Search results

For context I am stood in the doorway and to the right is the window wall and the chimney wall opposite the doorway.

I had to google nib wall and I don’t believe this is a nib wall. The wall is 20 thick in places and where the windows are it’s about 8 inches. The chimney is not on this wall and never has been, this is a normal building style for the Guernsey cottages we have here. As it’s Christmas I won’t...

Thanks The floor was replaced as I wanted a wooden floor fitted and when the carpet was lifted we noticed the front wall where the windows and where this issue is, the joists were bouncing. After looking, the joists were just on slate and they had rotted at that end. The outside level is lower...

Thanks. This is the wall between 2 windows there has never been a chimney breast on this wall. The chimney is on the other wall which has a stove fitted. It is only this portion of the wall that’s has an issue. There is no damp on the window reveals. Yes, the floor did have the DPM fitted and...

Thanks. Yes, there was 2 layers to the plastering or maybe 3? I can remember that it was a greyish colour and then the pink plaster.

I have a 140year old solid granite wall, rendered on the outside with no damp proof course. The floor joists were removed and the whole room was taken back to bare granite and brick 5 years ago. A new solid concrete/insulation floor was installed. I do not use this room very much and have the...

I have the above washer dryer and it will be 10 years old soon. Trying to wash and it seems that it doesn’t want to fill and all the bottom lights are flashing. I have to turn it off at the wall. Will it be an easy fix or has it come to the end of its life?

I also kept all the baskets and beading in the right order!

It was this one

I have just replaced a window. It was really easy, I watched a few you tube videos and the best one suggested to remove the gasket on the outside first which I did. Then I had a bit of wiggle room to ease the beading off on the inside. Took the window out and put the new one in, replaced the...

I am trying to explain this!!

Just planning the laying out of laid horizontal on the longest length 300x600 50/50 stagger tiles in my head/scrap paper so I have an idea of what I need to do. The shower is going to have a 300mm mosaic vertical drop hopefully centred! Now when it comes to setting out the main tiles and the...

I used 3 coats. I think the can says 2 but I wouldn’t say it was a perfect coverage with just 2. It seemed to cover better with the roller.

I made these garden chairs with pallet wood, recycled 2x4, scrap wood and the table was made with recycled 2x4 and salvaged wood from the Ice Prince ship that sunk.

Thank you I was really nervous putting the paint on but just thought sod it and got on with it! It’s in the 7 day cure stage at the moment so fingers crossed it all goes ok! I was going to go for the 7016, but went for the lighter grey in the end. I got a 1litre tin mixed and it was £18 which...

The door has had more of a refresh! After a good clean up I have painted it in the Zinsser all coat exterior satin in RAL7005 Mouse Grey. I am really pleased how it has turned out and it was easy to brush and roll on. I am undecided whether to paint the frame or not . Looking around some...

Thank you for this information. I will give up on my quest for a white gasket!!

Thanks. It was £35 from a seller on Amazon. I wish I had changed it years ago!!

I went for a like for like thickness of panel in a similar style to what I really wanted. After watching some videos I knew I had to remove the beading so armed with a putty knife and mallet I set to work. Unfortunately it wouldn’t budge until I removed the black gasket on the inside once...

Pitch pine is a more red/brown wood colour.