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Hi, Re-instating a cast iron fireplace into my downstairs bricked up chimney breast. The opening will about 700mm wide and 800mm tall. Ive discovered the arch shown below. Looks nice and solid, Only hacked off plaster as yet but will do some more investigating before I open it up. Just...

As I was typing that line i had a little chuckle to myself but thought no one would pick it up so didnt bother changing it. How wrong I was!!! :lol:

Hi, The house was built around 1930 and is brick built cavity walls. There is no sign of leaking pipes, they are all surface mounted. I didnt realise that hydroscopic pipes would still make the walls damp. I thought they just made it still look damp. I dont think the walls have been...

Hi, I noticed that a small area above my skirting board is showing signs of damp as the wall paper was soft and sticky. This a 9" party wall between myself and my neighbour. Ive checked next door and cant really see much. I removed the wallpaper and it feels damp approx 2' across. Removed...

It is only spanning a doorway and ive noticed that directly above is another doorway so there is no real weight directly above. will have a closer look as i uncover more. Cheers

Sounds like a good idea, might try that. Only thing is I would find it hard enough to fit 1 door liner without matching 2 up and getting them perfectly square! Good option though, Thanks I suppose one advantage of making your own door lining is you can make it to the size of the new...

Hi, Ive opened up my old doorway and need to install a door liner and door. Problem is the widest lining thickness ive seen is 131mm and the wall is around 140-150mm.(This includes plaster on walls) I could hack off all plaster but its the old,black, dusty, horrible stuff and I wanted to...

Hi, Ive got a house built in 1930's. The large lounge was originally 2 rooms. While my plans for an extension are currently going through, ive decided to get on with other things on my list. One of which is re-instating the old wall and knocking through the old doorway into the new...

Hi, Ive got a house built in 1930's. The large lounge was originally 2 rooms. While my plans for an extension are currently going through, ive decided to get on with other things on my list. One of which is re-instating the old wall and knocking through the old doorway into the new room...

Thanks for the advice, I will be opening up the crack before carrying out any work so will have a good idea. thanks again

Ive just removed the wallpaper from one of my bedrooms in preparation on turning it into a bathroom. (First phase of a renovation/extension) Ive noticed a large crack running diagonally down from the corner of the window frame. The plaster is stepped either side of the crack by a coupe of mm...

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Hi im changing a window in my house into French doors. They are 1500mm wide so will easily take it. I need to cut down and take out the wall below the current windows. Will a 9" angle grinder do the job or is it better if I hired a larger Disc cutter. When it comes to hiring tools id...

Hi, My Gas meter is currently sited against my exterior single block lean-to. This will be demolished and a new extension built in its place. As far as moving it goes (and we all want avoid those extortionate costs) is it acceptable for a builder to carefully demolish the current wall and...

Thanks for advice, already had a few roofers around to give quotes. One stated that he would be aiming to save around 40% of the slates! Didnt really like the response so called a few more and they said they could save all. Happy days. But I will still make sure I stand over them like a hawk...

Hi, Ive seen a few really good deals on engineered flooring at the moment. Problem is I wont be ready to lay it until the end of the summer '12!! The deals are too good to miss so I need to buy before new year. The only place I can store it is in my detached garage (very cold, not very...