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OK. So the 2-gang 2-way is obviously the one for the bottom of the stairs which controls both lights. Which single switch is the 2-way and which is the 1-way? Also, Screwfix don't sell a 1-Gang 1-Way light switch in the finish I want, but they do have a 1-Gang 2-Way, can I use this instead?

I'm about to order some light switches to replace the current grubby white plastic ones that are currently there and I'd appreciate it if someone can confirm what I'm ordering is OK. The setup is as follows; A hall with one light at the bottom of the stairs and one light at the top. A...

Well I was thinking around £200 so the prices so far haven't been too scary.

Thanks. There's currently laminate flooring on top of the floorboards, which is getting ripped up anyway and it's a ground floor so a little water spillage is no big deal. I would leave the wood work to the plumber so that he can run it whichever way he required.

I'm looking to get a radiator in my living room moved from one wall to another. It will probably be a distance of approx 5ft. It's floorboards not concrete. It's a Worcester Bosch combi feeding 4 upstair and 3 downstair radiators, there's no hot water tank. Anybody got any idea roughly how...

I've decided to have a bash at sorting it myself. So I've picked the loose bits of plasterboard off, sanded it down and then put 1000 grade lining paper over it, doesn't look too bad actually.

Were probably talking about 2-4 sq metres in total, how much is a plasterer likely to charge for that?

Daft question alert!! Just about finished getting the kitchen done and the next task will be to sort the parts of the walls which don't have splashback on them. This is primarily the areas above the wall units but there are also a couple of other parts on a wall with no units on it. The...

I presume tradesmen are cheaper up here?

Just been quoted £380 for some kitchen electrical work. I don't yet have a breakdown but from the top of my head this will be for; socket/power for built-in double oven socket/power for integrated fridge/freezer socket/power for extractor fan socket/power for electric hob socket/power...

I've blanked the sokcet off for now until the electrician comes out to do the work needed for the new kitchen.

:cry: Are there any "symptoms" of the above situation? Since it looks like the previous owner has simply run a cable from a nearby socket, would removing this socket and the run of cable resolve the problem?

The person that fitted the socket ran a cable from another socket horizontally along behind the plasterboard. This meant the cable came out behind the screwhole for the socket. This meant that when I was putting the socket back on, because there were no tiles, the screw had to go in further...

Cheers. Unfortunately I don't have any connector blocks to hand. Would it be ok to wrap them up with electrical tape and cover the hole up temporarily?

Cheers. Unfortunately I don't have any connector blocks to hand. Would it be ok to wrap them up with electrical tape and cover the hole up temporarily?

I'm removing the wall tiles in our kitchen and to allow me to remove a couple tucked behind a double wall socket, loosened it off. Removed the tiles and then proceeded to tighten the wall socket back up. As I was doing so, there was a loud bang and a small puff of smoke from the wall socket...

:shock: Electrician coming tonight so fingers crosed there's not too much work needing done.

Hope your ballparks spot on. Was budgeting around £500. At the end of the day, if I have to make sacrifices so that a good safe job is done, then I will. I've got 2 young kids so can't really afford to have anything other than a safe home environment, well as safe as practically possible!

:lol: I'm hoping it's going to be cheaper than a weeks caravan break!!