Recent content by potteringalong

Hi good people, I am hopeful for a bit of clear info as I have over thought this & read too many posts & have ended up totally confused. Basically I have a small 12"x 10" area under a sloping roof 5" high sloping to floor level in a old Victorian terrace. I want to board & insulate in the...

To say I had the handles the wrong way!! I was so flushed with actually hanging the door ok (it's heavy!) & fitting the lock etc...I thought it was some thing to do with the lock itself!! I can't thank you gents enough for prompting me to have another look Tricia

Hi ;) I am driving myself nuts as I managed to hang a new internal door and I fitted a sash lock. (The door is hinged on the LHS opening inward as you look at it) I changed the sash bit of the lock( the bevelled bit i think) round easily but I can only open door by lifting door handle UP...

the distance between joists i dont know, but the joists run across east-west as the hatch will be north south (so to speak)..

Im thinking of ordering (&fitting) a wooden loft hatch & door 1100mm x 700mm but the passage ceiling is only 780mm wide at points...I cant see why that should be a problem but I just wanted to check what people think...