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OK, that all makes sense! Cheers...

Thanks Ree. I don't want the new skirting to be any higher than it is now; possibly a fraction lower. One of the reasons I've taken the skirting off was that in quite a few places there was a gap at the top. Presumably this is because as it was nailed in further down, this pulled the lower...

I've taken out the skirting boards in my house (victorian terrace) and there's no plaster within about 10-15cm of the base of the wall. This is the case throughout the whole house: upstairs and down. The skirtings were nailed into place. I will be getting a plasterer in to do some bits...

Will contact them today then. Thanks a lot for that...

I've been getting some quotes for building work to my house. A couple have come through already, another should be through in about a week. Initially I intended to have a go at doing the bathroom (gutting it; arranging re-plumbing due to corroded pipes; re-plasterboarding, tanking, tiling...

Thanks a lot for the replies, that's cleared it up in my mind and given me some ideas!

Hi, I've had to gut the kitchen of the house I've moved into; it was in a state. A builder from whom I'd arranged a quote said the best thing to do is strip the plaster (which in places was pretty manky) back to the brick and dot and dab the room. It's a galley kitchen, so pretty narrow...

I was wondering whether these products can be applied over bitumen floors. My floor also has some areas of thin screed (2-3mm) overlying the bitumen in places. In some areas this screed is quite friable and is cracking; would all of the areas affected by cracking have to be removed for use of...

(btw, the reason I was in a rush to get this light out before hte new system is that it was attached to some awful roughsawn planks which were nailed over the ceiling. Want to get rid of these and put them in the skip with other rubbish, while I can.)

Thanks, Taylortwocities. What you said was the case: I've found the JB under the floorboards above. Thankfully it's very easy to get to. I'll just remove that particular cable for now, to make it safe. Then start properly reviewing the options and planning the next system.

Thanks a lot for your advice and information, ban-all-sheds! After having removed the fitting, the only wires protruding from the ceiling are the three: exposed earth wire (with green/yellow sleeve), brown and blue. I presume this means this light is not part of a radial circuit, so can't...

Oops, OK here are a couple of pictures of the fitting:

I have had to remove a ceiling light and am wondering what to do with the wires supplying the light. Am planning on re-installing another light, or possibly set of downlighters (possibly LEDs) - not sure exactly what yet, as this won't be happening for a while. Also have to get the ceiling...

OK, thanks a lot for all the information... I've a feeling one of those brown cables is from a satellite dish. I'll trace them both back and remove, if possible.. Will most likely be getting someone in in due course to do electrical work, as it's a bit of a renovation; will aim to get...

Hi and thanks a lot for both replies, I appreciate the help. The cable with the bare end was some old wiring which someone had left behind. I've just pulled it out. Yeah, there seem to be 2x aerial cables in there. Not sure what to do with these; for the moment I've removed the sockets...

Hi, I am in the process of dismantling a piece of built-in furniture in a house I've just bought. It contains a series of sockets, and a couple of tv aerial sockets. I know very little about electrics, but these have to be removed safely. The picture attached shows the back of the panel to...

OK, thanks a lot freddymercurystwin... Good to know it's possible.

A house I am considering purchasing has a basement which I would ideally like to access from the garage, above. I assume the garage floor is beam and block and was wondering how feasible it would be to make an opening in this floor to allow a staircase to be fitted to the basement. Obviously...