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Thanks for the comments - leant something new that LAP are just screwfix own! I will be getting the BG ones which look almost exactly the same - more expensive but worth it to get rid of the whining noise in my bedroom!

Didn’t know they were screwfix! Would something like this be a better quality? http://www.bgelectrical.uk/uk/wiring-devices/nexus-metal/range/usb-charging-sockets/NBN22UAC30B-01

Hey https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-13a-2-gang-sp-switched-socket-4-2a-15w-2-outlet-type-a-c-usb-charger-black-nickel-with-black-inserts/793hf?ref=SFAppShare Have installed a couple of these in my room - mostly for the usb c function. The issue is when ever there’s something plugged into the...

Hi all Have recently decorated my room and used Dulux trade oil based egg shell for the skirtings etc. unfortunately it’s taken way longer than I’d have liked and I’ve only finished the skirting painting today. I had carpet due to be fitted Monday but I’ve put this back to Wednesday just to...

Hey Am planning to fit some new skirting / architrave in my living room. Looking up online it looks like it’s fairly straight forward - though of course things always look easy before they start! Just wondering if anyone had any hints / tips for doing this? My worry is dealing with walls not...

Maybe I mixed it wrong but I did create abit of a mess when I last tried a mist coat - thihk I made it too watered down not helped that it was a ceiling too! Will look at this thank you - I assume I can just paint that onto the bare plaster let this dry and then apply my top final coats?

Hey Does anyone know if the Dulux Plaster Sealer has been discontinued? I’m having some plastering done soon and was planning to get some of this to seal the plaster before painting - I know I can make my own mist coat but I’ve always found this ready made Dulux stuff easier to work with and...

Lagging is something I should be able to fit in there actually thank you will get that done before pulling through the cables

Hey Am planning to run a through Ethernet runs to different rooms around my flat. Rather conveniently (I hope) the previous owner had boxing put along most of the rooms to hide radiator pipes / aerial cables etc - im hoping this will be the perfect place to do most of the Ethernet runs...

This has crossed my mind and obviously I don’t want to cause issues for anyone else - have decided anything I do with it will be done by a proper aerial fitter - not only that but being the 2nd floor would rather someone more comfortable working at heights drilling the new hole! That does look...

Thanks for that will take apart and take another look - the wall is dot and dab - the cable to the box runs upwards outside so I could just drill a hole further down and get it into that boxing by the sounds of it - thank you!

Hey I have a communal socket in my living room - since getting blinds over curtains it sticks out like a sore thumb! Next year I plan to redecorate and want to hide as many of these cables as I can. It provides both freeview and satellite signal (although I have my own sky dish as the...

Great thanks this makes sense - if it was the first option to have just L&N at the switch without running a new cable I guess that would mean the lights would have permanent power to them without any room switch control other than controlling them smartly. This is fine for me (our light...

Hey I’m looking to buy some small 4” wall panel displays to put up in each room to give control over the smart lights and other smart bits in the room. Have bought one so far just to test out which is just plugged in to mains but works well. I’d like them installed on the wall next to the...

Ні Am looking to order some hard wired blinds from a US company to the UK (unfortunately no UK ones seem to offer what I'm after) They give the choice between 12V DC and 110-240V AC. I assume both options would be fine in the UK but 110 - 240V AC would be most straightforward for an...

Hey I am planning some Ethernet runs in my flat and have been thinking of the best runs for some rooms. Was wondering if there are any regulations/ reasons not to run these behind the skirting boards? It would definitely result in a lot less work on tidying up walls if run from above and I was...

Great thank you - and I assume if I was to change this current spur’s socket to a FCU - both the fridge freezer and the additional spur would be wired into the “load” - meaning if I was to switch off the FCU switch both the fridge freezer and the additional spured socket would be switched off?

Got a link to this - I don’t seem to be able to find it. Would be perfect does what I need allowing me to run the spur and saves me hard wiring the fridge in! Thank you! Edit: ah I found the bits thank you - will look into doing something similar!

Hey I need to add an additional socket but it's location is making it slightly tricky. Basically the only socket which is near where I need the additional socket is already a spur (running a fridge freezer) and I know I can't spur another socket directly from here. But I have been doing some...

Hey I need to remove our Grohe Minta tap as am replacing it with a boiling water tap. The only issue is I seem to have thrown out the plastic wrench piece which is used to install it *doh* Does anyone with experience with these taps know if they can just be removed any other way (preferably...