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  1. Macca Wacca

    What Do I Fill Chase With If The Substrate Behind The Plaster Is Brick he Other Side Of The Wall is External?

    Hi there, I've decided to fill in the chases myself after I hired an electrician to install additional sockets in two rooms which are located on the first floor of a semi detached house. My original plan was to fill in the chasing with Thistle Bonding and then finish with 2 thin coats of...
  2. Macca Wacca

    Electrician. Chased Walls and Installed Sockets But Wires Are Not Capped. Is this Correct

    HI there, I recently hired an electrician on my mum’s behalf to install additional electrical sockets in two rooms in her house. The electrician chased the cables only, as both rooms would be decorated by myself (to keep costs to a minimum). If the work was beyond me (I've 'only' filled in...
  3. S

    Best method for plumbing a towel rail

    I have removed a rad from the bathroom that was fed from 10mm plastic pipe (see attached pic), which had been chased into the wall; I dread to think how deep they went! I now need to move the pipes higher up the wall for the replacement towel rail and my query relates to the best way to do this...
  4. robertthebuilder

    I think the plumber has broke my wall...

    Hi all, First time poster here. As a bot of back ground, im getting a new kitchen fitted. The plumber, sub-contracted out by the builder, came around to do some work today. When I got back, I witnessed the following. He has essentially chased the wall (External gable end wall) through to...
  5. J

    Install electric box before or after hard plastering? Advise needed

    Electrician coming down during the week and requested me to start making all the chase and install boxed where required. As most of my walls need a completely new plastering ( Hard plastering) and at the moment I have brick exposed. My question would be. Do I have to install the boxes taking...
  6. A

    Lead replacement - Is this quote in the ball park?

    Ive had a quote to replace lead which is between the house and a flat fibreglass roof (which is also a fairly large balcony area). The original lead, I am told, was installed wrong, as it wasnt split in to sections to allow thermal expansion and contraction, so it has split. It also seems to...
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