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    main earthing

    Hi, I'm not an electrician but I employed a Part P quallfied one to install a consumer service unit and I wonder if the earthing is right. I have a flat in a house which was first converted in about 1976. There's a Ryedale distribution box close to the entrance. The flat had a metal CSU...
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    Modern plastering - skimping

    I live in a house which is 150 years-old. All the walls in the house which have not suffered settlement or mechanical damage are plastered plumb-dumb on the money. That is they are flat as a pancake, that is, when I put a five-foot straightedge up against them there will no undulations against...
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    Using masonry paint on internal walls

    Is there any reason why you can't use masonry paint on internal walls?
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    plastering on emulsion?

    Problem. Plasterboarded ceiling has been skimmed but not very well - showing jointing tape. It has been emulsioned. I would really like to get it re-skimmed. So is it necessary to re-board existing surface or severely scarfiy existing surface - with a Stanley knife for instance. Ideally...
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    bathroom wiring

    Is it permissable to site the switch for a bathroom outside the bathroom. Is it also permissable to use a two-gang switch, one toggle controlling the light and the other the fan? Another permissable. Assume you have two lighting circuits in a house. Is it permissable to use a two-gang switch...
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