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Hi all, Happy new year!! :) I am trying to move an RSJ in our kitchen. When we moved in we had a SE around as the RSJ in the kitchen was lower than you would expect it to be. The SE could not understand why it was as low as it was either! I have now removed all plaster boards around...

Thanks very much WoodYouLike. This is a great forum!!!

Cheers woodyoulike, One other question. If I do glue the wood directly to the floor do you also glue the T&G or do you leave this so the wood can expand?

Hi all, I am thinking of laying a solid wood floor downstairs on to concrete floor. The flooring is natural Oak tongue and groove. Boards are approx 8cm wide and 50 - 60 cm long. I have 2 questions: 1. Do I have to lift the linoleum floor tiles that have been down since 1930's or can I...

Hi, Can you help. I have bought a house that has a downstairs bathroom. At present the shower is a walk in type with the drain built into the solid floor. The basin and BD also hook into this drain. It then runs in to the hall (in the extension) where there is a gully arrangement. There is...

Hi all, I have built my own kitchen units and now want to finish them with an oil based paint. I have done this all before and the results were ok. However, I have recently looked in some bespoke kitchen showrooms at the finish on their kitchens and would love to be able to get the finish...

noseall, The ceiling joists only run into the wall on one side. The other side of the wall is the original outside wall and now has a pitched roof sitting on it and thus has no joists attached. I imagine I will need to use strongboys but I do not know what the spacing should be for block...

Hi, I am looking to raise the RSJ's in my Kitchen. The RSJ supports the original outside wall and was put in when the kitchen was extended. The work was done prior to me buying the house. I have had a structural Engr around who has said the RSJ that is in situ is sufficient to support the...

:) Many thanks roughcastor Will probably bond it as there is only about 3 mtrs of wall. I like working with the stuff anyway! Cheers

I am new to this as well. I have had most of the large walls in my house done professionally but decided that I wanted to have a go myself on the smaller rooms. I have so far plastered my bathroom and small bedroom with good results. I have had some great advice from this forum along the way...

Hi, I need to plaster over some pebble dash on an internal room. The house has previously had a porch built but the previous owners never bothered getting the pebble dash finish of the walls. Hence the walls are now on the inside and look awful. I thought about hacking the lot off but was...

It depends on what type of finish you are looking for. It looks like you have original sash windows and a nice bit of original victorian coving. So it would be a shame not to get it looking as good as you can. looks like you will have to make the best of a bad situation Doing what you have...

brist, Excuse my ignorance but what do you mean by close down? Does this mean:- Do nothing more to the wall.

Thanks for the replies and advice. So I am doing things right but can you give me any advice on how to get rid of those blemishes or will this just come with practise. One other thing the walls when plastered do not seem completely flat. If I run my hand up the wall the surface rises slightly...

Hi all, I am a DIY/ Novice plasterer. I have plastered 2 bedrooms so far (not ceilings) and the results have been better than I expected. The only problem I have is that I end up with some minor blemishes on the wall. I have good look at the wall when wet and I try to smooth out as much as...

Had same problem with my Halstead. It was the fan. Had this changed and a week later the PCB went.

I have recently finished doing up a victorian house to sell. All of the rooms except the Living room had coving and a picture rail. I copied the original coving using a mixture of cheap coving from wickes and wooden mouldings, once painted looked just like the original. I then papered the...

Ok will seek Many Thanks

Newboy, sorry you also asked some other questions. The house is a 1940 semi with a full 2 storey side extension (added before we bought the house). the upstairs rooms all go into the roof slightly. About 600mm into it! I have had a good look in the attic and can see the roof rafters...

newboy, No there are no timbers running from the purlins down to the wall. In fact the purlins are running right around the loft and do not have any timber running down to the ceiling joists. As the ceiling joist are only 3 x 2 they would not support much any way. The wall looks to be...