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    sand/ cement screed versus SLC

    I have a small area of floor (1.5sqm) to raise by 20mm. Its fairly flat and level concrete. If it were a large area, I would use a screed for sure - its the proper solution and cheaper. In this case, I think I would use more wet than dry mix given the thin layer?? However, some of the better...
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    SPLIT:wiring up a detached shed

    thx for your help luminare
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    SPLIT:wiring up a detached shed

    hi luminare im afraid i dont have all the answers. ive been told by a sparky that the outdoor power doesnt have a separate CU and that the RCD sockets were the bare mimimum these days. its hard to trace the SWA but the assumption is that is comes from the main CU (also earth supply) - im...
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    SPLIT:wiring up a detached shed

    thx i agree its rather odd to have the 2nd socket unprotected, especially as its the one i use!! i havent done the loading calcs yet but im only looking to run one or two minor power tools (rechargeable items), the cable looks quite beefy but ill have to check what it is. the shed is abt 15m...
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    SPLIT:wiring up a detached shed

    thanks crafty i didnt install it but know the the supply isnt RCD protected, so i guess they shld both be RCD. im rather an amateur but wldnt the first socket protect the 2nd if the 2nd is a spur off it? maybe this was their foggy thinking too!
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    SPLIT:wiring up a detached shed

    Hi there, i have similar project on the go - wiring up a detached shed with a double socket to use as a workshop. i have a couple of questions: i already have outside power , swa cable running down a wall to a rcd ip56 socket, from which the cable runs further down the garden to another plain...
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