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Hi, Bit of an emergency here. We are off in our caravan in just over a weeks time for a weeks holiday & decided to paint the inside of our van a light colour to make the van feel lighter & brighter. Thought i would buy the ronseal kitchen cupboard paint & even bought crowns version - both...

Taylortwocities - Thank You for your sensible response. My wife & I are no fools but we do believe in giving people the chance to redeem themselves. However we will not be taken for a ride either. I appreciate your response & will follow up on what you have suggested. Much better your...

We bought our house from a guy that bought it in a poor state at auction & fully refurbed it. His son a builder did all the structural work and to a high standard (over engineered if anything). He lives nearby & has has / is more than happy to help us with any concerns that we have had within...

Just to let you know the outcome, he turned up with the new rcd. The wife had let him & his colleague! in before i got home so dont know what he did initially. I asked what the problem was having already mentioned that i thought it must be a short & not a faulty rcd. He told me he found it...

not confident in interpreting them, any advice would be welcome as dont want to be fobbed off, i will look at the readings that he finds & note wehre he tests for them

I dug out the EIC certificate, guess what rcd no9 - downstairs lights. He had written in the notes that he suspects this RCD may be faulty. I rang him again stating that i am not happy he hasn't returned my calls & that i have the paperwork with his comments stating the above when he signed the...

wILL DO AS STATED ABOVE, I WONT TOUCH ANYTHING. I would rather pay for someone to fit 2 lights & sort the problem out causing the permanet tripping then risk my families life. I am far from knocking anyone that has donea 1 month electricians course. I myself did a 2 yr city n guilds...

Yorkspark - Your comment is very harsh. I will be dropping the 2 ceiling lights tonight. Though I don't think this is the cause. They All the electrician did when he told my wife it was the 2 ceiling bulbs causing the problem is remove them. They are spotlights by the way. He has not...

Will check the paperwork we have tonight for the house when at home -at work now believe it or not! I wonder if the 2 ceiling roses could be causing the problem, when we moved in the wife wanted mt to put up some lights we brought with us, 5 stem ceiling lights with a shallow dish for the...

Yes we do have numerous spot lights in the kitchen diner however the trip switch will not stay on so it may be like you suggested that a fault may have been evident the whole time with the downstairs lights but been masked until the earth spike fitted. I will ring him again this morning as no...

Hi, We moved into a refurbished house that has been totally rewired. The other month the Electricity company came out to fit a Economy 10 electric meter & mentioned that there was no Earth stake fitted as far as he could see & that we need to get the electrician out who wired the house. After...

what is this please, my house is 9 inch brick (no cavity) if it makes any difference

Hope someone can help. I bought a blackhole airvent 127mm that i wanted to fit once i had knocked a hole through the wall because i had fitted a log burner. Asked my plumber mate if he had a core drill for the job which he kindly lent me. After spending some time drilliing the hole ( &...

Just had a new external oak veneered door fitted to my garage, What should i put on it to protect it? I don't want to paint it, shall I apply linseed oil? or a varnish? any makes or recommendations would be appreciated. Ideally i just want to coat it & job done, don't want to spend hours...

Batteries flat for my dig camera! thinking about it, could i just not wire the light switch for the spots direct to the junction box or garage consumer unit and remove the outside light & other flourescent tub feed to this switch, that way this light switch would work independently!

Hi, I have been converting my detached garage into 2 rooms. At the moment there are 2 light switches, one either end of the garage & likewise a fleurescent light tube each end. there are also some outside garage wall lights....Whichever switch is pressed, all the above come on. Ok, now i...

Hi I have had a new flat roof, as part of building regs I have had to fit 70mm diameter core vents between the joists..i.e. drill through the facia board & fit the plastic vents. Heres my dilema, having done about 10 vents so far, I have nearly broke my wrists because my drill spun round. On...

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Thanks for your advice Alistair, What do you mean by 18mm ply to opposite garage facing wall? I cannot picture what you mean, is the ply going on just one wall & is this over the 100m insulation & gyproc?