Recent content by Laurapora86

Yeah I've done other digital drawings and the furniture will fit. Also the other option of moving the wall... I thought about it but I doubt the council will let me move a supporting wall... Might try that option now though. So the overall answer is no? I can't do it? :-( thanks for everyone's...

yes I did note that the wiki page had it's suggested usage as 'suitable for nuclear power plants'

Ah right ok, that makes sense. I haven't done a proper plan for the 2 bed but, from the rough drawing it would be knocking out the bathroom and leaving an L-shaped open plan living/kitchen room. (theyre all non-supporting walls). NozSpark, duely noted  :(  Would it mean drilling a passageway...

There is some sort of ceiling void (my bedroom and living room lights run through it) is that what you mean? Thanks for your opinion... I'm really reluctant to give the idea up because of the value it would add, and because I have a fully grown idea in my head of how utterly brilliant it would...

ha ha. Ok you can... but I guess I won't rip it out! Right...so.. i guess I'll re-google.... Is it possible to move MICC then? Can one bend it etc? Basically everyone i've shown it to has shook their heads and backed away... (it wasn't a qualified electrician that told me it was VIR. phew)...

Hi,   I was under the impression that a meter couldn't be in a bath/shower room? (which is what i want to put in its place). Has anyone any experience of requesting a new connection from the DNO? perhaps I could have an entirely new connection installed at the point at which i want it (otherside...

Ooo good. Yes I will when I get home from work. Thanks!

It because I'm hoping to move my meter to the balcony outside my flat so that in its space I can put a shower! So need to move all electricity cables away from that area in general... Might be fighting a losing battle :-( I'm gonna have a good inspection and see if I can see anything that'll...

Sorry forgot to add... My meter is inside my flat in the hallway where the cable reappears.

Thanks for your responses. The distribution room is on the ground floor under the stairwell, there is a cable in conduit leading from this, up the 2 flights of stairs, and into a metal cabinet, (fuse box? Don't know) there is then a conduit running from this box along the innermost corner of...

The problem is I asked my electricity distributor and they said that their responsibility was up to the distribution room (I live on the 2nd floor of a block of flats). After the distribution room they said I'd have to get a private electrician to do the work or the council. Also, when I say 'I'...

Hi, I'm a Southwark council leaseholder and have a mains cable made from VIR/VRI cable. It is my understanding that it is advisable to replace this for newer safer cabling. Southwark council won't do it (I've asked). I'm trying to completely rewrite my flat and move the electricity meter and...

I'm going to try and get the architectual plans for the building from the national records on monday in the hope they'll clarify if any are supporting. I'm in elephant and castle. I read that if they're only 9cm they wouldnt be stable enough to be loadbearing? ...and that era (1915) they used...

sorry chewbacca, im new at this and clearly a bit inept :-(

I have concrete floors, but at least some of the walls are brick (my neighbour renovated and the bathroom and toilet walls are 9cm wide brick). not sure about the boundry wall between mine and my neighbour but the only supporting wall is tghe one that runs parallel to the front and back of the...