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i had a part p reg sparky wire up my bathroom fan today everything looked ok until i tested the lights and they were not working checked all the trips and it seem that one is faulty, the cu is a clipsal and none of the other makes of mcb will fit. the cu was originally bought from cef but they...

i've got a bathroom extractor fan that needs wiring up i'm aware that by law i'm not allowed to do this work myself so i'm going to get a proper electrician to do the work, the fan unit is fitted and the isolator switch is in position it only needs the wiring connected, i've never had any...

i'm planning on putting some hooks in the garage joists to hang bikes from ,the ceiling is plastered as there is a bedroom above i'm fairly sure there are wires somewhere in between that i will obiviously need to avoid. i can't check from above as there is a laminate floor down so other than...

not really a plumbing question more of a fixing question i've got a towel radiator that i need to fix to a wall that is made of thermal blocks which has paster board that has been fixed with drywall adhesive. the towel rail is a decent size 1600x600 so i need to get a decent fixing into the...

i'm in the process of fitting a mira exell mixer shower, i'm at the stage now where the tiles are on the walls and i've got the hot and cold pipes sticking through the wall, all i need to do now is cut the pipes the manuel says to have 18mm of pipe from the face of the tile my pipe cutter won't...

i'm about to start tiling my bathroom with 600x300 porcelan tile which are 8mm thick, the adhesive i've got is tubbed mapei called "mapegrip D1" i've since read up and most people don't seem to like using tubbed adhesive, my question is would this tubbed adhesive still be ok to use or do i need...

any know of a not to expensive wet tile cutter that will cut 12mm porcelain tiles, it's for a diy tiling job so hopefully not to expensive, thanks :)

i'm taking up a chipboard floor in a bathroom to be replaced with WPB plywood so i can have a shower tray on it my problem is the last joist is under the stud wall so there is nothing to support the last part of the floor. i was planning on sistering a section of floor joist to the side of the...

i've got a mira resin stone shower tray that i need to fit it's a long one at 1500mm the floor is wood and is approx 3 or 4 mm out at one end, i was wonder what would be the best method for bedding it down the instructions say use silicon or a floor screed, can any one recomend somthing i could...

i'd like to add a shaver socket to my bathroom and was wondering if it is ok to take it from a lighting circuit, the light in question will also have a bathroom fan ran off it :D

just wondering on what people opinions are on use speed fittings either the copper or plastics ones is over traditional soldered fittings. i need to alter the pipe work as i'm fitting a mixer shower i've used soldered fittings before although i will be a little rusty at doing them as the last...

i'm going to fit a mira exel mixer shower to work off my combi boiler, it's difficult getting access to the pipes, the only way if there is a problem would be through the garage ceiling, if i install service valves i could access them if i cut a hole through the garage ceiling i'm just wondering...

i'm having a bit of difficulty in routing the waste from my shower as the pipe has to go through a joist which is up against the wall and then through the wall, i don't think i can get a hole through as there is not enough space between the joist to get a drill in. my other option is to drop...

i'm fitting a shower in ensuite bathroom, i've looked a various ways of draining but the simplist way would be to run the pipe through the garage below and into the waste that come from the washing machine. do you think i will have a problem with shower and washer both draining together or...

i'm going to fit a shower that will run off my combi boiler ,the boiler is a bosch 28si i was just wondering if there is anything i should watch out for or will they all be ok :D

i'm planning on fitting a 1200x900 shower unit in my bathroom, i'm a bit unsure as to making the walls waterproof i've seen aquapanel but my walls have already been dry lined, am i right in thinking i can't fix the aquapanl to the walls as they are and i would have to rip the old plater and...

i don't use my garage to put a car in anymore and am going to use it as a gym, the door that is on at the moment is a roller shutter door which i'm going to leave on but put a wall behind it with a solid door in it, less drafts and more secure. i was either going to use timber or build a...

hi, i need to move a radiator in my mothers house and i've got a few problems ,first of all the radiator in question is on 10mm pipe and most of the others are on 15mm pipe this radiator used to get hot but for some reason now only gets luke warm, we did have this radiator replaced last year and...