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Hi all, So i know safe zones are created at straight lines from an outlet, but can the following be done Red shows route of ring main, and yellow shows proposed route for a fused spur

Hello, Is it allowed to wire a blue 16amp socket as a spur off a ring main? Would be used for a welder

Hi, finally got to the point where I will be fitting the ridge and gable end tiles this weekend on my slow going garage build (link below) but the weather is perilously close to zero. Has anyone any experience adding additives such as Sika Wintermix Chloride Free Admix & Frostproofer to the...

Hello, I know a safe zone for running cables exists 150mm from a corner or from a ceiling. I assume this still applies with a vaulted ceiling? Meaning I can safely run cables within 150mm of where the ceiling starts to vault? Although I guess for the gables i'll need to keep the cables within...

Hi All, Can you use standard building sand and cement for bedding roofing tiles? Most of the pre-mixes seem to be 3 to 1 Sand Cement

I'm looking at installing a contactor so that I can control 3kW of electrical heating load with a standard central heating controller. The contactor i've found uses 240v to activate. I just need confirmation on how to wire it in. I'd also assume i'd need to fuse down the switching power to...

Hi All, I'm planning on constructing a wooden garage / garden building this summer. As I plan to insulate inside and potentially plasterboard inside do I need a waterproof membrane behind the outer cladding? The finished building from the house should look something like this only a bit...

Currently in the planning stages of building a detached double garage at the bottom of my garden. Approx 5m width x 7m length 2.5m eves and 4m at pitch I plan to use breeze blocks and clad the house side with cedar the other 3 sides are hard against boundaries and private rear access road so I...

Upstairs landing light switch doesn't fit between the architrave. (See photo) Options are fit architrave switch, although once flush mounted might be hard to operate or make a wooden square for a standard light switch to flush mounted to. Or move the switch, although it's current position makes...

Hello, From what I believe sockets can be fitted at any height (as long as the flex isn't interfered with when plugging in) during a rewire of a dwelling that is not new. However when my 3rd party approver came he said they should be a minimum of 450mm, I fitted them all at 300mm as I find...

Hi Long time browser first time poster, Recently acquired a 1930's house with cavity walls. Previous owners had problems with damp and had DPM injected and cavity insulated. (early 90's) We have had most of the downstairs replastered during renovations and found some damp patches near the...