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Have just fixed some smooth travertine tiles in my kitchen. Have been told that ivory colour grout is the best colour match. Can any one suggest both the most suitable colour for grouting travertine wall tiles and the best make. I used bal natural stone wall and floor white powdered...

I intend to re tile my bathroom which is quite small. I've been told that larger tiles in a small bathroom make the room feel bigger. However, i've also read the oppposite -that small tiles should be used in a small bathroom for the same reason.. Was about to buy some quite large tiles (...

Can I wire the flex from a cooker hood directly into an FCU or must I use a flex outlet and then run 2.5mm from that to the FCU? Cheers,

thanks for the speedy answer, much appreciated

Yes all the earth connections I made were sleeved in green and yellow - none were left bare. I used a strip of sleeved earthing cable to make the connection between the metal back boxes and the face plate. Out of interest is there a specific rule of thumb in determing what size/ core...

I even went out specifically to buy some terminal blocs with this in mind. But still i suppose its nice to get out every now and again. :oops: Theres two drylines boxes where ive done this. In light of what you've both said, i think i will unscrew the faceplates and remove the terminal...

The socket face plate is earthed via the circuit earth , and with the metal boxes I made the further earth connection to the box. On the plastic dry line box - circuit earth is connected to its appropriate terminal- but I ran a additonal earth connection to a terminal block. I knida...

I've just replaced my plastic socket face plates with chrome ones . Where there has been a metal back box i've made an additional earth connection between the faceplate and the back box. I had a few plastic dryline boxes. i've been told that I don't need an addition earthing of the chrome...

The clear instructions are very much appreciated. thanks

thanks for your help Ban

Would you be able to explain this again for me - ie test for dead and then do a continuity test. Im going to buy a cheapish multimeter today but have never used one before. Many thanks

thanks to everybody for the sound advise

Was just pricing up a multimeter in the screwfix catalogue ( the cheapest being only £6 or £7) . However I think I will try the individual lives in the socket first - as described. like a lot of DIY'ers I presently only have the test neon screwdrivers. Electricians dont seem to place much...

Thanks again

Thanks for the replies. That was about to be my next question - how to safely test if they are live ? If I do this test and both are live, would I be ok at that point to proceed with a fused spur?

I wanted to spur from a socket to a 13amp FCU and onto two additional in line single sockets. When I inspected the socket i wanted to spur from, it had two cables running into it but I felt it was a later installation than other sockets on the ring. I wondered if it might be an...

Many thanks for your reply securesparks. That is what i was trying to describe. Cheers mate

Agree with you , just read my mesage back and it is a bit confusing! What im trying to say is - if i wire the FCU to my exisitng socket - do I then have to run the other two sockets in line?

What would be the best way to run this arrangement i.e do I go... From exisiting single socket to FCU From FCU to new single socket for cooker ignition plug From this socket to the DP switch From DP switch to single socket for tumble dryer. or can I just run from the single socket...

Ive been told that you can run more than one spur from a single socket providing you go through a 13A fcu. Is this correct? If so could I run, from a single socket above a kitchen worktop,(but through an FCU) a single socket to power a cooker ignition on a 3A plug, and also an additional...