Recent content by Rick Sanchez

Thatnk for the info. It is pretty flat, just not perfectly so all over. Theres the odd bit here and there where there is a little rise. Maybe thats to be expected. What about the gaps between the blocks, were they all totally filled when he had finished?

Hi all, We just recently had a reclaimed parquet floor installed, we provided the wood(early Victorian). Overall it looks great and has sanded down nicely. It covers a 30 metre square area running between two rooms. In some places it doesn't look completely flat, is this to be expected with...

Hi I have widened an internal doorway in my house (Victorian Terrace) slightly, removing the wooden frame in the process. Above the doorway and across the width of the whole room, there is an RSJ. No fireproofing has been applied to the beam, I understand I can fit 15mm fireproof plasterboard...

Thought I should add, in the long term I plan on tiling the hearth and having a log burner installed.

Hello, I am renovating the fireplace in the front room of my Victorian terrace. I have dug out the old hearth which wasn't in a good state, and dug down a couple of foot of what was pure dust. The timbers are all nice and dry. I am now looking to fill it with cement and tile on top. To lay a...

So I have an old conservatory which is unusable for 11 months of the year due to being too hot or too cold. The current roof is poly carbonate, and loose with gaps in it. The whole thing is just under 3 x 3 metres. I would like a cost effective way to put an insulated roof onto it. There are...

Hi Thanks for the replies. I can see from the photo why you might think they are compression joints, but its just a trick of the light. All of the pipes are completely round at the joints, there are no nuts. It turns out there is a 22mm pipe which splits off to a 10mm and a 8mm pipe on the...

Hi Looking for some advise on my central heating plumbing. I have an issue with a leaking plumbing joint. It seems to be losing about 100 ml a day through constant dripping. Is this a screw fitting or is it just soldered? I have tried Fernox LS-X leak sealer, but this hasn't worked and the...

Hi I have just pulled out an old 1980s fireplace from the front room in my victorian terrace. I am hoping to light the occasional fire using a firebasket with a built in back plate. I will buy a wooden mantel which surround the opening, and maybe tile or plaster over any exposed tile around...

Thanks I'll give that a go I think. Should be cheap enough.

I am doing some renovation to the front room in my Victorian terrace. The small 40 high area of wall underneath the bay window feels very loose and springy, on closer inspection it turned out to just be hardboard. When I pulled a piece away, I can see the unfinished brick behind it. (see...

Thanks for the advice. I was more concerned with the force being too strong rather than too week. Mine is an old house, and things move quite a bit throughout the year, I am hoping that three magnets will keep things nice and flush. Maybe I will go with two to start with and see how it works.

Hi I am building built in wardrobes, and I want to use magnetic catches to hold the doors flush with the unit. How much pull strength do I need to go with? Each wardrobe as two doors, 42cm x 260cm, and about 15 mm thick, solid pine. They're not particularly heavy, but I would like the...

Hi Has anyone got any tips for removing small areas of masonry paint on an exterior red brick wall? A previous owner has mad a mess of painting pats of my Victorian house and I need a good solution to tidy it up. I've read a few articles which are geared towards cleaning a large area, but as...

I need to replace a garage door tumber, is it as simple as it looks\ are they fairly standard? Attached are photos of the lock on each side, I will aim to swap it out for this one...