hi, having an electrician wire up an outside light. i am digging the trench for the cable and he will be doing the wiring. at first i was going to get a light with a buildt in PIR, problem is the light wil be situated behid the cars so wont be trigered until a car is moved. have now decided to get a...
hi all, we were going to get someone to tile the bathroom floor, its an upstairs bathroom and it has a solid chipboard type floor, the boards interlock with each other. its approx 1inch thick and very dense. i know cos we had to have a ligh fitting moved and i told the sparky i would remove the upst...
hi all. having new bathroom fitted, whats the best way to drain down the system? i was going to tie up the ball cock on the cold water supply tank in the loft then run the hot / cold taps until water stopped. i have been advised that there should be a 22mm pipe with a shut off valve that isolates th...
hi, we are converting our garage for habitable use. we have planning permission and a builder who is going to brick the front and do some other jobs. however i am going to lay a new floor and stud / board and insulate the walls. my question concerns the floor insulation. it appears that the current ...
I i want to replace a single light fitting with 2 downlights. in a hall, the current light has only 1 switch. the downlights are both fire rated mains lights bought from wickes. can i wire both directly back to the original wiring via a junction box or should i wire them together then into the switc...
hi, yes it is protected by an rcd, back on the consumer unit - is this a legal requirement. is it legal to attach the cable to the wall, the reason i ask is because we are having a new drive laid and it would be possible to dig a trench to accomodate the cable. the previous owner fastened the cable ...
hi i layed quick step perspective 950 in our loung and dining room. we used quicksteps own underlay, i got their saw that allows you to cut under the door frame so the flooring slots between the floor and door frame. i used their beading to hide the gap between skirting and flooring, you must keep a...
[quote="andysarah"]Hi, The load from a conservatory is so minimal, it really wont be an issue, build the next day. What would be more of an interest is the footing depth? Are building control involved? if so they will ensure they go in correctly, but have a talk with them before you start ...
hi, we have a opening approx 7ft wide between our lounge and dinning room. we want to put a set of french doors with glass side panels, wickes call the side panels demi panels. have i got this in the correct order, what size wood would you recommend to make the external frame that will hold the demi...
hi, our house has a pir light in the garden. It takes its power from a 1.5mm armoured cable, this is about 20ft long, the cable is attached to a brick wall then is connected to a junction box and switch on an external wall of the house. This box is then wired into a mains socket on the other side of...
