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For the most part this went smoothly. There were two hiccups. One was the 15mm plasterboard I ordered from a company called Building materials: http://www.buildingmaterials.co.uk/. They sent 12.5mm. After they failed to respond to my emails, we made endless phone calls on their expensive...

I've ordered all the things I need. I've even found some 15mm plasterboard. What I can not find in the UK are Plaster Washer/Ceiling Buttons. If I lived in the US it would be easy: http://www.kilianhardware.com/ceilbutplasw.html I'd rather not wait that long. Does anyone know of anywhere...

Many thanks for you all for your replies. Here are some further details: There was a long crack down the centre and the ceiling began to sag on either side of the crack. I meant to fix the crack, but have been in hospital for the last month, so it did not get done. There is a bedroom...

Part of our ceiling collapsed on Tuesday morning. As you can see from the picture it is an oval shape. It is about 2m long by 1m wide and 3/4" thick. I have done a few minor repairs before using plasterboard, then used skim plaster to cover the surface, but have not attempted anything...

I secured the tongue using two bolts with the nuts on the outside of the hatch and hacksawed the thread level to the nuts. The nuts are hidden from view by the plastic catch.

Hi Thanks for the replies. I tried all your suggestions but it failed to release the lock. I decided to try to drill out the screws holding the tongue. I made a guess at where the tongue was and started to drill into the tongue itself! I then took a punch and hit it hard ... This was a...

To open my loft hatch, I normally just push it up with the end of the pole and the spring releases the door. It is not opening and I can't get into the loft to see what is wrong. Can't take the hinges off as these are also above the door. I bought a similar lock catch (see picture)...