Maybe I've just been lucky, but I very rarely have an issue with customers paying, the vast majority have paid straight away or within a few days. However I'm still waiting for payment for an emergency call out I attended in early December.
Without going into all the details, I got a call at...
Hi everyone I am after a bit of advice.
Just done rewiring for a property but the main incoming supply cable is just right next to the main entrance door so agreed with the customer to install a new consumer unit right above the meter as shows in the picture.
The lighting circuit and upstairs...
I've just recently had the shell of an extension built and will be doing most of the interior except for electrics and gas.
I'm planning to chase the walls for where I'll bed in the new conduit to the location of sockets etc before any plastering is done and know the regs on the minimum and...
Hi all. Just seeing if anyone found manufacturer or a solution to avoid chasing out for bigger back box if converting lights to dimmable or just converting one switch to dimmable as all types found require bigger back box. Have looked into grid switch systems but these still seem to require a...
I'm in the process of renovating a 1970's bungalow with a garage underneath. The electrical consumer unit is in the garage and there are multiple hidden cables in plastic conduct fully chased going from the floor to the ceiling in living room above the garage taking the electrical cables to the...
Hi, we are having a shower fitted - the electrician has run the cable vertically over the top of the noggins, meaning when we make the wall good the filler will encompass the 10mm cable he has pinned to them. I'm certain this is not correct, so I'm tempted to retrospectively cut the cabling into...
Hi, we are having a shower fitted - the electrician has run the cable vertically over the top of the noggins, meaning when we make the wall good the filler will encompass the 10mm cable he has pinned to them. I'm certain this is not correct, so I'm tempted to retrospectively cut the cabling into...
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...
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i moved in to my place 3 years ago and have been slowly redecorating one room at a time. Im finally on my last room, the living room but for some weird reason the ceiling light isnt in the middle of the room. its off to the side quite far.
The problem is, my ceilings are concrete so i...
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...
Whats your preferred method and therefore tool of choice for chasing all types of hard walks (brick, block, stone etc)?
Is it the grinder and hammer drill method (if so do you use a purpose demo hammer drill or a standard SDS rotary with hammer function). battery or corded grinder?
Is it a...
Hi all looking at buying some new chasing gear. Wondering what you guys would recommend?
I've been looking at the titan wall chaser with the hoover and the titan 5.9kg sds, anyone had any good/bad experiences with it?
Cheers!
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We haves moved and new place has a bedroom with double plug socket in internal stud wall. There is a spur off this to another double socket which is mounted on (not in) adjoining wall but around a corner and about 3 metres away. However cable is protruding outside of side of first socket and...
I've been on a few jobs where a previous installer has chased in some 25mm trunking instead of the 25mm oval conduit that I would normally use. I don't like capping as it's a bugger to send new cables through.
Just wanted peoples opinion of best practice when it comes to mechanical protection...
I wonder if anyone can advise me about some work I have done in my living room in regard to the building regulations. I needed to install a light in the centre of the room. I could not access the joists from via the floorboards upstairs due to the fact a bathroom floor had recently been tiled...
Anyone got any opinions on wall chasing machines &/or hoovers as got more & more to do now and thinking of buying one. Hilti DC-SE20 seems top dog but only afford second hand at around £450 ish.
Thanks for any ideas opinions
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