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i've fallen foul of thick plaster in my house in the past. The best solution i have found is to buy a bag of large plugs/screws from B&Q. They look way too big but if you drill a deep enough hole for the plug then it should work every time, even if you found the mortar between the bricks. I...

A mate at work told me about his relative who found a fault on some agricultural machine that had a hydraulic leak. On close inspection he found the fine mist escaping, put his finger in it and promptly lost the end of it! Oh, and never let compressed air blow onto your skin either!

at least if it went bang you'd know where it happened by the smoke rising through the gaps in the floorboards!

thanks industryspark - i have bought a suitably rated socket already. I think that i would probably fit a small enclosure (in the house) with a 30mA ELCB. Would that be ok or not necessary? I also fancy putting a socket and a light in my shed - would that mean making a fused spur rather than...

Sounds very similar to my kitchen floor. I had it tiled 2 years ago but a lot of the tiles have broken because the installer used dot and dab instead of a full mortar bed. The tile is no longer available so i am in a dilemma as to whether I re-tile with a better quality tile and proper fixing...

I have a similar wish. I want to spur off the socket ring in the kitchen and fit an external socket via an RCD. Our kitchen has its own ring main on a dedicated RCD in the consumer unit. So, is this allowed and if so is it a DIY job or not?