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  1. G

    Rewire on red brick early 1900’s Victorian house

    Hi all, Looking for advice on doing a rewire in an empty red brick house, no one will be living there or any furniture as there are new owners. I have researched on how to chase red brick, as I already have a brushless grinder I think buying a diamond disc is my best way of doing it. As I want...
  2. Pretty Mouth

    Brick lights in a retaining wall

    Has anyone got any recommendations for brick lights that can be installed in a retaining wall? Looking at a few manufacturer's instructions, it seems like many aren't suitable. Failing that, has anyone any suggestions for a surface-mounted alternative? Would have to be something that doesn't...
  3. P

    Brown wired into 'N' and Black into 'L' on Outdoor Brick light?!?

    Trying to replace some existing Brick lights which have rusted and the bulbs have blown. Anyway, after finally managing to get the thing open, I looked at the wiring and first of all noticed the wires were brown, black and grey - there are 2 of each. Second of all it looks like the black wires...
  4. S

    What is the best cable to run down a garden cavity wall to feed led brick lights on each side other than swa

    With a cavity wall running down between a two drive way each client would like led brick lights. Other than swa, which is not that flexible to work with in such a small space, looking for tips on what other type of cable would be acceptable to use which is also easier to work with and terminate...
  5. C

    Installing outlet in hardwood floor VS recessed in brick???

    Hello! I need to install 2 new outlets in my living room — an 1887 brick home that we are gradually remodeling. I don't want to do any surface mounted boxes b/c of the historic aesthetic. So I see my options as: Floor outlets recessed into the hardwood floors, or Wall outlets recessed/chiseled...
  6. R

    Advice on Installing Brick Lights

    Hello all, I've recently begun building a retaining wall in my garden for a patio area, I decided to go for 6 brick lights along with other lighting for the area (not decided exactly what that will look like just yet). The brick lights I went for are these. I've been having a read up on how...
  7. D

    supply to brick lights from mains electric gate?

    Hi all I have only recently qualified and would appreciate some advice re wiring PIR brick lights and surface mounted PIR lights on two electric gate posts on either side of sliding gate. My question is can I break into the incoming 230V supply to the gate controller if I use a fcu for lights...
  8. 0

    New exposed brick wall

    Hi, We are in the middle of building our kitchen extension, we have decided to have an exposed internal brick wall constructed as we have some excellent brick spare. The external block wall is up and before we put up the internal brick wall we were going to install the cables for...
  9. D

    Switch in brick wall door opening

    Hello All So the wife wants to put a switch in a patio door opening. Wall is a cavity wall. I couldn't see in section 7.3.2 of my onsite guide that it was expressly forbidden but equally I wouldn't know where the cable should be run to be compliant because the safe zone seems to assume the...
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    • Thread
    • brick door opening switch wall
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  10. A

    Chasing into engineering brick

    Hi everyone, I need some advice about how to chase into engineering brick. Full story below. I've mounted a TV onto the wall, not my preference but long-story-short it's happening. I'm running the cables (HDMI and aerial etc) behind the wall but it's a solid wall. So, I've bought some square...
  11. J

    Brick Lights. SWA terminating.

    Hello all, Just after some guidance, i am a qualified Auto Electrician with a good number of years behind me. While confident in my own ability in domestic applications i am not fully aware of the Regs. I am planning on installing 3 or 4 (mind not made up yet) brick lights in my garden wall...
  12. Zdb

    Red brick conduit / cable

    Just wondering if anyone makes a red brick colour conduit? I want the cable/system to be as discreet as possible as it has to go around the side of the house.
  13. A

    Chasing sockets brick blown

    Hi guys, I’ve chased out a hole for double socket and noticed that some of the brick is about to crumble out. Only chasing for 25mm back box. Directly on the opposite side of the wall is a single socket which I intend to change to a double. (Single has 35mm back box) therefore the two sockets...
  14. gazdkw82

    Making good blown brick face

    Did a little job for a friend. It involved drilling out from the back of a socket outlet to supply a fused exterior light. As the drill bit exited the brick it blew a small section of the brick face. It's a new build so the bricks are quite a red colour. Any ideas how to make good in this...
  15. Gary Tollison

    Conduit through brick wall

    hello. Dejavu for some folk, but here’s the scenario: My house is two-storey brick, my shed is 10’x3’ (odd size I know, but the back yard is small) made entirely of wood, no metal at all. The gap between the house wall and shed is 300-400mm. At present there is no power to the shed, so I have...
  16. gazdkw82

    Single brick wall insulation options

    We have a small toilet downstairs that had signs of mould. I've decided to pull the plaster off. I'm glad I did because it was slightly damp in places. I think this is mainly because 1. It's a single brick room and 2. They just nailed the plasterboard to the brick leaving a gap of round 10 mm...
  17. M

    Hit a brick wall with resetting Bosch Washing machine classixx 1200 express. After changing brushes.

    hi, I qualified as a sparks in 2008 and after doing many maintenance contracts mainly with the NHS, I only have time to do private jobs and my own. It’s currentely my own that I’m in a tiswas with. I just changed my brushes on my Bosch machine WAE 24162uk/08. They were worn right down to the...
    • MAJ
    • Thread
    • after bosch brick brushes changing machine wall washing
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  18. K

    Cables run in cavity between block and brick of an internal wall

    Hello, I'm currently in the process of building a side extension. I will be putting in 2 new rings and 2 new lighting circuits. To get them from the CU to the extension I wanted to run them in the cavity of the old external wall (now internal because there is an extension on the other side)...
  19. C

    ventilation brick big no no?

    Hello guys A client has requested I replace wiring carried out recently by a builder which consists of an SWA running from the DB, under the floor which then runs through the ventilation brick, the cable had then been run across the garden bed to the flood light mounted on the post. I would...
  20. T

    SELV Outdoor Recessed Brick Lights

    I have a customer who wants two brick lights installing in a wall either side of his electric gates. The Electric gate installer has installed flex from the control box to roughly where the lights would go, part of which is buried. Obviously I'm not comfortable about sending 240v down this...

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