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Thanks Geoff very helpful. Would you by any chance know of anywhere stocks the surface PVC ducting. My concern would be how I would make a decent join between this and external extractor  Thanks Murdoch I am pretty much there in deciding to not take on. Thanks for confirming void extraction...

Hello all Got vest on and ready to be shot down. Wondering what options got still early days for me. Been asked to provide extraction for bathroom and cooker. Unfortunately he lives on ground floor of house with wooden joists between floors. He has asked me to provide external extraction but...

The gap between polystyrene and brick work behind was a good 3 inches I think. And that didn't look upto much. Nothing lesson learned I spose....get some long arse screws. Definately would of had more chance than piss balling around with curly wurlies and anchors

Inside. Was really thin brittle layer of plaster and anything trying to grip either this or polystyrene wasn't gripping. Sometype of decent adhesive surely would of been a better bet 

I did mate i tried curly wurlys it was just like a real thin skim of brittle plaster and then the polystyrene nothing just seemed to grip it very well and like you know every attempt just makes hole bigger and the positioning of where you can get bracket ends up out of proportions to others

Had a mare this afternoon. Wall mounted lights small things should of been simple...... the bloody walls had thin skim of plaster which crumbled at touch of it and behind was polystyrene, tried pigs tails, plugs, anchors not one of them gave a good fixing. For fittings not to weighty what do you...

I asked her if she knew if there was earthing at sockets or lights she said she didn't know. That said though mate I do I have my suspicions she's had other quotes and what motivation is for change. Why else would she bulk at mention of inspection prior to change 🤷‍♂️ 

I think it probably is mate

Can't say thank you enough to all how have commented alot of good advise been noted....probably saved me a good few blunders. Will definately in future go with RCBO board rather than split way which was thinking. Decided to tread with caution and and recommended I do an inspection first which...

Cheers Dave had thought about that but appreciate the reminder 👌

Agree entirely if makes install safer than as is gotta be a good thing. As for caveat for problems found will defo start adding that to original quotes. Murdoch do you generally always carry out testing before DB change? How far do you go with it If you do?

Nice 1 for heads up Evans yeah was talking lighting but will advise as to all metal switches etc be replaced if in use. Hopefully her bonding all good and no dramas with that. Do think thorough inspect and test needs carrying out first just to see what's problems might be in there. Although...

Wondering how you guys would approach this. Got a call from an older lady...really sweet old girl bless her. Want to try to give her a fair deal in terms of cost. She's requested a CU change and sent me photos of current wylex board. Have attached these. It's an old prefab she has and got my...

Thanks for thorough explanation Special Location. I am doing best to be as competent and thorough as possible hence the question.  No Murdoch no fixed wiring no detectors as others have pointed out my remit stops at BS7671. Thanks

Thanks Risteard. In that case then they don't even merit observation?

CO2 noted silly mistake 🙄. In regard to regs not at minute no I can't i haven't found any. That said though if it is the case that there is none stipulating their inclusion I find that very surprising.

Evening all Did an EICR today and although install up to a very good standard. The one issue I did note was the lack of any smokes, heat detectors or co2 monitors. It has a gas supply to apartment and it is a communal block. I have checked 18th ed and guide to building regs and they only seem...

Thanks Binky got a feeling that will come in handy at times with amount of similar type properties near me

Thanks all for replies. I messaged customer and advised them that to get to bottom of fault I would need to get there in daytime so have sufficient time and lighting available and also would need to be able to gain access to all areas of house and rented out rooms. I feel like I have them a...

I think your right geoff and thanks for advice. If i had been strict with crippler and proving this incorrectly terminated cpc was indeed my cpc for circuit causing fault I would of had much better chance of identifying it and so where problem originating.