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    I want to attach kitchen worktops to a wall as a desk

    I'd like to use 2 kitchen worktops as a long desk attached to the wall with brackets. Each worktop is laminate, 500mm deep and 1500mm long I'm thinking of using 2 of these brackets for each worktop to attach to to an internal party wall...
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    Had down-lights installed above bathroom, unsure of safety

    The electrician was to fit 5 lights and an extractor fan because of the mold we've had on our bathroom ceiling. He's installed them and they look fine from the bathroom so I was happy. My next task was to improve the insulation above the bathroom to make it less cold and less prone to...
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    Removing wall lamps and putting in fitted furniture

    I've removed the lamps and am planning on securing display cabinets where they were, preventing access to the wiring. I'm aware that the wiring must remain easily accessible as connector strips have been used. These wall lamps are downstairs and all the wires come down vertically to where they...
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    Drill 10mm hole through external wall at an angle

    Hi, I want to drill an 10mm hole for coaxial through an exterior wall at an angle. It's a 1920s house and has 2 layers of brick with a gap in between, how can I do it at an angle without ruining the bit? Should both layers of brick be aligned so that if I go through mortar at the edge of the...
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    RCD tripping

    I have a 30mA RCD at my electric meter as well as a consumer unit. I wired a spur from a mains ring for sockets yesterday with it disabled at the consumer unit and tested it was off with a multimeter at the socket I was wiring from - I checked every wire's voltage in relation to the others...
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    Neatly fitting a wall box

    I have replaced a 3-gang wall box with two individual ones. The wall is single brick/plaster and immediately behind (on the other side of the wall) is another 3 gang box which is preventing me from drilling/screwing the box in to position before re-plastering around the new boxes. How would you...
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    2 lights with a switch each, to 2 lights with 1 switch

    Hi, I had a 3 gang unit which controlled 2 wall lights and the ceiling light. I've ripped it out and added 2 boxes. The ceiling is now on a dimmer switch. The 2 wall lights were separately wired and so each could be turned on/off individually. I want to connect both of their switch wires...
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    Fitting a TV wall mounting system

    Hello, I'm a beginner at DIY, as you can probably tell :p. I'm trying to mount my TV, I have to drill 6 10mm holes in to my chimney breast which is plastered and papered. The first 3 horizontally were fine in to the brick. The next holes must have been aligned just at the edge of the...
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