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Hi, It's been ages since I've been on here, nice to see it's still lively! We are in the planning stages of a conservatory, and have been given differing opinions of which type of floor to go for. The Double Glazing co. suggested a 'floating' floor construction using joists and insulation...

Hi all, Can anyone recommend a source for the above? I need one IP44 (or higher if thats all I can find) mains voltage downlight to match the others in a bathroom, which are all out of the zones. I know their design means that they will naturally me more robust than normal D/L's but do they...

Hi all, We want to block pave over our front garden, and I'm a bit unsure whether we need to involve the LABC. Am i right in thinking that a gravel bed/narrow flowerbed along the lower edge of the drive will be enough to drain rainwater, or is even this uneccessary? Does standard block...

Hi, I have recently had a few rooms plastered and am now waiting for the skim to dry in order to paint. The plasterer told me that a new plaster paint sould be used after a couple of weeks followed by our chosen emulsion, which seemed reasonable. However, I was told at our local B&Q that a...

Hi all, I'm about to begin replacing everything my side of the meter, and have been onto my local distributor (EDF-I'm in NW London) about fitting an isolator to allow me to put in a new CU safely without having to call in the fuse fairy :wink: , who by the way already seems to have visited...

:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: We bought a new house a couple o months ago, and I just thought you'd all like to see what a total mess I've now got to sort out.... I took a good look in the meter cupboard on our first visit, which raisd some eyebrows (well, mine at least!)...

Hi all, recently finished some work for a mate, replaced part of Ring final on Ground floor, added a few points to it, as well as some decorative lighting on a Fused Spur from the same circuit. Commissioned, tested, bish bash bosh. However... I decided the work was more than you could...

just got a call from a member of my family who has recently moved into a new place. A plumber (who is NIC and Trustmark registered and should know better) has just replaced the JB under the bath (dodgy I know) which feeds the shower pump with a socket outlet! Her and her other half smelt a...

Hi all, having just laid a (rather well done :wink: ) patio, we have wisely decided to put a shed on it :evil: . I know a concrete base would have been better, but as the slabs are there would it be acceptable to make a wooden frame from fenceposts for the base. lay a wooden floor and bolt...

:? Evening... having started digging my lawn up to lay a patio, I've found that as well as being as tough as old boots its also laid on good old London clay. Does this mean I should dig a bit more (I'm already digging down about 300mm) and put a layer of hardcore down to help with the...

:evil: :evil: :evil: Just been listening to Radio London, about a Dipatches program on Ch4 next Monday. Before I go any further...MODS!...I am NOT racist in any way shape or form, I just find this infuriating! Regents Park Mosque bookshop sells literature by the Wahaabi (spelling?) sect...

Hi all, Since being sat on the drive over xmas, my trusty van has had trouble starting. I managed to jump it and gave it a good run, next morning same thing. Used some Easystart in the air intake, and managed to limp it to work, NEXT MORNING SAME AGAIN! To cut a long story short, I've just...

Evening all, I was at my sister's at the w/end and was looking at her earthing arrangement with a view to doing some minor work, and came across what looked like a TN-S system (the age of the installation, type of supply cable etc would back this up). On closer inspection I couldn't find an...

C & G 236 1 & 2, 16th edition, 2391 come December (hopefully...!), 3 years experience, plus the expert advice of you lot, and I have to pay up 200 quid to the council if I want to change a bathroom light. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: Roll on the general...

Hi all, I'm doing some work at a mate's, he wants power to his metal framed garage which is about 20m from the house and then on to the shed, about another 10m from that. NOW...he's on a PME system, I know the requirements for the earthing conductor state that it should be 16mm, what I need...

Hi, been asked to put in a wall heater in an office toilet (I personally think the room is too small and they would benefit more from having their bl**dy central heating sorted outside, but...!), can anyone recommend a small wall heater that they've installed in the past?

:? I've spent the last three years learning this stuff and this chuffing bit of it is the only thing I can't get my head round! I'm OK with the theory of a Faraday Cage, and totally understand why you need to bond in certain areas, but what I can't work out is this... 1) If all CPCs go...

Havin a decidedly Blonde moment today. Putting a spur on a ring circuit using a 30A JB and a FCU to run a wall light. I opened up the floorboards and found the 2 ring circuit cables running parallel away from the socket. NOW, here's the blonde bit...I cut both cables and didn't mark which was...

Can anyone recommend a good, not too expensive tester that carries out all the tests required for commissioning? Just finding my feet as a sparks and I'm fed up of everyone else taking the credit for me work! As I'll be self employed I can't afford one that washes the car, feeds the cat etc...

I'm installing an extractor in a bathroom (correct rating, correct zone, all that) and the instructions state that the permanent live for the timer needs to be separately fused with a 1A fuse. This sems like a bit of an overkill to avoid guarantee claims to me, as it's only on a 6A lighting...