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Hi folks, I have an upstairs cupboard with a false floor that can be removed to reveal a large void where the alcove in the kitchen has a lower ceiling due to some steels that support the floor joists above. This seems like an ideal place as a install some electrical bits and bobs to keep...

I have an outside metal box housing an ip rated double gang socket, which isn't earth bonded. Is this a problem? Whilst I am chasing walls to add network and TV cables, I was going to add a network connection and maybe an alarm cable to this box(with another network connection on the inside)...

Hiya Folks I'm planning on chasing a channel in a wall for cables for a 'lounge plate' e.g. TV, FM, SAT, network, phone. I'd like to put these in in conduit, it will probably have to be 25mm round. What is the maximum depth I can chase the wall out vertically? I've read that the maximum...

Hi folks, While I have the floors up I'm starting to think about fitting my wired alarm. Is there any point in running network cable along with the alarm cable? Is there a prospect that future alarm systems will have ip based accessories? Thanks!

Hi, I need to fit a new bell housing for my my new alarm. I'm going to chase the alarm cable into the plaster in the wall inside. Is there any kind of flexible smooth bore conduit that I could fit the wire up and through the wall? I have some automotive corrugated stuff, but it isn't easy to...

Hi Folks, I would like to make a hole through my joist for a small pipe. I've reviews the building regulations on the location of notches and holes, but I'm confused about how tall my joists are, so don't know where the middle of the joist is. The sit on metal plates on top of the breeze...

Hi folks, I've boarded out one wall with new plasterboard up to the ceiling and to interect with the side wall. Both the ceiling and sidewall are already finished. I'm going to skim the plasterboard to finish. How do I join the new plasterboard to the the finished ceiling and existing...

Moving internal wall attached to chimney I have a chimney column(double brick) in the middle of my house. In the upstairs bedrooms, there are 2 wardrobes (one facing each room) between the 2 bedrooms formed by walls attached to the chimney. I'd like to move one wardrobe wall to block up(with a...

I had some dripping gutters that I couldn't locate proper seals for. I didn't want to replace the guttering because I'm thinking of getting the fascias done in a couple of years time. I bought some Solid Neoprene O-ring cord from ebay 6mm and fitted that. 18 months on, no drips! So seems like...

Hi folks, I need to refit and tile my bathroom. The plaster under the old tile is blown in places so I will have to strip it off. The walls underneath are not very flat so I think I'm going to use a backer board under the wall tiles(20x25x6mm). The wall is an unusual low density cinder...

Hi Folks, I'm going to tile an alcove and cupboard in my kitchen that the previous owners left out and now keep gathering kitchen mess! I'm trying to compile a shopping list of the things I need, I'm on a budget so don't want to buy things I don't need for such a small job. For info, I...

Hi Folks, I have some lighting cables that have been damaged by mice that I'm trying to replace. The run I wish to replace travels underneath and parallel to a 4 meter length of the central heating pipes. The current holes in the joists are 50mm below the bottom of the pipes, is this enough...

Hi folks, Is adding extra switches to ceiling lights a notifiable change? I currently installing a wired alarm in my new house and would like to use the function that operates a relay on an alarm to turn on a couple of lights in the house. This will enable the security camera to take better...

HI Folks, Is there a minimum distance from the bath\shower for a shower pull cord to be located? The pull cord of my shower is next to the bath, so theoretically one could reach from the pull the cord or even touch the pull cord ceiling rose if you reached over the shower screen? The...