Recent content by sevenupcan

If you can cut the window to the same width as the door you will make your life a lot easier because you can have a piece of timber going up each side of the door to form the sides of the frame. I think you could do this without any extra tools. If fitting on your own then winbags come in very...

Trust me, there is plenty of wood for the handle to attach to the door. The handle has a pass through screw and bolt so it will be secure. As for the way it looks each to their own I guess, but it will look great providing I can cut the right size hole.

The door is 44mm thick and the mortice is 18mm so there is enough timber.

Hi Nozzle, thanks for explaining that. I'm wondering if with a bit of carefulness it might be easier to use a forstner bit with an already drilled template to guide the bit a little. It only has to be about 6mm or 7mm deep. It's just a standard door handle but because the door is flush with...

When you "set up the router like a compass" do you mean to use a circle template and trace it using the router? I wanted to avoid using a drill because I probably won't get it very straight, and the hole needs to be as perfect as possible.

Hi I am fitting some some door handles and I'm trying to get the rose plate of the handle flush with the door. I bought an adjustable boring bit with a 1/2 shank but now that I'm looking at plunge routers I'm realising that they only allow about 34mm wide bits, 50mm at a push. What can I use...

I contacted my local building control for advice but their reply was pretty non-committal as I expected but they included some semi useful reference material.

Laying conduit or making precautions for the future isn't just about what happens if technology changes. For the relatively simple installation and up front planning I can save myself a lot of pain. I think the idea of threading cable through a conduit from the wall socket to the floor is at...

Ah yes I see. Makes more sense. Thinking about it now I'm guessing that not every thing that a house owner wants to do can be conceived and therefore to know what to do would be hard for someone to ascertain from the building regulations without the help of a subject expert like someone from...

I agree with your sentiment, but the Gov.uk website says "The Department for Communities and Local Government publishes guidance called ‘Approved Documents’ on ways to meet building regulations."

I can imagine how that conversation will go when I ask them to provide me with it in writing. Have you ever done that or heard it being done?

Can't believe there are so many forum discussions on these types of questions regarding building regulations with people bickering, it makes me laugh, I've seen some really nasty comments on forums. It shouldn't be that hard to explain formally (in my opinion). I hear you.

Like I said, it's not just to future proof it but incase I change my mind or make a mistake. Thanks for your thoughts though.

I must admit I am a bit confused with regards to this aspect of the building regulations because I have looked at the Approved Document Part A on the government website and when I searched for notches there was nothing. But looking online paints a different picture. I just assumed the building...

Ah see what you mean now. I think I'm coming to terms with the fact I will need to leave access somewhere whether that be by pulling the carpet up or having an access hatch somewhere in the ceiling (avoids ruining the floor). I had hoped to fit a HDMI cable inside the conduit so I might see if...