Recent content by philharbour

Hi all, I'm going throw this one out there to see if anyone has any bright ideas. We've recently replaced all of our interior doors with new one, these are thinner than our old doors and there is now a gap between the door and the door stops (is that the correct term for the moulding inside...

Thats a great idea, thanks

I've drilled some holes in the ceiling and managed to find the joists using the suggested wire coat hanger method. I was suprised to find that there is a gap between the plaster ceiling and the joists, so the joists are supporting the roof but not the ceiling. My thought is to cut a hole...

Thanks John, the pastering was more of a skim rather than new plaster boards etc (I didn't have the time or the knowledge really to pull everything down) These won't be the same timbers that run through the loft will they? Would I be able to see them from the loft cavity? I thought these were...

Hi JohnD, Thanks for the reply, that sounds like an expensive specialist tool ;) I have tried knocking the ceiling to try and differentiate between hollow and denser areas but I couldn’t be certain. I think I’ll give the coathanger/wire idea a go, in your opinion which way are the timbers...

Hi Ricardus, thanks for the reply, I don't think they would be that OTT for a curtain rail, it's quite a long window (over 2.5 mtres long) so thats a whole lot of curtain material especially when lined and floor length. I'm still not sure if the plaster ceiling would be strong enough to support...

Hi there, I wonder if anyone can give me any advice. We’ve a bay window in a 1930’s bungalow in which we want to hang floor length curtains from a curtain pole. The windows are upvc and there is no window lintel. The ceiling above the bay window is plaster. The roof is a lead covered flat...