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    Ultra compact wall hung toilet frame Discussion Thread

    Ultra compact wall hung toilet frame Discussion Thread I'm redoing our 4' x 4' downstairs loo. My wife took a shine to an L shaped basin loo unit & the blurb states that the toilet unit can take a frame. However it's only a 500 wide unit (470 inside) and only 820mm high. Been looking around at...
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    Advice on Burnt out wall socket Electrical Advice

    Advice on Burnt out wall socket Discussion ThreadAdvice on Burnt out wall socket Electrical Advice Hi All Wonder if someone can give me a little advice on a burnt out socket I’ve found today: Socket has now been isolated at the fuse board and is on a small ring with only 2 other sockets...
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    Preparing wall for re tile

    Hi am re tiling kitchen and want some ideas as to what’s best to repair the walls after Remiving the tiles from what i say is plaster board with a skim coat . Will be doing the splash back next to hob so it could get quite warm ans I see thistle one coat suggested no hotter than 50 degrees...
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    Large Format Wall tiles

    Hi I've been tiling for a few years now, I don't really do large format tiles but I've turned up to do a job for my builder today and he informs me the customer has got porcelain tiles 1.20 x .600 He has got labourers to help me which is fine, but all the walls are plastered, I believe...
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    L-shaped wall tile cuts - templating, measuring accurately any tips?

    There's a video on youtube of a guy templating for large format floor tiles, and I get the principle, but it seems a bit sloppy for me, as the cuts are hidden by a door jamb. I have 4 L -shaped cuts to do, two around the top of a Window reveal, and two around the ends of a bath. The ones around...
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    Removing a single tile (in the top corner of wall)?

    First time tiling, lots of mistakes, but most of them have been resolved in a timely fashion so far. However... I fitted a single tile to the top right hand corner, went away for the weekend and have now realised it's got a cut edge facing outward, not the end of the world, but the edge has a...
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    Line voltage wall thermostat wiring. Electrical Advice

    Line voltage wall thermostat wiring. Discussion ThreadLine voltage wall thermostat wiring. Electrical Advice Hi all I'm in the process of replacing some 1970s underfloor heating line voltage sauter wall thermostats with new mechanical replacements (of which there seem to be incredibly few in...
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    Additional sockets on stud wall. Electrical Advice

    Additional sockets on stud wall. Discussion ThreadAdditional sockets on stud wall. Electrical Advice I will soon be adding some (2 or 3) additional sockets to an existing timber stud and plasterboard partition wall, and had some questions about mounting the back boxes: Can a metal back box be...
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    should i choose a 40 amp portable EV charger or and 40 amp EV wall charger? Electrical Advice

    should i choose a 40 amp portable EV charger or and 40 amp EV wall charger? Discussion Threadshould i choose a 40 amp portable EV charger or and 40 amp EV wall charger? Electrical Advice Hey everyone, I'm in the market for a 40-amp EV charger, but I'm stuck on whether to go with a portable one...
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    Looking for a 'touch' switch for bathroom wall light. Electrical Advice

    Looking for a 'touch' switch for bathroom wall light. Discussion ThreadLooking for a 'touch' switch for bathroom wall light. Electrical Advice Hi all. Situation is that a friend's currently-refurb'd en-suite has its main ceiling light switched from outside as normal. They also want a light...
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    The RCD test button on my tester trips the wall sockets Electrical Advice

    The RCD test button on my tester trips the wall sockets Discussion ThreadThe RCD test button on my tester trips the wall sockets Electrical Advice We recently moved house (May 2024). The property is old (some >250 years), quite large with different outbuildings/extensions. From time to time...
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    Only 1 brown wire in the wall Electrical Advice

    Only 1 brown wire in the wall Discussion ThreadOnly 1 brown wire in the wall Electrical Advice I have only 1 brown wire in the wall, is this normal? Shouldn't there also be a blue wire there? I have to mention that the apartment is from 2022 so i was think maybe is something new. PS: The...
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    Shower elbow wall plate. Discussion Thread

    Shower elbow wall plate. Discussion Thread Hi, best way to go about fitting these? The length of thread means the back plate elbow is deep in the wall for the square shroud to fit flush with the tile. Is it best so sit the back plate elbow forward and trim down the Brass thread ? Regards...
  14. Lou

    wall outlet with USB charge Electrical Advice

    wall outlet with USB charge Discussion Threadwall outlet with USB charge Electrical Advice Hi, Purchased a wall outlet that has charging ports for usb. Issue now is the place where I want to put this new outlet also had an off/on control with a wall switch so three wires going now in the...
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    No space on CU for Wall Charger connection Electrical Advice

    No space on CU for Wall Charger connection Discussion ThreadNo space on CU for Wall Charger connection Electrical Advice I want a wall charger installed but there is no space on the CU. Attached are photos of the CU, Fuse, etc cupboard and panned out view of the cupboards. I have solar panels...
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    Wall grout for shower

    Hi, Just wondering what the general consensus is with grout for a shower. I have epoxy grouted the floor but now that I'm about to tackle the wall I'm unsure which way to go with the grout. I know epoxy is the best overall grout to use for a bathroom or any kind of wet room, but my conundrum...
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    Shower tray not flush to wall

    Hello All, I have a shower tray installed and it is sitting away from the wall. I am going to put Mapei shower waterproofing kit on the walls and then tile down to it, but the gap looks too big for the 7mm tiles I wish to use. What are my options? The gap is about 10mm one end and just shy of...
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    TTA Urges Awareness on Updates to The British Standard For Wall & Floor Tiling - From TTA

    TTA Urges Awareness on Updates to The British Standard For Wall & Floor Tiling - From TTA The latest revision to the British Standard covering floor and wall tiling includes a number of important changes, of which those working in the industry need to be aware. This Standard is a code of...
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    Unidentified noise in party wall Discussion Thread

    Unidentified noise in party wall Discussion Thread Hi 🙂 Please can anyone help to identify this noise in the wall between me and my neighbour? Complicated but will try to explain. It occurs every few (7 - 10?) weeks, when it does it's very regular, every 21 mins plus a few seconds.. it's like a...
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    Tesla wall connector gen 3 Electrical Advice

    Tesla wall connector gen 3 Discussion ThreadTesla wall connector gen 3 Electrical Advice Hi I have a job coming up with a Tesla Ev point. From what I read you need a Matt e box which is fine. It looks to me like it has no load limiting built into it and has no CT for this is this correct...

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