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Hi folks, As I mentioned in my other post, I’m looking for some input for a spring project, and hoping somebody here can give me a nudge in the right direction, or point out problems I need to watch out for. Essentially we're re-organising the lounge in the new year, which will mean moving...

Hi folks, I’m looking for some input for a spring project, and hoping somebody here can give me a nudge in the right direction, or point out problems I need to watch out for. Essentially we're re-organising the lounge in the new year, which will mean moving the TV, and all the cabling that...

Hi folks, I've just bought a B&Q Vortex spiral arm ceiling light and I'm a bit concerned at the way you're meant to install it. This has five arms for the lights, and you need to bolt these to the central mount yourself, and them wire them up to the included terminal block. What...

Hi folks, We've just had our loft boarded and I'm looking to move a small server up there. I could do with some advice on what's the recommended way to add the necessary electrics. I'm planning to use an old circuit which fed an electric shower. It's a 40A supply from the main consumer...

Hi guys, I realise this isn't particularly DIY related, but I haven't a clue where to find another forum as busy as this populated by qualified electricians, so I hope you don't mind me picking your brains. I work in IT, and for the last 9 years (across two jobs) we have generally accepted...

Ok, this may well be a weird way to do it, any advice would be appreciated :D We're planning an extension on the house and I'm thinking it would be a good time to take advantage and install power showers in both the main bathroom and the en-suite. We just have a combi boiler at the minute...

I have a rather wobbly concrete floor which needs levelling before I lay reclaimed parquet on it. It's too deep for floor levelling compound, so the plan was to lay a concrete screed. I've around 20sqm to cover with 40mm of screed at the deepest points, I reckon just over half a cubic meter...

I've bought a job lot of reclaimed tongue and groove oak parquet flooring. I'm not a huge fan of herringbone or patterned floors and was wondering whether I can get away with laying the parquet in straight lines, with each line offset against the next? I can't remember having seen this...

I've had a couple of walls removed on the ground floor. The old cement we've uncovered under the walls looks damp in a couple of patches. I'm planning on using floor leveling compound throughout the ground floor before laying reclaimed oak parquet on top with a bitumen based adhesive. Can I...

Can anyone help me out with this. My electric meter is in a room directly below my bathroom, vertically beneath all the plumbing for the bath. Surely this can't be a safe location for an electric meter and CU? I'd like to have the meter moved, but I'm lothe to pay the electric company for...

Hiya, I'm planning a rewire for a Kitchen / Diner. I've read that it's a good idea to have kitchen appliances on the non RCD side of the CU, to stop your fridge defrosting when something blows. My question is what's the best way to handle this with a combined Kitchen / Diner? My idea...

Hi, I'm in the process of re-wiring my house, I'm going to have everything checked by a qualified electrician before I turn things on, but I'd like to get it right first time if I can and I have a few questions about how I should add external lights. I'm planning to add two external...