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I appreciate that right side wall is also an issue as 1st floor corner is also above middle of kitchen diner but thought I would ask the easiest question first

ignore the elevation on the left Its a seperate building

Hi, My son has an architect designing a big new house but where the first floor back wall of the house sits above the middle of the kitchen/diner below which is 6metres across as shown below <6metre> The room is 12 metres long so I assume beams would need to run from front to...

Hi, Refurbing my house and all plasterboard removed. I am about to install lighting. If I run the power supply through the switches rather than a ceiling rose will I have problems fitting 221's in a 25mm pattress box or do I need 35mm?. Planning to get 1st fix signed off before plasterboard...

Hi, Doing a semi refurb and loft conversion and will need about 60 sheets plasterboard with say 50% fireline. Price difference is not great so do I use 100% fireline or is standard board easier or more difficult to use for reasons I am not aware of

Hi, Planning position of Consumer unit before I get quotes for wiring installation. The only obvious place I can put it will be be attached to a stud wall between understairs cupboard and sitting room. Is it ok to recess the unit between the studs which will allow front access from sitting room...

Clubhouse does not have showers and problem is in main reception room whch seats about 50. Problem is that wall are 4 inch thick solid concrete block with render on outside and plaster inside. While i appreciate insulation will help its likely it will still be a problem due to the way in...

Hi, Our poorly insulated single block walled clubhouse suffers badly from condensation which appears to be caused by alternating between hot with lots of people and then cold and empty. Is best solutiuon to have lots of ventilation after use?

I have already tried to get a fitter but not responding to emergency number

Help, I have a Suprima 80 HE which is about 7 years old and works perfectly. Very occasionally after strong winds it needs to be reset as was the case today except this time it will not fire up. No fan running and fault finding suggests aps stuck in the on position as I have continuity...

Hi All, I have a very small loft which makes it difficult to access pipes and install insulation. Is there any reason why I cannot install my Cold Water tank and CH header tank in the top of my airing cupboard where I have plenty of space. Kitchen tap is on mains. Any advice would be much...

Hi, Any ideas on regulations relating to the protection of a wall behind a gas hob. Nothing mentioned in manufacturers instructions apart from min distance of 55mm between hob and wall. Will tiles be OK or do I need a glass/stainless splashback

Now I have an idea how the job should be done I can get get a couple of quotes Many thanks

Presume simplest solution would be to use standard cooker switch with socket and run oven from socket(OK according to maker) and then run down wall in 4mm to 13a fused spur under base u nit and behind plinth after which I could use 2.5mm

Junction boxes would be underneath kitchen base units and accessible if plinth lifted off.

Thanks for the prompt response. Presume it would be OK to run separate spurs in 4mm from junction boxes for each double socket to avoid trying to get two 4mm cables in a double socket which I think could be tricky

Hi, I am planning to run a radial circuit from a defunct 6mm cooker circuit. As I will attach a 2kw oven and a 2 kw washer as well as other smaller kitchen appliances I assume I will need a 32 amp fuse. I was planning to run 2 separate spurs from 6mm in 2.5mm cable for washer/oven to...

Apologies, Boiler is a Potterton not WB. Having found comments re valve problems pretty sure you are correct Thanks