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After a long fight with this supplier, we had to pay for windows we didnt order, that were faulty and installed badly. We decided to try to fix or at least improve the installation ourselves and pulled some of the trim off the bay window. To our horror we found that the bay poles were short, in...

ok, sorry its taken me time to get hold of the certificate he issued. Its produced using Amtech Power software (fasttest v6 - demonstration only). It says the work is carried out to BS7671:2001, ammended to March 2004. The electrician says he is part P reg and his number is 138/1071, I don't...

Went to look at the cu today, just to check what I said was right. The lighting circuit and immersion are on the non RCD protected side of the box, cooker and sockets are on the protected side. It looks like a single rcbo on the lights would bring it up to standard, but going to get the...

I will check next time I'm there, but I'm pretty sure he didnt. I also need to check the certificate he gave us, I'm sure he quoted an earlier standard on that (now that I know what standard is current). Can he choose to do the work to an ealier standard, and is there anything I can do about...

Thanks for that, had a read and read some more on 17th ed, still find it confusing, in some places it says less than 50mm needs to be RCD protected and in safe Zones (which my wiring is) in other places it says (I think) needs RCD or safe zones. Sorry if I'm being thick, I will try not to ask...

Yes they were grey twin and earth cables in walls, well less than 50mm deep and had no capping over them, I know that as he left me to do all the filling in of the channels afterwards (something I didnt expect to have to do). Can someone else confirm that in this case, all the ccts including...

There was no bonding in bathroom originally, the incoming gas pipe is bonded to the central heating pipes/ water pipes and back to cu, this seems to be the only bonding. The electrician was employed end Oct/ early Nov 2008 to do the job, so from what I have been told here, he should have put...

Just trying to find out if any was required (steel bath fed by soldered copper pipes).

Yes I can be sure its not on the RCD - tested that today, its on the main lighting circuit, which is not RCD protected. Sorry if I gave the impression I was blaming him for no bonding on the bath, I was just trying to explain what my efforts to find out what bonding was required, had told me...

Thanks for the reply. Yes he did issue a certificate, havent got it with me at the moment, but I'm sure it quoted an earlier edition of 7671. I installed the bath after he finished, thats what got me started looking into the regs (to see what bonding was required) and it looked to me that he...

had a bungalow rewired in November 2008, can you tell me what standards the electrician should have done it to. I'm a bit worried that the light in the bathroom is on the main lighting cct, not protected by RCD, and that there is no bonding on the steel bath (you can see I've been reading...

Thanks for the fast reply, just means I will now have to work a bit quicker, so she that must be obeyed can have a bath tonight.

Am I right in assuming that you cant leave a combi boiler on supply hot water only, when the Rads are drained. Thanks Fletchermills

Got a "floor expert" to come in this week and lay my 21mm prefinished T&G pine floor (from B&Q) onto a standard chipboard floor. His idea is to glue the pine boards to the chipboard floor, as well as nail, and glue the joints. Not sure I like this idea, it would be impossible to lift the floor...

Thanks for your replies, and dont worry, I do confuse easily. I think we will go the nailing route, and will see if we can hire a nailer. There have been a lot of people viewing this, but I guess none of them have tried a nail gun either. As I said before my nailgun fires 18 ga brads, 50mm...

Thanks for the reply. Having read other posts on laying similar boards, the only thing I was certain of was that they should be nailed (due to warped boards), so after the from woodyoulike, I'm even more confused. Does anyone else have comments, has any one used a nail gun with 18ga brad...

I plan to lay the French Pine flooring (pre finished), bought from B&Q in my new loft room. The boards are 21mm thick x 143mm wide and 2m long. The loft floor is 18mm waterproof chipboard on joists. The instructions say to nail the boards (secret nailing). A few questions. 1 If Im...

Sorry to disagree with part of the last post, but you don't need planning permission, up to a certain size. Think its called permitted development and the amount you are allowed varies with the type of house (70m3 for a detached house). All previous extensions must be included in this figure...

oops, forgot to ask, how high does the valve have to be above the highest connection to the stack. Thanks

I'm having a loft conversion done, and the present vent stack pipe has to go/move. The builder has suggested an air admitance valve instead of making a new hole in the roof. Can anyone tell me if these valves give any problems, do they work correctly, ie let air in, keep smells from...