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Hello All, I have a little job to do under the floorboards, the small support wall for a couple of floor joist has been knocked over ? Its supports a new staircase so I want to put it back. My questions sounds so simple but I thought I best ask anyway. Can I use the 40yr old grey...

Thanks for the reply Big-All, Please explain this part, "extend the side or remove some material to allow a tight fit" Do you mean -- up to the right side joist/plaster board - with extra timber fastened to the new newel Secondly, Will normal pva wood glue be ok ? Or do I...

Any ideas anybody ?

Good morning all, I am in the process of renovating my old stairs, you kindly helped me with the bottom newel, I would like your assistance again with the top if I may ? Here are a few pics of the top of my stairs, I want to fit a 91mm square oak newel post. Please could you advise the...

OK - I understand, thanks for your advice. I'll come back and let you know how i get on. Stoyer

When you say "floor fix" I am thinking, I fasten timbers to the floor joist and then to the new newel ? Sort of like noggins ?

Cheers Kev, The new newels are oak, its all being sanded and oiled - so its a bit of a tricky job for a non-joinery chap like myself. Would you dowel them or screw and oak cap ? I was hoping someone would suggest going into the floor - I knew that's what I had to do, but wanted it...

Hi All, I plan to fit top & bottom newel posts to my stairs. Its open plan and has not had newels before. I am hoping to mortice & tenon the bottom newel to the closed string. Maybe even drop it through the floorboards to a joist. The newel is 90mm sq and the string is 42mm thick...

And just to recall again, Same guy from Heat Team has just been and "Serviced" my boiler. Told me the same thing, took same amount of time. Check flue gases, checked tightness of burner cover screws, checked trap outside for frost. Put a rubber hose on a nipple of some sort. Had a cup of...

Nobody any ideas ? :cry:

Hi All, I have found this thread and wonder if someone could explain how to "adjust" the collar. -- [quote="D_Hailsham";p="1051190 Honeywell valves? The plastic collar is a very crude way of providing balancing facilities. I have them on all my rads and thought: whoopee, balancing...

Yes, I'll go with that. Use the copper wire to bridge to small gap. Easy and a lot less hassle. Stoyer

Hi, Would it not be possible to just solder the small nick ? I did just that when I touched a 15mm pipe with a jigsaw blade, it was a very tiny nick. I just prepared the area as you would a soldered joint - a bit of flux then applied heat, ran in a small amount of solder - worked a...

Good morning all, With your advice over the years I have replaced numerous old radiators, with modern ones. I note that some TRV's can be fitted on the return side and not the feed, this is required sometimes due to rad positions, ie into a corner so the trv would be "enclosed". My...

Hello All, I am fitting two new replacement radiators, I have the TRV on the flow, does it matter which end the bleed valve goes on, top left or right ? Many thanks Stoyer

Many thanks for your advice, very helpful. Stoyer

Hello All, I am fitting two new rads, I would like to drop chrome covered pipe from the valves through to the fittings under the boards. Can this be done with pre-soldered fittings, I mean will the solder hold on the chrome pipe ? Or are they just for push-fit only ? Many thanks for...

Thanks for the reply - your right, I have tried some dye on a sample of the timber and it is fairly patchy. What about sandpaper ? What grade prior to applying the oil ? Thank you Stoyer

Thanks for the replies, I may be applying it to thin, trying to keep it neat. Will try again - Stoyer

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