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    How to wire a new wall light up to old wiring system?

    I want to wire up a new wall light. The instructions warn that the new fitting is "double insulated and not earthed...and any incoming earth cables must be joined together and well insulated with good quality insulation tape" The current wiring system is old. An RCD system has been fitted. Here...
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    Rebuild "funnelling" within chimney flue after removing gas fire

    See pic. I have removed a gas fire from the living room and I want to restore it to use as a "real fire". (The gas pipework has been removed and capped off). I originally thought to knock out all of the "funnelling" that had been applied and bring the whole thing back to the original rectangle...
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    Plastering over tiled walls?

    I'm renovating a late-victorian first floor flat. I want to turn the existing (2.2 x 3.2 m with ceiling height 2.7 m ) bathroom into a bedroom. The bathroom is fully tiled. The tiles are very old and stuck fast. Even where cracks have developed in the walls the tiles have held fast on either...
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    Is it OK to plaster over tiled walls?

    I'm renovating a late-victorian first floor flat. I want to turn the existing (2.2 x 3.2 m with ceiling height 2.7 m ) bathroom into a bedroom. The bathroom is fully tiled. The tiles are very old and stuck fast. Even where cracks have developed in the walls the tiles have held fast on either...
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