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Hi, I have an 1950s outbuilding that shares an asbestos corrugated cement roof with the neighbour. It has two skins with a gap of about 25mm between them. There is a massive crack in an outer panel on our side and a massive, bowing crack on the inner layer on our side. We would prefer to...

The Lawn Extpert has a great section on how to renovate a worn out lawn.

right i have tried a test bit without primer and it seems to be ok.. I should have mentioned that it's a PVC foil.

Okey dokey.. So a new consumer unit covered by an RCD is needed.. as a matter of urgency. what would a avg quote be? Also as for installing a new socket in the kitchen.. could a Spur be taken from the 45amp cooker outlet? or is this another no no? ..and the circuit that was formally...

Right so a tt supply is where the earth is at the consumer end rather than the generator??? wouldn't all homes in the uk be TT?? so does this mean i should get all the circuits covered by an RCD? Questions Questions sorry. Gregg

Hi ban-all-sheds, Thanks for stopping by.. have noticed you seem to be an authority on this sort of thing. Im sure there must be an earth from the supply i'll check.. (I hope so). Whats a TT supply?? he did mention a RCD as we wanted to have a powershower wired in (it was on the wall...

Hello.. sorry if this has been answered already.. i cant find? I've just put up some new skirting made of MDF with a white papery coating (foil) it says it's finished already but it looks crap an i would like to paint them with white gloss. do i need to prime and undercoat this before...

Hi Guys, Thanks for all the input. Here's a few pics of the meter/board area.. the wire coming down from the right of the consumer unit going through the wall is is the "known" radial as it ends there. the earth goes outside the house and back in again to the gas pipe. Missing...

Hi Chi5, Im not sure of the cable type i'll check tonight... As for all this running via one Fuse is this just a quirk with old techniques? Im guessing wired in the 70's/80's

Hi BigJon, Thers no spare ways on the fuse box.. it's really old and i plan to have replaced soon. I just confused as to the layout at the moment.. the Socket the fridge runs from is coming directly from the consumer unit as i can see the wire.. howeve the other socket in the kitchen just...

Hi there, i have been reading a lot here but cant seem to find a answer to this.. so hello here's my (probably stupid) question. recently brought a house.. and has an oild style rewireable fuse type consumer unit, I have 2 x 30amp fuses one for down stairs plugs and one for upstairs...