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5 months ago i fitted a new internal door to a bedroom. It was a moulded panel door. I just noticed today that the vertical edge above the latch is now catching the frame as it closes. It was perfect when I fitted it 5 months ago (2mm gap all round). I am posting this because I want to...

Hello, I have removed a fitted cupboard but am having problems matching the ceiling finish. where the cupboard had been, there seemed to be paint peeling off the ceiling. This was very old paint indeed (house is 1950s) it came of very easily and definitly needed to be removed. However, as I...

I have just put up the coving tonight with the help of a friend. I am really pleased with the results from using the mitre box. I only hope that the cove adhesive was ok and that the coving stays up there. Wasnt really sure how stiff to make the mix and I think one or two peices did not bond...

The mitre saw cuts the coving alright. The finish on the coving is good after the cut but... What a stupid idea! none of the bits matched up as it depends how the coving is sitting at the time of cut. I went and bought an artex mitre box with its helpful A B C D guide. Still took me a few...

Thanks JohnD i am persauded to fit a large double. one question though. The window is 1750, do you think an 1800 will look about right? i would of thought i should get one slightly smaller rather than larger. Does the measurememnt 1800 include the length of valves please?

yes old rad was working fine. I am replacing it (moving it) mainly for the look and practical reasons. just want to know if a 1400 double is over kill please?

i.e. a circular saw for cutting wood? :oops: Its better at angles than my mitre block.

ok, might be like asking how long a ball of a string is but.. I am decorating a bedroom. It has a 600 x 600 double rad behind the door (room is not warm enough). I want to remove this and fit a new one under the window. The window is 1750mm. I was thinking that a 1400mm rad would look right...

Sory mate, no pic as you would not be able to tell that the grinder had caught fire. We were lucky that no one got hurt! My dad was using it and it had been getting hotter and hotter. All of a sudden there was a flame coming out from the wheel. The motor slowed down. It must have got too hot to...

I just had a thought anyway; from an idiots point of view, a socket would not help. Average person is not going to assume that the cable runs up the wall to the loft from a socket are they! but this chase is really in an ideal position for someone to try and fix a shelf bracket or...

Thanks RF. I read the link. I suppose its a case of, yes I conform, but it could be better. I still feel that I ought to put a socket in the chase. I probably wont and it will always bug me.

Hi Gary really apreciate your help, do you mean it has to within 150mm of the corner? (if so, that was a complete stroke of luck). How come its ok to design to the 16th if theres a 17 edition out, or is the date of my job a grey area. I am glad that it is legal, but i still feel a bit...

I think so, it is going from floor to ceiling in a bedroom about 100mm from a corner (of a chimney breast). I could even put the T&E in the other chase which wouyld be 170mm from the corner. no pipes or features on this wall. been reading on internet, fund something about the 50mm deep rule...

Hello every one, I was recently asking about chasing in a coax cable and a 2.5mm T&E. I have nearly finished this job. In the end, we made 2 seperate chases over 50mm appart to take the cable from the floor into the loft. I have used that oval plastic conduit and this is now setting in...

thanks for the useful info. I am considering two chases now as the required hole is getting quite large. Its just as easy to run them up seperate walls in my case.

regulations and electrical interference were my main concerns. 50mm appart will be enough?

is it ok to run coax for my TV and T&E in the same chase within a wall? if not how far appart should they be? i need to run both from floor to ceiling. I was thinking of using seperate conduit but in the same channel. thanks.

Thanks again NA, you are reffering to the damp mixing with the soot and rotting the mortar. I am still undecided on this one. Might be an easier choice once I have removed the fireplace. I see some ppl put the vent under the floor boards, this might be an option. hope i will post back...

I am still loathed to put a vent in the wall. Do i REALLY need one, if I have a gas fire downstairs. This must be ensuring a draught in the chimney? Comments appreciated with thanks.

Thanks noseall. What do you mean a hit or miss vent?