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Great responce man, i think the dustbin idea is best, will try and get some tomorrow morning. But also how much lime do i need for a 9-10 square meter wall Cheers

PLEEEASE HELP, i need to get this sorted for this coming weekend I have exposed a brick wall in my kitchen. Im about to repoint it as the motor was pretty bad. Its over 120 years old so need to use lime mortar Ive read around and everywhere suggests using hydraulic lime rather than hydrated...

I like the idea, but where will i get this old Victorian coving. Its huge.....id love to be able to find some....any ideas?

I thought about that, but then you have the problem were the built out wall meets the picture rail/coving what do you do around the coving.

what i may do is just chisel 2-3 small grooves for the wires directly, the wall has been plastered at some point in the past so there may be a few cm to play with there and may not need to dig into the brick too far I know that i will have to hack the wall again in 3-4 years when i upgrade...

its made of brick, not sure if its double brick or not....the house is about 120 years old. plasma is bought, it was a present and has to go on that wall....how the hell can i hide the wires grrrrrr

its a london flat with a bay windows (ie small) there is no where else for it to go. It has to go there Can i chisel a groove in the breast?

well i guess ill just never use it anymore, which is a shame its nice to have it on sometimes in the winter....im sure i can get over it though for the effect of having the plasma on the wall :) provided someone can let me know about chiselling into the chimney

The fireplace is not empty, its a real working open fire which i probably use once a month. Its not an issue to put plasmas above working wood fires, I've tested the heat point, provided it stays below 90*F it is totally fine. And the heat can be well higher that 90*F if the TV is off. On the...

Hi guys im monting a plasma above my fireplace into the chimney breast and need to hide the cables. Can i cut a groove in the brick to lay in some trunking and them plaster/fill over it. Are chimneys normally 1 brick thick, will i be able to cut deep enough, the trunking will be about 4-5cm...

thanks. I cant hide them in the floor easily because its a concrete floor and the sink will be a counter top bowl and hence no pedestal Any ideas on how to hide them

why is no one replying :cry:

i dont know anything about plumming but I do know about consumer law. There is not requirement to have the equipment fitted by a qualified plumer and the good fall under the umberella of the sale of goods. basically you have contacted him once, and he refused. You should send him a letter (keep...

sorry that should read hiding pipework in the title :) MOD 2 it does :wink: now

Hi guys, I have an exterior wall in my bathroom (i believe is is an extension). The wall is i believe 2 brick thick (doubt it has any fancy caverty). On the inside of the wall there are pipes leading all the way along the wayy feeding the sink and toilet. I want to get a bowl sink and...

Wow thanks for the reply, thats great what additional factors and prep should i be considering. Ive hung paper, and painted loads of stuff before, but never really been the one to plan out what need doing :) help appreciated

Hi guys, expect quite a few question from me over the next few weeks :) currently have paint (several layers think) over old wallpaper in living room, paper is coming away around the window, and the paint job is drab I want to strip off the current wall paper, put up some think lining...