Recent content by woohoojd

Thanks Woody. If I come to sell in few years time will the surveyor check it all though and say I need to redo it?

My house was built in the 70s and has a metal spiral design under the handrail instead of typical spindles you would see on a normal set of of stairs. The stairs do not meet the regs in relation to the 100mm gap nor the 900mm height. I don't like the spiral design and want to replace with...

I fit a ladder to my loft last year and had nearly the exact same set up as your pics. The hatch was previously one you pushed up to enter the loft. I bought a metal ladder set and it came with fittings to affix a latch to the loft hatch door. I simply cut a hatch to fit the opening as the...

I would like to convert my stairs from the present metal spirals I have inherited to a standard spindle staircase. I am a novice when it comes to stairs but I know the basics of DIY - is this a job I could take on? In your opinion what level of skill is required for this kind of job? If it is...