Recent content by Craig24

Hi all, I have a 1895 built terrace. On the internal wall between the living room and dining room (highlighted yellow), I have damp, cold, almost wet feeling patch along the middle of the wall, around 4ft up, just above the dado rail - I have tried drying it out and no luck, the other...

Thanks everyone, swapped the double for another switch and it works fine. Wish id of tried that sooner!

Yes I do

Sorry some are doubles, and the other half is for a different light so didn’t want to confuse things? I can post it unedited

I’ve recently moved in my house and changed 3 switches. They all control the same landing light, 2 switches on the landing and 1 in the hall. Since installing the new switches, I have to turn them on by the switch in the hall, and then I can turn the light on and off from the 2 landing...

Hi, I’m looking to paint the marble / marble effect parts of my fireplace / hearth. What would be the best type of paint / prep. Looking it paint it black. Thanks,

Thanks, both look good to me. Does anyone know is it possible to have both handles function and not have to use a dead bolt on one of them? Just as it will be the main entry I use to my house.

Ok, didn’t realise that was possible. Do you know anywhere that supply’s them over 1m? Cheers

He said he can but wouldn’t recommend them that narrow, as it will be a lot of frame and means both will need to be open to get in and out?

I have a typical Victorian terrace, lay out as below - I'm hoping to remove my kitchen door and brick it up, to gain space back in my kitchen for units. The problem I have is my car parking is at the rear and I access the house this way 90% of the time. I was hoping to fit french doors in the...

Would a 100x65 concrete suffice or should I be putting in a 150x100?

If I was to just repair the brickwork and keep the original sized opening. Should I replace the lintel with a 100x65 concrete lintel or just leave the timber one in?

Thanks noseall, it would leave 380mm, would that suffice? I assume it is built into the kitchen brickwork where it returns, as it is externally, but I’m not 100%.

I have a 2 bed Victorian terrace, with the floor plan below I had an arched doorway going from the dining room into the kitchen. I started to remove this to square it back off, and found a wooden lintel that’s barely resting on anything I’m thinking of now opening this up further like...