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1920s building came in this morning and found what’s in pics, porchway with bedroom above so can’t be a roof issue Main issues where paint has cracked off and this porch suffers with bad condensation in winter

Good evening, I undid the top floor light switch for papering yesterday to find 3 wires not attached at the switch when I removed it, the picture with the wagos are the wires that were lose (2reds and a yellow). The first picture shows red with masking tape in common and black and blue...

Hi there after wallpapering mums wall I took 2 storage heaters off and they had old illuminated switches in place. Using voltage pen I put terminal blocks on before papering and one was completely dead and isolated but the other was showing voltage on the pen. So one has had a blank plate on...

Hi anyone done self levelling over glue down vinyl tiles. It’s on a concrete floor stuck down sound just need to level the corner of kitchen 2mx1,6m at 15mm thinking sbr primer then levelling

Hi there Just realised that my new 2.4kw oven has a plug attached. I had originally wired in a double cooker outlet with 6mm cable to the hob (6600w)on 32a breaker and ran the 6mm flex also to the tall housing and next job was to connect the wire to a terminal block on oven. Problem is now the...

Hi there I need to move my cooker cable 300mm to right and have decided to go down this route as access above is difficult. Will this be ok for regs please see pic. 2x junction boxes accessible above the cupboards into cooker switch then outlet that will have inspection door in unit

Hi people Anyone have any experience of using brick slips on plasterboard using grip fill or grab adhesive thanks just for a fireplace internal

Hi please see pics, I’m in 2 minds best way of going about this, so I have removed a single socket and an old light from chimney. I will plasterboard this area out. Plan was to put in a MF junction box with wagos and run 2.5 down to the bottom centre behind the electric log burner. All clipped...

Hi there, Have a heavy slate hearth to lay. Have already floored it and it’s only housing a electric fire on top so no issue. Want to bring the level up about an inch level with floor and just lay hearth floating which I don’t see being an issue. Stuck on what’s best way of going don’t think...

Hi can anyone tell me the best light switch to use on this please I believe it is different to normal 2 way switches says intermediate and numbered 1-4 Can’t find identical switch so thinking normal 2 way switch as pull cord is in room as well which I will replace, Guessing 1c is common? Then...

Hi looking at changing an ugly non working 9 inch fan that is wired above fan to fcu Just wondered what’s peoples ideas about this regarding type of fan and regs, wanting something not so bulky but guess I’ll need to go into the hole already there ideas please

Hi came to change a light switch but the old one has a different type of switch see pic. I believe this is for like a hall way with 3 switches yet there is only one light switch in this room. I believe there may have been a pull cord a while ago but still doesn’t explain why this switch is...

Hi guys so after some advice please, I have dropped my chimney breast to 10-20 mm below floor level please see pics. Plan is to level floor build a wood frame that comes out 3 inch or so and then tiled with an electric optimyst on and a beam above, however my mate said will get damp and not...