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Hi all, been a while since I've been online, I'm thinking of installing a WC in the under stairs cupboard. The only thing is that the house's Consumer Unit is inside that cupboard at the moment. My question is, is it allowed to have a live consumer unit in a WC or not? If it's allowed, I...

Hi all, I'm looking to build an outbuilding at the back of my garden later this year when it heats up again but am unsure as to which material to use to build it? The outbuilding will be used partly as a summer chill out room and partly as storage area with a small workshop. I'd like...

Good evening all, I'm looking into constructing an outbuilding at the back of my garden and wanted to know if it fits into permitted development. It will be single storey, used as a summer house - somewhere to relax during bbq's etc. There will be no plumbing involved and no drainage...

Hi all, Quick question, There's a musty smell coming from one of my bedrooms from the flooring. I'm suspecting it's some insulation which I put inside the cavity between the porch roof and bedroom floor. Now I want to leave the insulation where it is as the bedroom gets very cold if it is...

Hi all, I'm looking to construct an external door which will be open to the elements. I'm wondering what the best wood would be to do this with as well as the frame? Any help and advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

Hi all, I have a Creda Advantage 10.5kw electric shower which is fed by a 10.5mm t&e cable. It is RCD protected and is fed via a 40Amp MCB. The shower was protected by a 45Amp isolator switch which I have found was bought from wickes: http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/204947 A few days...

2nd question of the day - I have a light in my garden at the moment and want to add more lights to this circuit. As I'm not installing a new circuit in the garden, just 'extending' an existing one, do I still need to inform the local council of this? Or can it be done without informing the...

Hi all, was at my sister's place over the weekend and she asked me to connect up the water supply to her new electric shower. The electrician had already been over and had connected up the electrics to the shower and had said that it wasn't his job to do the water side of things (which is...

Hi all, I'm looking to replace the triple pole isolator switch for the bathroom fan, but would prefer one in the form of a pull cord type as it is quite high up and difficult to reach at the moment. do these exist?

Hi all, I've read quite a few posts about RCD's and RCBO's - what is the actual difference between the 2? As I understand it, an RCBO is a type of RCD but has over-current protection built in - In layman's terms, what is this? Under which circumstances does this occur? Is it more...

Hi all, I recently moved into a house with an Ideal Standard boiler with a dial on it rating from 1 to 6. Just wondering what this dial controls? Thanks.

Hi all, I'm thinking of putting in some decking in my garden come spring time ready for the summer. But am a little unsure about how to do this. As you walk out of the back door, I have a patio area and then a lawn. Now if I put the decking down, it would go over the patio and partly on...

Hi all, Just thinking out loud - I'm thinking of putting in a decked area in my garden this summer and am thinking of also installing decking lights. Now must these be hardwired into the house's consumer unit or is it permissable under law to basically wire these to a plug and plug them...

Hi all, Whenever the shower is switched on, it causes the lights around the house to dim. I know this is due to the shower using a large amount of electricity and is not really a problem as such, but just wondering is there is anything that can be done to stop this from happening? Thanks.

Hi guys, a client of mine has told me about some of the internal walls in his house. He has a mid 1930's semi and says that the 1st floor internal walls are made from breeze blocks which are no more than 3" in depth. I know the ones which he is talking about as I've seen these in my old house...

Hi all, I'm thinking of rewring the attached garage, I understand that this is notifiable work, but as I understand it, its's also something that anyone competent can do themselves as long as it is then checked by an electrician afterwards. In order to have the inspection passed, what are...

Hi all, at hte entrance to my house I have a porch. Above the porch ceiling sits a bedroom bay wondow. So in effect, the floor of the bedroom is the porch roof/ceiling. The porch ceiling has 1 spotlight in it. I have noticed however that the bedroom is always very cold and am trying to...

Hi, I've removed 2 chimneys from my house. My questions is the following - In the loft the remainder of the chimney stack remains supported by a set of gallows brackets and metal sheet. The chimneys as far as I know are open at the top - should I have these covered with cowls or does it...

Hi all, a bit of advise required..... my parents have a detatched garage at the back of the garden. it has power going to it via an old style fuse box from the house. I think a rat or something has chewed through the plastic sheething and electric cable which runs to the garage on top of...

Hi, I have a Grundfos Nile water pump installed to increase the pressure of the hot water. It is in a cupboard and makes a lot of noise when switched on. The rubber feet are being used and all pipework is secured to a wall but the noise is still quite loud. Anyone with any experience of...