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Anyone installed a Wickes ceiling light that appears to have push fit electrical connections? Is there some sort of knack to getting the fitting to accept the cable?

I have an existing L-shaped shed base approx. 3-4 inches thick. I want to square it up and thicken it in readiness for building a timber double garage. My thinking is to create a rectangle first by infilling the 'L' to create a 3 inch rectangular slab. I would then lay a dpm over...

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I'm thinking of building a timber double garage in the garden and intend to build to the maximum 30m2 (leaving a metre between the structure and the neighbouring boundaries). I gather that if the structure is a metre from the boundary the maximum height permitted is 2.5m. The question...

Many thanks for your reply Noseall. I was intending to lay a slab over the old L-shaped slab squareing it up to the 5.5m x 5.5m size I need. I was also going to place a membrane down before concreting thus keeping any damp out. The framework of the garage would be exactly in line with the...

I'm removing an old 'L' shaped shed which has a 3" thick base with membrane below. I am wanting to construct a new base to erect a timber double garage. The question is would it be ok to concrete over the old base and if so what would be the minimum thickness I could lay over the old base...

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Thanks very much for the reply Jeff. I have just checked the other hot taps in the same bathroom and they are hottish but not as they should be! The en-suite is fine as is the kitchen! Any ideas? Thanks in advance

Can any one help with a shower problem? We have a bathstore shower which is fed by a Worcester combi boiler. My wife turned the temp knob from the ideal hot temp to cold for a few moments and when turned back to the ideal hot temp we are now only getting luke warm water even if you turn...

Bernard & Eric Many thanks for your replies. Right..... I think I've got my facts straight now so I'll start again! I've got an MK sentry CU which is split. From left to right I've got the main switch which is red and marked 100A Then I've got..... 1. B40 MCB (Cooker) 2. 6A...

Hello all I have an MK Sentry CU and was chatting to a friend who said I should have a 6amp RCBO fitted instead of the 6amp RCD I already have for my kitchen lighting curcuit. (The CU is situated inside a cupboard in the kitchen). Any ideas why I would need to change it?

Many thanks Bernard, will do!

Thanks for the replies so far. Should easily be able to pull some SWA through as the flexible tube is about 1 1/2'' in diameter. Will connect using a 5amp switched fused spur unless anyone has a better method?

Can anyone help with the correct upto date method of wiring and outside light. The light in question is a victorian style lantern fixed to the top of a cast iron post. So far I have run a 1.5mm cable underground (under the patio and enclosed within a length of thick flexible tubing). The...

r896neo Thanks for that. Could end up being a professional job :lol:

r896neo Thanks again for your advice. I managed to lay about 40 bricks this pm using a fairly stiff mix and then pointed using a 3-1 dry mix and pushing into the joints. Started raining again as I pointed the last of the 40!! Hopefully will get a few more laid tomorrow. Might post a few...

r896neo Many thanks again for your input, it's very much appreciated. Just one more quick question, would it be ok to use a normal mortar mix for laying the edging bricks? i.e. building sand and cement without adding sharp sand? Max thickness of mortar bed is going to be around 40mm...

r896neo Many thanks for your reply. Can I ask why you'd use plastering sand rather than building sand, it's just that I've got near-on a jumbo bag of bdg sand that I could do with using somewhere on the project! Also would it be ok to lay the whole patio and then point up afterwards...

Well done Sylar. I'm halfway through doing a patio approaching 80 m2!! Have taken photo's all the way through so far and might post if anyone's interested?