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6 X 3 GATE I want to hang from the left, what size t hinges, 18? screw sizes about 1/12? leave 10 mill either side of gate for clearance? any tips for hanging, and fitting a latch to open from both sides t hinges, do they go slightly over for the clearance? any best...

Whats the best method, cut top and bottom nr window, fold the leftover around, and do a peice to fit in I seem to get a slight gap cheers Weres the best place to do a top cut, could do to see a video, make it easy to understand

What would i do for the best, ? to just seal it?

Boxing in pipes with plaster board, I tried to use dot n dab adhesive to box in it was on a papered wall, I take it, it dont stick to lining paper or any wallpaper?

I could do with quick grab, so my stuff dont come off did a trail today, first time, may have mixed abit to wet so mabye dont pva http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/PLASTER_BOARDING_DIREcT_BOND.htm That was my pva idea, I thought it would stick better What mix is the render? regards

I have seen hot bitumen spot bonded, and some dont use the felt with holes in should you always use the felt with holes in, so the deck can move or is spot bonded done so the deck can move

Left to right or top to bottom, ?

Do you pva before dot n dan on bare brick? Best thing to stick plasterboard to a steel lintel, the underneth? Brick opening is a bit rough, could i fill gaps with morter, then dot n dab, or use something else, some gaps about 2 inch diff in the brickwork, that was cut out exterel...

Some walls have been repaired with morter, can i just paper over?

Is there a reason for that?

So its abit of flex in the post?

Whats the correct way, a rough guide cheers

It seems just the post, not if you push from the bottom, just nr the top I did think it may just be a bit of movement in the post, sort of flex, yes cheers

So if very hard to shift, leave, and the ones that might work loose remove, Whats the problem with morter not sticking, frost wind etc? does pva help? Rergarding re bedding build up at the edges, and along the edges, not the middle of the ridge tile regards

simple garden wall I measure the lengh, dry lay, if it ends needing half a brick, how best to do that, or maybe make sure it ends take a full brick