Recent content by den9112

Thanks again for the advice ,room now finished ,only scrapped one piece....... came in handy though to practice on.

Will follow your tip ,Thanks

Hi, i need to fit new skirting board after fitting wood engineered flooring, i have purchased the skirt and a mitre box. I have never fitted skirting board before and i dont want to make a mess as the skirting is the last part of my job. I only have two corners to cut (internal)i just need to...

Hi, i have completly striped my dining room and placed TandG panels around the walls at 32inch , i have removed the old skirts and paneled down to floor boards, i am putting WEF down . My dilema is should i put beading then skirting board or just beading , or just skirting. Not sure what would...

Just found these, M3.5 3.5MM SOCKET SWITCH SCREW EXTENSION STUDS BAG OF 4 should do the job.

Thanks for the reply, i have had a break and a second look . If i can make a block spacer the same size as the metal box that is recessed in the wall, drill holes to accomadate the two screws bring it forward and purchase two screws 10mm longer than the origanal ones that will bring it flush to...

Hi i have put some 7.5mm TandG with 5mm batons on my dininig room wall , i have a twin electic socket that as a metal box fitted in the wall . I have cut the TandG to fit,however the socket is now set back inside the TandG i would like to bring it forward so it is sitting flush , not sure how...

Thanks for the replys , it is internal corners .

Hi, i am fitting some TandG around a dining room wall and would like some tips on when it comes to the corners,do i purchase corner pieces for the job or just go up to the corner with the TandG. The wall is pretty good and even so i will be using adhesive rather than battons for fixing. Any help...

Hi, i am putting laminate floring in a dining room and i also want to panel the walls a third up with some T and G, i am not sure what would be the best way to finish the skirting. Would i use the laminate flooring mathching skirts or the T and G i will be using or niether and use beading to...

Just read all the views on removing the door etc, after a short chat with the wife it seems leaving it in place will be the better option. Removing the door was going to a bit of space for some shelving space. Deciding not to bother and have some laminate flooring instead, dont want to create un...

Hi, i want to remove a a door in my living room that leads to a dining room so i can block it up. i know that the pastering is out of my league but believe i can do the preperation. Any tips would be apreciated as i was going to take the door off and the arcitrave and build a frame for the...

Just checked and they are not sticking ,only one of the butterfly flaps is basically shut all the time as if it is only doing 50%.

Hi, i have just instaled my shower fan and switched on and all works fine. However when the fan is running only one of the butterfly vents open ,the other is trying to open but never fully opened ,is this normal ,the fan is positioned on a board and is solid , i have a couple of feet of ducting...

I used to work for EARL a asbestos removal company , so i do no how to handle the stuff, i have taken the full section out in one piece and replaced it. It was only 245mmx115,i now have the grill and ducting in place. My inital post was if i could cut through a piece of timber as i was not sure...