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Does this arrive in a letterbox size package or is it a parcel?

You only have to look at the work carried out by a 'competent' electrician on my lights. I pulled all 5 lights out and all 5 were the same. One of them also revealed a massive gap in the insulation. Doh. But that's not an electrical problem.

I'll put some blocks in and bang some concrete screws through to make sure

Well the top was boarded because the wooden lintel so it was open but the sides were palstered which has just fallen out as I removed the wall plaster

Taking original plaster off wall as it had come away has revealed massive gaps between brick and frame because the frame is fitted on wedges into the brick work. Before I just trim some wooden blocks to wedge in the gap and foam the rest of it whats the correct way?

I can pm you the quote if you want to see. It is... expensive. quoted for £205/cu. m of concrete for footings.

Try to do a better job than this then. Would it have hurt to chop a little bit of cable off? Should you use 3 terminals of chock block so you can terminate the earth instead of only using 2 and fold the earth back in its sleeve? And should you wrap the block in tape as good practice?

It was. Try to be more PC. It was actually David Blunkett's dog that fitted the light. He (she?) clawed and chewed the plaster away.

Not sure they do them. The cutout on the 9w unit is 133mm the overall dia. is 145mm and clearly this fubar is about 160mm. As Nick says, the least work option is to go bigger but I don't think the 12w light is big enough. I'd need to go to 18w and there's 4 more of these lights all in an L-shape on the ceiling.

These are Enlite units. I rather suspect the hole is bigger than these concealer rings and the hole the fitting requires is bigger than the hole given. I could get thin acrylic laser cut but I don't think I want to put flammable close to the light I could get aluminium laser cut and painted but wonder if there is an earthing issue? Either solution is bad for draughts if it is left in its current state underneath.

There are 5 x 9w lights here . The other 4, are mercifully, only badly fitted instead of horrifically fitted. Unfortunately, this is 50mm insulated PB and above that there is 25mm then 100mm PIR so a suitable repair is not easy. Some hired spread we've found just wants to muck the light fitting in but I'm trying to come up with a more refined solution.

Just don't let some Terence H F***wit install them like this.

Got a quote for a 45 sq m patio approx 0.6 - 1m above garden. Block and beam construction. £20,000+

Even better, thanks.

My garage charged me £14 for a front plate to pass its MOT this week. Worth the money not to have to put up with all that.

Please share, I actually need a plate

I've left this late but got a last chance to look at this. Looking for something with 3 or 4 lamps/strips for my pantry arrangement. Must be available in store screwfix/toolstation/IKEA/physical supplier this weekend. Will plug into socket within the cupboard and it would be nice to have a sensor to turn them on when you open the door. Anyone used something like this recently?

No, no, no. The only reason to go to IKEA is to put your young children in the free crèche for 45mins. And enjoy the peace.

It's not hard. I don't mind nursing a car through MOTs if it is otherwise reliable and only sees the garage once a year. If, however, it starts peeing on the carpet you must do the humane thing and put it down. It just happened that a new battery was the point at which I said enough is enough. the car was relatively low mileage but the car was falling apart.

I had to scrap a 17 year old automatic Micra in 2015 when it needed a new battery. Replaced it with an auto Suzi Ignis which I find hateful apart from the noisy but eager engine. Incidentally the Ignis needed a new battery within 2 months. I am unsure what to do with my own car, a Mazda that I bought new in 2006. MOT this week cost me nearly £600. A large part of that is 2 tyres and 2 front shock absorbers - which are consumables on a 140,000 miler. However, the MOT advisories are now a litany of problems not worth fixing till they break on a car this value - although the oil leak from the rusty sump is a maybe repair soon. I expect I will be replacing it in a year or 2 as I'd like to get to 150,000 miles (next summer) at least. But what next? Committing to long term ownership at this stage post VW-gate and with electric still in its relatively infancy, I am at a loss as to what to buy. Automatic, family sized and decent reliable longevity required. It is a shame Dacia don't do autos...

The man from del Monte did not like what he saw. So the question now is whether to take this last chance to dig it all up or check that it's not damaged now and cross fingers for a few decades.

As posted on page 1, My employer uses the Edenred childcare voucher scheme. One of the fringe benefits is called "Advantages" which is the same sort of reloadable gift card and discount scheme. Similar sorts of discounts although Wickes is 9%. You occasionally get boosts though where it will be 13% or more. I think the special offer at the moment is House of Fraser at 14% I don't like having to buy a card and wait for it or buying speculatively and holding the value on the card. They do a few instant e-vouchers but the selection is very limited.

Yea of little faith. I have done it again because it's probably going to rain all week. Considering I haven't had to mow a lawn for 20 years*, the novelty will not wear thin for a while. *I've done it a handful of times in that period

Hurrah, Lazarus, my Scouse plumber has come back from the dead. At the very least, he will be able to hook me up with someone able to do a passable job. And tell me not be daft with my garden building waste plan

I've used a similar Polyflor product http://www.polyflor.com/jh/products.nsf/products!open&prodcode=CamaroLocPU in grey flagstone. Seem alright and I think it was closer to £25/sq. m