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I wouldn't mind going into the gas engineer route but finding courses to fit around my 6-2pm shift is difficult. All I can find is plumbing level 1 which is in my area .

Thanx. Seeing as I haven't got a clue I they wouldn't let me do level 2 anyway.. I have a mortgage to pay and 2 kids so I can't do any apprenticeships. I wish I could go.back in time when I left school. If I stay in these factory jobs I will be dead be for I'm 50. I want to be out and about...

I've looked at that. I'm 33 years old. I work in a dead end factory job were I'm poorly treated I want to go into the maintenance side of things so therefore I need to have the know how in all trades . This course is only one available in my area at le vel 1

Hi I'm looking at going back to college in September of a evening to learn plumbing. It's level 1 city and guilds diploma . I've not any experience at all . Only ever took a radiator off . Will this be to dificult to learn for me. I'm also not very good at maths. But I'm really keen to learn...

Hi I'm plastering and my uncles kitchen ceiling were it has leaked. He' already plasterboared it for me and just wants me to plaster were it has been fixed not the whole ceiling. How do I stop cracks apparing after I've plastered around edges of wall meets the ceiling and also down the part...

Hi I've took a photo of a wall i want to skim over on stairs. I don't want to plaster the to walls ajecent to each other. Is it possibly to skim the one wall without using beading or is there a stop bead that gives me a nice point. I can players walls and ceilings just not professional .

Will try get a better picture. Looks like somones taped 2 red wires together aswel but the wires connected are all black?

Here's the other picture wiring from ceiling

Hi I want to fit my new ceiling light and I know it may sound stupid to most of you novice electricians . The wiring coming from the ceiling I think are red and there is 3 other black ones and 2 of them are taped together which makes me think are they earth wires. Do I connect the 2 earth wires...

Sounds stupid but my lights blew a fuse and my fuse box is very old I believe I have to buy some fused wire and do it the old way. How do i do it step by step. I understand I have to unscrew the fuse for the lights.

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Hi if you can see in the picture I plan to put double doors up in the living room in the near future once all decorating had been finished. Given the odd shape of the door frame would I be able to buy doors and get a joiner to fit to suit ?

So you think this would be ok for me then

To the right is the electric box (separate) to the power the light etc in the garage. Not very powerful though as I tried to use my litre saw and it tripped out straight away. I have seen on the screwfix website fuse trip box start from £70 but that's only way. Obviously the dearest ones are...

Hi we have moved into our new house about 3 weeks ago and noticed there is a old fuse/trip box , which is annoying if the anything trips out etc as I would have to rewire the fuse . Does anyone know how much it would cost for an electrictian to fit a new and up to date box ? And what one do I...

Thanks mate. I've done it now. Pretty proud of it.

So anything less than 300 mm off cut is no good ??. Do I start by 1 side of the alcove and lay the next peice the other side of it ? . Yes I have spacers etc

It's gonna sound daft and I know I've put this flooring down before but small square rooms... I just done want to mess up. Just wondering were is best to start from? If you can make it out in the picture I'm doing to rooms the same laminate as they are both open plan. Do I start from the top...

Thanks guys .. appreciated

Hi I've got a plasterer coming round Thursday and he need the radiator off so he can get behind it. Do I just turn the valves to close them off both ends of therm and the other end and that's it or will the water still come through once I've emptied all the water from radiator? .. Someone...