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Could you exaplin "singles"? Yeah, the original wiring is in conduit and would probably pull through. However 60pc of the sockets have been added later. Although the PVD cabling looks sound the routing appears to be via the cavities and therefore wouldn't meet regs. I think the major...

Thanks everyone for comments so far. If the consumer unit is replaced with something more modern with an RCD will everything 'downstream' of that need to meet current regs? (especially with regard to routing.) Secondly, I'll be wanting a new ring circuit to serve the kitchen alone. Is it...

I've just bought a 3 bed semi build in 1960. All walls are brick. The original sockets, of which there are few, have pre-pvc cables. (Rubber? Cotton?) I've had a look at one or two and there's no evidence any of them are part of a ring main. The cable reaches the sockets through conduit...

Thanks for the link. Very useful.

Thanks PrenticeBoyofDerry. Very helpful.

It's more of a brickwork question than an electrical question but I can't see where else it fits so here goes. I've got a few sockets with knockout boxes with exposed cable. I wanna replace them with nice flush plug sockets and hide the cable behind skirting board. That's going to...

Referring to the dig above, I've got a window that during the gales this week let water in between 5 & 8. I have no idea where to seal it. I certainly don't want to seal it between the sill (9) and the window because I'm sure water can get into the frame and if I seal the outside it won't be...

We've got a Vaillant EcoTEC in our loft. Any reason not to leave it on as normal but with the mains water turned off while we go away for 2 weeks this winter? In previous houses I've turned water & boiler off, but this one is in the loft and, I understand, starts itself up to protect...

Thanks everyone. Sounds like I don't need to worry. (It was a frozen puddle this morning!) We paid just over £2000 for it. They spent a solid 2 days with 2 guys on it. The roof is about 3mx4m and is attached to the house. (Extension to the lounge.) They also did the guttering & put new...

We've had a new EPDM roof and after the first decent rain there's standing water over about 1/5th of it. It's fine by me as long as it's a pukka job. Here it is: http://i40.tinypic.com/104g66d.jpg They-re check-a-trade and we haven't settled the bill yet so we still have some leverage...

We've got a TV Coax coming in just over the skirting board. I was originally going to rip the skirting board off and run the cable around the room behind the new skirting board. Now I've realised removing the skirting board isn't an option and I want run it under the carpet, snug to the wall...

Thanks again. I bought a long handled scraper but in the end I used a Garden Hoe and they came up a treat. They came up easily and frequently intact. Will return the scraper for a refund! :-) I know other people have terrible trouble with them, but this was as close as I've ever got to a five...

Any reason I can't site a cooker partially under a window? It will be set back a bit and significantly lower than the window so I can't imagine any serious heat getting to the glass or window pane but I'd be interested to hear if this breaks any kind of regs or isn't sensible for some reason...

Thanks Lower. There's some pathetic insulation which I folded back to get access. However the corner is right at the end of the insulation at the lowest point of the roof. The tiles are about 6 inches away from the plasterboard ceiling at that point. There's no doubt that the area with the...

Thanks. When I'm sure about what we're doing with the stack I'll put that on the jobs list.

Sealed with concrete at the bottom and not vented.

Thanks Cantaloup and XR4x4. Cantaloup, it's not an exact science but I measured centre to centre as best I could.

I've got an ancient metal bath. It had the remains of a whole lot of insulation in the gap under and around it, which was crumbling and damp in places so I ripped the lot out. Personally I'd rather not have insulation in there, I'd rather board it back up with out insulation, but with decent...

Forgive the dumb question. I've got an ancient metal bath and I want to replace the individual hot and cold taps with mixer shower taps. I ran a tape measure on to work out how far apart the pipes to the taps on the new mixer need to be to slot right in and I reckon they're about 185mm...

Many thanks everyone. Loads of useful stuff, every word has been noted. I'm actually starting to wonder if it might be condensation from our breath. We still haven't needed the heating on, and now the big drafty single glazed windows have been replaced there's sure to be more moisture in the...