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The trouble is with overboarding you still have to make protrusions to find the joists. That's if you can find them without knocking exploration holes, which defeats the purpose of overboarding in the first place. Or he's going straight into the laths without bothering to find joists

The stone wall I'm wanting to fix to tapers by about 3 inches from bottom to top.. I would really prefer not using battens on the wall as there is rising damp and penetrating damp in places which will be dealt with separately but there is always a risk it will get in again. My question is ...

How would you personally over-board a ceiling that is completely wonky and wavy ? It feels like the best thing to do in these circumstances is take down what's there first and reboard to the joist work

Just a question about this before I start breaking this out. I'm assuming this is some sort of fire proof mortar but I'm curious if anyone knows what it is and whether it may contain asbestos ?

Hadn't thought of that, ha, thanks Sunray I do have one last query : Which crimp terminal size and type would be best suited to these stranded cores ? If I recall there are 6 stands for every core of 2.5mm2 SWA. I would like avoid chewing up the strands Answered my own question : 2.5mm2...

I found the article from the telegraph. This person was told £6 a year and that's from a while ago. Here's the verbatim article : https://www.telegraph.co.uk/bills-and-utilities/gas-electric/useless-smart-meter-box-cupboard/ I've found other articles which suggested a higher cost. I'll see if...

Thank you all so much. Where's a good place to find a multipack of PVC 3mm sleeving ? The usual merchants only sell each individual colour in 100metre packs and I only need enough to cover the tails of the SWA cable at the consumer end. I would rather sleeve the grey, brown and black with the...

I haven't read the whole thread and I do respect everyone's different opinions about smart meters. If considering a smart meter it's become common knowledge that the smart meter itself requires power. I read an article where a woman had phoned her supplier and asked how much it would cost to...

It does look like heat stress. I'm actually having something similar with a honeysuckle plant which was doing fantastically well up until the hot weather started. It now looks extremely unhappy with brown curly leaves and a lot of the flowers are failing. So yes, likely heat. Not sure what can...

Do you have any photos ? I've had my allotment apple trees fail to produce fruit in the past. On one occasion due to terribly bad pruning on my part. And on another occasion extremely poor pollination. Developing buds will drop off if not pollinated... Crispy brown leaves sound concerning ..

Thank you so much for the advice. Yes it's a plastic consumer unit installed not long before metal became a regulatory requirement. Having a brief look at the usual merchants I can find a 4 X 4 X 2 adaptable box but nothing smaller. @bernardgreen did you go to a electrical wholesaler for that...

What is the best way to terminate a 2.5mm2 cable within a consumer unit ? Research suggests I can either drill a hole 18mm-22mm into the consumer unit (this would have to be at the side of the consumer unit) . OR, Alternatively, there are pre-cut out holes in the consumer unit which I can make...

Lets also not forget why people bother with the property market in general... It's because money in the bank becomes increasingly worthless year on year due to money printing (inflation). People are just trying to outrun the loss of spending power they incur year on year. What can a person...

I saw this train wreck coming years ago and ceased renting out a house in 2021 adding to the increasing shortage of private property on the market. Which only adds to demand. I started seeing a lot of anti-landlord sentiment as far back as 2015 and it worried me. Examples can be found in this...

Yes they do have to drill but when you consider the small amount of asbestos contained in these boards a few drill holes is relatively insignificant. Is the picture representative of the whole ceiling or is that the worst offending area and the rest of the ceiling is relatively in tact ? If...

Apologies I did mean to say 30 A Much appreciated to you all for helping me with this

Hi all, Knowing the general consensus regarding terminal blocks/connector strips on here I'll choose my words carefully. I want to extend a 3 core 2.5mm2 by about two feet. I have 3A connector blocks at hand. Yes, there is the wago and ideal range of connectors to consider but this is DIY...

Hi Chris, Firstly, please remain calm as the asbestos contained in that artex will be the least harmful of them all and it is not going anywhere. Your options are either : 1) Contact a specialist asbestos removal company to have it removed (get 3 quotes) 2) have a competent plasterer...

You're a star mate. Thanks for the added information. I'm assuming a bag of ordinary OPC will do the job then. Yes I'll avoid the blue circle in the yellow bags.

Hi all, I have an area where a wall butts up against floor level and would like to run a chamfer along the perimeter. External job. Research suggests using cem 1 cement or tanking slurry with some added SBR and then to use a margin trowel to form the chamfer. Then use a sponge to work...