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PS ypu are right (well spotted) it does open outwards. No idea why!

Well I'd certianly be lying if I said money wasn't an issue - having just moved in this is just one of a long list of jobs that need doing and they all add up. Thanks for the advice; at least I know there is not an obvious solution to getting a replacement panel.... but it was also that we...

Is it possible to buy a replacement panel for this door anywhere? We want to remove the cat flap and apart from the weather bar and some new door furniture it is sound so seems a shame to trash the whole door. I've looked but no luck. Ta Ian

Hi, I'm moving into an old cottage with lots of oak beams... these are covered in a combination of black paint and varnish. I'd like to bring these back to wood, partly for esthetics but also so they can breathe properly. But need to do so with as little damage to the wood beneath as possible...

I've used Dulux Cupboard paint before with brush/gloss rollers and got really good results (8 years later it still looks fine). We're moving however and and there is a wooden kitchen that is really good quality but needs a colour change. I was thinking abouting hiring a spraying machine...

I take your point, but I've never said I want to bring it up to modern regs. Just do the minimum to make it safe. Listed buildings do need to be useable too.

That is a very good point on the head height... I had not considered that. It is fine at the moment but need to check post increase. It would indeed conflict with the the listing status (grade 2) so will need consent - far from a forgone conclusion but holding the fact that it will remain a...

Hi all, we are looking at buying an old (c17) house that has a very steep, tight staircase. It is listed so planning permission of course will be a challenge but that aside is what I'm think even possible... The top half is okay but would it be possible to basically extend the staircase around...

That makes sense to me - certainly it doesn't help.... but also it might just weather poorly (mind you hail stones the size of small marbles didn't help!). There is a place not too far from me that specialises in lime plasters (Old House Store I think). I might pop by this weekend and see...

Internal materials is a bit of a patchwork, some very old plaster (I assume lime based) but there is certainly a large patch (about a third of the chalk sction I'd say) that is modern 'pink' plaster. Do you think this is causing a problem trapping too much moisture?

Hi, I've been meaning to ask this question for a while but following a particularly bad hail storm yesterday now seems a good time. I have a house built in about the 1850's but one wall of the house was actually from a much older building. A section of this is built in quite a soft chalk...

Superb. Thank you both. As you suggest I'll double check wiring is hooked up correctly first.

Hi, I need to replace my thermostat, and thought it would be easy - which I think it still might be if I knew how to read diagrams. //www.diynot.com/network/Loki7430/albums/ The wiring is red (live), yellow (switch live), blue (neutral) and unsleeved (earth - though helpfully the...

Hi, My house only has a shower not a bath but I'd like to get one fitted. The house was built in about 1850 and the joists aren't particularly big ranging from 2.5 to 3.5" wide by 6" deep. Spaced about 11" apart (but again this varies a bit!). Before I get someone in to check all else is...