both fuses boxes just for the fun of it - it was only when the electrics to the entire house went out several times within the space of a few seconds did I realise what was going on. I did point out to him that three other...

What's the latest fad in terms of how to decorate walls: paint them or wallpaper them?

I finally had a look around the loft in my new (old) property and saw a few decent-sized holes in the roofing felt that exposed the roof tiles. The holes are around 6" in diameter. Could these holes cause a leak into the loft floor? Or are roof tiles interlocked to prevent water seeping...

Some answers: - Yes, the price includes VAT - I think the old system is a gravity-fed system. The current shower is a power-shower - Most of the pipework will be existing pipework (to the rads). Several rads will have to be re-routed to the 'correct' positions under the windows - The...

A central heating company has suggested installing the following bits and pieces to replace my dying, old conventional system: 1. Worcester Bosch 30CDi 2. Honeywell wireless thermostat 3. Magnaclean 4. Scale reducer 5. Mira Minilite shower 6. Honeywell TRVs and lockshields 7. Stelrad...

A quick update on this. I contacted the NICEIC and the electrical contractor in question is a registered member of the NICEIC. However, he was supposed to submit a copy of the certificate he issued in mid-Feb to the NICEIC within 7 days but has not done so. Another dodgy sparky, i'm...

One other thing that was pointed out to me: the new fuse box serving the kitchen is an RCD fuse box so all of the circuits served by that fuse box are RCD protected. There are around five fuses (cooker, washing machine, fridge, tumble dryer and lighting) served by the new fuse box. I was told...

Nobody else has worked on the installation. Three electrical contractors have been around to quote for a partial rewire (for the old fuse box and electrics served by that fuse box). However, in order to certify the electrics, they would have to safety check all of the electrics and that includes...

The money side of things is neither here nor there. It's just how he magicked up a certificate years after he did the work and refuses to discuss it on the phone. I'm not after any money at all. I'm after a SAFE property where the electrical work is NOT dangerous. He put up a floating socket...

^ I agree. It's not a pleasant job at all. I'm happy to pay the going rate so if it's a thousand quid then it's a thousand quid. It's a lot for 1-2 days work as the builder who quoted a thousand quid said it would take a day and possibly two days. But then he would be using his large tipper van...

Yes, the sockets are part of the work he carried out a few years ago. All of the electrics in the kitchen was done by the electrician. That's the issue - some of it is not compliant with the certification that he produced a few weeks ago. And that's really my issue.

I'm not really a DIY'er to be honest.

I need to get my loft cleared of all of the insulation and some boards and a few odds and ends that the previous owners left behind. It's not stuffed full of junk but I reckon has around 20 or so boards and old insulation. How long would a clearance job take and how much would it cost if the...

Yes. There is a leak in at least one of the circuits. The hob extractor isolator switch neon stays dimly lit even when that switch is switched off. The earthing cable to the copper pipework is not connected. There is no heat detector in the kitchen. Some of the older (original) sockets are...

The electrician certified the work a few weeks ago as meeting current regulations. The work does not meet current regulations and is dangerous. Is it allowable to certify work several years after it was carried out?

I've just purchased a property and during the purchase process my solicitors requested certificates for recent electrical work carried out at the property. The work was carried out 4-5 year ago and consisted of a new fuse box to serve the kitchen. The old fuse box was retained for the remainder...

So, one electrical contractor reckons it takes two weeks to rewire a 3-bed semi. Another can do it in 3-4 days.

When choosing electrical contractors for domestic electrical work, which memberships should I look for? NICEIC or NAPIT?