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I want to put a couple of wall lights in the kitchen on one wall. It's a plain wall between 2 doors, the wall is T & G boarded and I want to take off the boards and plaster, there is a ring main socket on the wall with one socket, can I connect into that.

I am changing our shower and have installed an aquilisa quartz. The supply pipes are already earthed but now they go into plastic fittings on the pump unit in the loft and just one pipe comes out and down to the shower. Should this piece be linked to the existing earthed pipe?

Had a Secom hard wired system with integral keypad for 17 years with no false alarms, 2 years ago decided to have a new panel installed with dialer and we have had 2 false alarms since, one when we were on holiday which put relatives in a panic. The new system is a Scantronic 9651 hard wired...

I have installed a IPX4 fan with humidistat at the top of zone one near the ceiling with a pull switch by the door and a 30ma RCD outside the bathroom. Do I need a 2 pole switch as well or will the buttons on the RCD be enough to isolate it. Also I want to put a 2 pin socket in zone 3, can...

Can anyone tell me which is best 12v or 240v extractor fans in the bathroom. Zone 1 IpX 4 or 12 v. I beleive Ipx4 is zone 1 rated. Which one will be the best and quietest for the job.

I have an issue with our next door neighbour, where plans have been submitted to our local council which involves building a gable end of 2 storeys within 2 metres of my property which will effect the natural light to 3 of my windows. I have read of the 45 degree rule which this does not comply...

I want to put a soil pipe into an existing downstairs loo. The toilet at present just goes straight down and out into the outside drain, so because I want to put a loo up stairs directly above I thought I could move the toilet over 18 inches and build an internal stack up the corner with a...

I have purchased some TRV's and need some advice please. I have a 30 year old Danesmore oil boiler 80,000 btu running 13 rads and a copper tank. The rads have a 28mm pumped circuit from the boiler and the hot water tank has a convection circuit, I think, need to check. However do I need to leave...

Just had a quote for a new boiler, 12 radiator thermostats and a new hot water cylinder. £4,500.00 :shock: Think I will start by fitting the rad thermostats myself. Can anyone advise which are the most reliable type please.

I have an existing alcove shower which is in need of re-tiling. It's been in for 30 years and I have patched it up a few times with matching tiles. The walls are breeze block. I will probably need to strip the plaster. it's nor very big 740mm between the tiles at the moment. Can someone...

I want to put a new toilet en-suite in our bedroom. right above an existing downstairs cloakroom. It may mean moving the downstairs loo over a bit and bringing the soil pipe down the corner of the cloakroom and offsetting it with bends to go down directly into the existing hole and then bring...

I am fitting a stud wall. It butts up to a good plastered wall at each end. Can someone tell me how to blend the skim on the stud wall to the ready finished wall to make a good job. Also what is the requirement for a glass panel above the door in the studding.

I want to extend a socket ring circuit which is on the usual 30 amp fuse. Can someone tell me please how many double sockets can I have in total in this one ring.