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Hi. Does anybody know where to get those black metal security gates you see in porches of terraced houses? I wanted one with an integrated lock so I don't need to use a padlock, and a letterbox - or a gap to allow access to the letterbox in my front door. I'd expected them to be easy to get...

Thanks, both. Very helpful. The Latham doors look great. I think I've found a local carpenter who can help make the door more secure in the short term.

Hi. I need to replace my front door because I was burgled a couple of days ago. I'd like to get it done quickly. There's a company in London that does next day door replacements. They advertise what they describe as a solid hardwood security door. I asked them what type of wood they use and...

Thanks.

I need to get a plasterboard ceiling taken down. I'm reconfiguring the rooms so covering it up isn't an option. Part of it is Artex, which has been covered over with plasterboard, now exposed in places where internal walls have been removed. I expected the Artex to be positive for asbestos, as...

Great. Thanks.

Thanks. Is it the High Impact Finishing Plaster I need for the walls? Do you mix and apply it in the same way as gypsum?

I'm decorating an upstairs bedroom in my house, which is a 1890 Victorian terrace. I've had to remove the damaged old ceiling, exposing the joists. I'm getting the ceiling plasterboarded and the walls and ceiling skimmed. I haven't had any problems with damp. I'm wondering whether the plasterer...

I'll definitely get a roofer to have a look at it.

Ah, okay. That's really helpful.

Thanks for all the advice. Really helpful.

I'm not sure how long I can expect to string out the life of the roof in its current state. You can probably see in the pictures it's letting in daylight in a few places. If the worst comes to the worst, I think I might be able sort it out with the freeholder but I'd rather avoid that if I...

I'll try to get a roofer to come and have a look at it. It sounds like maybe it could be better just to support it and not try to push it back into place. I've only recently had access to the roof space but I've lived in the building for 23 years (it's a terrace house divided into 2 flats and I...

The purlin is there. There should just be one on each side, shouldn't there? I think it might just be the angle I took those pictures - the section of the rafters you can see in the original pics is below the purlin. I've taken some wider angle ones.

I live in a Victorian terrace house. The roof needs replacing but I want to wait until I've bought the freehold before getting that done. In the meantime I just want to keep it repaired as best I can. One of the rafters has almost broken in two, causing the roof to dip. I was planning to lift...

That's great. Thank you.

I watched a few of those. But perhaps I'm making it too complicated by trying to cast it in melamine? The picture I posted is from a blog post where they explain how they did it: https://www.themodernhouse.com/journal/how-to-create-a-concrete-fireplace-hearth/ Could I do something a bit like...

This is the sort of finish I wanted: IMG_4346-950x1425.jpg I was going to use cement dye to get it a bit darker.

Thanks for your replies. Really helpful. The main reason I was hoping to make it in a mould was so I'd get a smooth surface. Could it work if I poured concrete as a base layer - so I dig out the front hearth first, lay a dpm and put down a first layer of concrete to get it level, then cast the...

Hi. I'm getting a multi-fuel stove installed in about 3 weeks. It's going into a fireplace that I've stripped back to the builder's opening. I need to build the hearth. I think I'm going to make it out of concrete. One option would be to fix batons around the front of where the hearth needs to...