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It's near the end of the joist. The consumer unit used to be the other side so over the years it has seen a lot of refits...

Would timber plugs sealed in with resin be a suitable repair for this joist? We could thread the cable through just one hole ...the remaining four would be redundant. Replacing it would be quite complex so we would like to avoid that.

Ha ...I thought it was 'Punch The Little B*****d'...!

What's PTLB?

Had a long chat with him on 28th June. We discussed issues such as developing vehicular access, drainage etc. Seemed to go well. He did have a 'bee in his bonnet' that I allowed another neighbour to park there whilst I sorted out a car, & had taken to parking his tractor in the bay to stop...

There is more to this but I was trying to keep it simple. The land itself belongs to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, managed by the Forestry Commission. I have a Deed granting access & parking rights.

I have just moved into a rural area & have inherited a dispute over a permeable hardstanding that was constructed over 8 years ago. The wooden box structure was filled with gravel to give good drainage. However, a local farmer claims that it should not come up to the boundary hedge & he has a...

No slime! :D

Point taken. I wanted to make sure I asked for the right documentation.

So, if I am having a new consumer unit installed, I only require the Electrical Installation Certificate?

Is the Electrical Installation Certificate: http://www.elecsa.co.uk/Documents/Public-Documents/Contractors/BS7671-Amd1-Electrical-Installation-Certificate-v2.aspx ...the same as an Electrical Installation Condition Report...

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I am planning on having my consumer unit upgraded & it has been pointed out to me that the old installation does not have an isolating switch to disconnect the unit from the main supply. Should I contact the electricity supplier (First: Utility) to install one or are electricians able to...

Excuse me if I am wrong (I'm not an electrician) but my gas & plumbing pipes all have 'earth bonding' connections. I assume this is for safety reasons just in case they somehow get connected to an electricity supply. I would like to know if it works ...before my next shower...

I am assuming that the electrician performs wiring circuit tests as part of the commissioning of a new CU? I would like an earth bonding test & a nice certificate to show the men with clipboards!

Fortunately, only my kitchen still has the MICC & is due to be rewired soon. My concern with the MICC (as you pointed out) is would the sparkie know how to connect it to a new CU? To answer your question, the stranded cable is PVC sheathed (black/red colour code).

PVC

Ha! Not only do I have the stranded cable but ancient MICC copper-cased cable ...which must be worth a bit in scrap alone?

In my property, I have noticed that whilst most of the wiring is reasonably new solid core cabling, the cable that runs from the consumer unit to the first socket in the 30A ring main is a stranded core. Does this need replacing? I am about to get my CU upgraded, so was wondering if I should...

If I were to use the backer boards as recommended, do they have any structural strength? Being able to cut them 'like a knife through butter' suggests this is not the case. I do have to box in service pipes & a Trevi Boost shower mixer.