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  1. M

    Thin set showing through Ditra

    Just installed Ditra today for the first time, i noticed blotches of the grey thin set coming through visually once set . I thought I didn't get proper coverage so I lifted half up in the little... Read more Continue reading...
  2. A

    Damp marks showing through tiles

    Hi I've just had my bathroom tiled in white matt ceramic/porcelain tiles and today I noticed shadow spots on all the tiles. The tiler explained that it's the moisture from the adhesive coming... Read more Continue reading...
  3. D

    Tiling hallway through to bathroom but needs to be done in two parts

    Hi, I am planning on getting my hallway tiled and continuing the tiles into the small bathroom off to the left of the hallway (with no door bar or anything so the tiles will just continue into... Read more Continue reading...
  4. A

    Through the Looking Glass 1920s bathroom

    This was such a fun yet stressful project. I had to reglaze most of the black trim tile due to the fact that they weren't finished on all sides. Continue reading...
  5. J

    UK DIY 2-plate 2-way Garage Lighting, feed through 3 core and earth?

    Hello, Would welcome thoughts/advice on wiring query below. Apologies for a possibly excessive amount of detail, wanted to provide as much info to aid understanding. I will post photos, can't see the button to upload them immediately. Context: Damp 2x car garage - insulation underway to...
  6. D

    Tiling hallway through to bathroom but needs to be done in two parts Discussion Thread

    Tiling hallway through to bathroom but needs to be done in two parts Hi, I am planning on getting my hallway tiled and continuing the tiles into the small bathroom off to the left of the hallway (with no door bar or anything so the tiles will just continue into bathroom). I will be getting a...
  7. Trusty Crow

    Running cable over / through garage blockwork

    I am finishing up my NAPIT LCL training, got all of my modules, 18th edition and I+T all done- heading out to support another sparky as a freshly retrained 53 year old. Just doing the final design assignment to finish up the course, which involves a virtual garage extension to a house, built...
  8. Dan

    Through the Looking Glass 1920s bathroom Discussion Thread

    Through the Looking Glass 1920s bathroom This was such a fun yet stressful project. I had to reglaze most of the black trim tile due to the fact that they weren't finished on all sides. Through the Looking Glass 1920s bathroom for the Original Article on Tiling Advice Forum
  9. L

    Any led sensor lights that do not detect through glass?

    Recently fitted gamma led motion sensor ceiling lights outside my windowed front door in a shared hallway (4 flats) are being triggered from the flat inside. Are lights available that do not detect through glass (and also have emergency battery back-up)?
  10. T

    Drilling through domestic joist

    Hello, I need to run a mains spur off the existing ring main in a domestic property. To get the double socket to the correct place I have to drill through several joists. I understand that there are building regs on this. Can some provide a link to the regs or info that clarifies what I need to...
  11. firestick

    Cable routing questions

    Hi, I have two questions about domestic wiring In Ireland 1. Should conduit be used when passing multiple T&E cables (2.5mm) through a garage wall (where the consumer unit is located) to under a suspended timber floor on the other side? 2. Should cables running under a suspended timber floor...
  12. N

    Dog chewed through power cable, need help rewiring.

    My wife has a electric heated airer, our dog chewed through the cable and I thought it would be no different from rewiring a plug. It's not. I have a blue and white wire coming from the airer I to a switch, then 2 blue a white and a brown going to the plug. Ideally I'd like to do away with the...
  13. B

    Electricity running through water pipe?

    Hey all :-) Hope its chill that I'm here asking questions, I just inherited this old decrepit place in NSW (Australia) and went to wash my hands in the up stairs bathroom sink n got an electric shock. I went and flicked off all the switches, I checked with a voltage tester (the kind that glows...
  14. H

    Supply cable through separate flat

    Hi all, quick question - I have to replace a lateral supply cable where the existing one runs through the ceiling of the basement flat and up through the floor into a communal hallway to an old Ryefield, feeding 5 properties. The issue is that the building is listed and I'm being told that...
  15. KelvinGaliny

    Can Live wire runs through the Neutral side of RCBO?

    So I had an inquiry to make an electric panel (single phase) with RCBO, but it seems like our customer uses type C and F power plug (I live in Indonesia). This plug doesn't have a guide to ensure the Neutral would always be in Neutral side & Live to always be in Live side. Can I still use RCBO...
  16. S

    Contactor wiring, break ring circuit through a stop button

    Hi guys , I have to break a ring circuit through a contactor with an emergency stop button .. just want to double check my wiring in the diagram is correct .. haven’t done much of this sort of work so any feedback is appreciated.
  17. K

    External Lights through timer and contactor via photocell

    Hello all, I know this is very simple but I would like some advice please. I am installing a new circuit to feed 5 external floodlights. It is to be controlled by a digital timer with volt free contacts through a 2 pole contactor wired with the existing photocell which also does a couple...
  18. R

    Lighting cable through mdf

    I am making a lamp and I need to run the live, earth and neutral wires through a hole in 25mm mdf. The outer sheath is removed due to a switch. Everything works until the wires go through the mdf. Then the live has no current. The hole is about 6mm diameter. What's happening? Thanks.
  19. ChrizK

    Is it acceptable to 'jumper' speaker wire through a switch?

    Firstly, I hope it is ok to discuss the wiring of speakers here. TBH my ignorance in all things electrical knows no bounds, and I am guessing it is a discussion about ohms, of which I have less idea about than watts. To that end, I would appreciate any responses in the simplest of terms. Once...
  20. L

    Passing electric cables through walls?

    Hey! I've got one room in the house with a wall socket. I'll be installing a new wall socket on the other side of that wall, passing an electrical cable from one socket to the other for wiring it up. I'm pretty sure the wall has some kind of insulation, should I be adding a tube or cable sleeve...
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