May 5May 5 On 03/05/2026 at 11:10, Pappa said: We like to have washer dryer in bathroom. I would hate that, that's what a utility room is for. But like sticking your shower in the utility - you just wouldn't. But everyone to their own.
May 5May 5 On the outdoor stuff you haven't said what you have to light front and back - is the garden small or large ? patio ? long drive ? outbuilding ? etc. One thing with lighting, whilst yes it is the standard thing to have a circuit for each floor, sometimes having a light on a different circuit can be helpful if the circuit trips. Our porch light and understairs cupboard light is on a separate circuit to the downstairs lighting. If the downstairs circuit trips, you still get some light coming in from the porch, and you have light where the consumer unit is.
May 6May 6 On 03/05/2026 at 13:15, -rick- said: I'm not an electrician but something I've seen elsewhere is to not install any rings. Make them all radials. Might be a bit more expensive in wiring (4mm vs 2.5mm) or from having 2x20A radials vs 1x32A ring but makes testing and future changes simple. By coincidence I came across this too, and then found this useful (clear) YouTube channel which explained how the 2.5mm ring came about from a post-war think tank assessment of how large scale housing could be done whilst limiting the amount of copper needed (well I found it interesting…). This video explained the ring vs radial importance:
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