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Took just over 7 days, he worked all day hard on his own. Yes got all certificates.

Bit of an update on this. Today i scraped out all the old mortar from above the lintel. Then mixed up some new mortar and squashed it all back in as best i could and whilst it was still wet i packed up the lintel with slate which then squashed in the mortar abit more so its all nice and tight...

Mine fit in a standard 25mm back box, they are no thicker than a standard socket.

No i was living in the house still, all fully furnished too and he worked round it all and just moved stuff as and when. Yeah he has left the chasing for me to plaster over as we were decorating anyway i dont mind doing that bit.

I have 3 Double Screwfix BG ones in my house, 2 in my bedroom and 1 in the kitchen. All work really well and fit well too. One thing i will say though is if for example you plug in a big adapter plug in to the 240v socket it overlaps the switch so its constantly on as you cant push the switch.

Dont know how relevant it is to this but we just payed £1870 for a Full complete rewire on a 3 bed semi, just under 40 sockets in total and about 12 light fittings, including loft wires for future conversion, outside sockets, outside lights, and a new massive 15 way consumer unit fitted with...

Ok i will give this ago and let you know how i go. I think haveing the lintel at the bottom is better as it gives the plasterboard something to screw to then.

Ok yeah that makes sense. So it needs to be taking the weight off the top piece of wood. What if i scrape the old mortar out and fill it all with new mortar then before it sets hard pack the lintel from the bottom which will squash the mortar tight against the top piece? Or will filling it...

I am currently decorating our back bedroom and came to the wall with the window fitted. All the plaster around the window frame was very loose and also abit of mould on the top left corner. So after a quick google i decided to remove the lot and do a proper job rather than having to redo it a...

Just a small update on this, From another thread i just made this is the lintel on the upstairs window above this one: So i assume the downstairs one will be the same setup

I agree the render on the outside looks a mess, why its been done i dont know. There may be a reason for it but theres only one way to find out so i will chisel it all off and go from there. Just went out and had another look and you can see the soldier bricks just under the edge of the render.

Yes they are hinged doors. I did notice the pipe right there but the doors should just be able to open enough for it not to be a problem (hopefully). Oh and forgot to put apparently the house is about 50 years old.

Here are some pics: Somebody has put cement all the way round the window for some reason, but there are bits like this all round the garden and house, the neighbour reckons the last owner was mad on cement and so covered everything in it! That is the inside. We pulled the curtain rail...

Hi, new to the site and my house is also our first which we are slowly making our own so any help is much appreciated :) I have bought some UPVC patio doors to replace our back window with in the lounge. The window is allready a upvc one and the new doors i have are the same width but will...

Love it all 8) Especially the sunken bath, that is very clever.