Recent content by frenchvanman

Bit more detail Top of lintel will probably be at same height as bottom of 1st floor joists which run next to the wall so needles would have to go above first floor with boards lift for props? Also any technique for cutting out space for lintel ends going into other wall that runs 90° to...

Hi again all, I am putting a doorway through a 2 foot stone wall into the disused groundfloor room next door and it will become a used room again! When we moved in the oak boards and joist had collapsed with rot and the soil which they were lay on was very damp! All removed now so my questions...

Hi all, looking to do this job but there are varying opinions on the method. I am doing this on the ground floor wall between house and barn. If possible I would like the doorway at the end of the wall where it meets the external wall, in other words the corner of the room. All methods I...