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I think I'll go with the batten method then, thanks both :).

AlanE, I was originally considering that method but would have preferred no cabinets/supports. Oh well, cheers. freddymercurystwin, it's going across an internal brick wall, one end will be up against the external brick wall.

I'd like to use 2 kitchen worktops as a long desk attached to the wall with brackets. Each worktop is laminate, 500mm deep and 1500mm long I'm thinking of using 2 of these brackets for each worktop to attach to to an internal party wall...

PrenticeBoyofDerry, thanks for taking the time to tell me all of that :). I'll make sure it's corrected. rjm2k I couldn't find a 240V MR16 lamp. I think the fitting has been mislabeled, after looking at the product description properly for the product number on the label, it should be a...

mfarrow, I measured it with my multimeter at the choc block which connects to the light fitting's fitted wires. He didn't supply me with any paperwork, just that notice that he'd sent off a work certificate. I think I'll have to get recommendations for professionals on this forum in...

Taylortwocities, that's right - I searched for it by the part number, this is the one I have installed. Mine says 12V on the label attached to it. I don't see how they would even work?

This is the one http://www.directtradesupplies.co.uk/12v-ip65-shower-downlight-single-white-robus-rs10165-01.html There's definitely 240V going in to it.

I didn't notice a transformer, I'll go back up to check, draw a diagram and measure the voltage/current while I'm at it. Cheers!

rjm2k: He wrote this on the invoice, "All work has been conducted iaw 17th edition wiring regulations amendment 1. Where necessary amendments to existing wiring were made to conform with the regulations. A works certificate has been submitted." I had a look and they are 12v 50w lamps

Thanks for the reply. I've just been looking at those from a recommendation in another thread, I'll definitely have to get some. I expected some insulation to be removed, but it's been taken out of the places it needs it most which aren't obstructing the lights. I'm having no luck with...

The electrician was to fit 5 lights and an extractor fan because of the mold we've had on our bathroom ceiling. He's installed them and they look fine from the bathroom so I was happy. My next task was to improve the insulation above the bathroom to make it less cold and less prone to...

Thanks for the replies I'll see if I can find one of those bits.

I'm drilling it at a ~20 degree angle upwards from the exterior so the bend diameter is big enough to prevent noise/damage on the coaxial cable. I'd start scraping the first brick a few cm in at this angle

I've removed the lamps and am planning on securing display cabinets where they were, preventing access to the wiring. I'm aware that the wiring must remain easily accessible as connector strips have been used. These wall lamps are downstairs and all the wires come down vertically to where they...

Hi, I want to drill an 10mm hole for coaxial through an exterior wall at an angle. It's a 1920s house and has 2 layers of brick with a gap in between, how can I do it at an angle without ruining the bit? Should both layers of brick be aligned so that if I go through mortar at the edge of the...

Okay great :). Here is a picture from just before I added the spur, there are two neutral wires though it's hard to make out in this picture

I have a 30mA RCD at my electric meter as well as a consumer unit. I wired a spur from a mains ring for sockets yesterday with it disabled at the consumer unit and tested it was off with a multimeter at the socket I was wiring from - I checked every wire's voltage in relation to the others...

Hi ban-all-sheds, I have a multimeter and will use it in future. I have just ordered one of the domestic electrical books on the wiki. Thanks

I'm in south Manchester, do you have a green copy of BS 7671 for sale, or is it just the stuff you listed? Cheers.

That sounds like a good idea PrenticeBoyofDerry, thanks.