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    support of internal chimney stack

    Hello all. looking at increasing builders opening. I am happy about fitting a lintel at the the front, but the width of the opening would mean removing some of the cheeks on the inside of the opening. My concern is with regard to how much support these give to the internal stack, or is this...
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    trimming oak veneered doors

    hello all. I have some lovely oak (machined) doors. I've got to trim around 5-6mm off the top and bottom and have put a lovely new blade in my circular saw and have clamped wood to either side to stop and damage as saw comes out sideways to grain, but the fekkin thing seems to insist on...
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    previously painted walls/skirting?

    hello all, have come over from the plumbing section to pick you chappies brains. Renovating our 1950's property and currently stripping old paint off skirting. We have removed the majority of the gloss that was on them and sanded back. Was just wandering what the correct type of primer to...
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    Cable, internet and phone connections?

    Hello One and All. Hoping that someone will be able to help. Preferably using the most basic terms possible. Want to run an internet and phone connection upstairs to a little office room from the main point downstairs Would also like to add a T.V extension to upstairs. Virgin will be...
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    lintel for 3 door opening?

    Hello all, bit of advice needed please. Intend to put in new doorway between two rooms on ground floor. Wall is single brick non load bearing, though continues up to ceiling of first floor. Span of doorway opening is 1918mm. What size and type of lintel should be used? Many thanks in...
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    Thermal store wiring

    Has anyone got a link for a wiring diagram for thermal store please? Have been trying to get head around subject but keep coming up with problems. Specifically: on two pump store, when htg on what supplies voltage to store stat to bring on blr when store temp depleted- a link between htg and...
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