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I would agree, but then my experience is based on just one single ERA multipoint lock unit :) So I had a go yesterday... I removed a handful of the philips screws and levered enough of the lower section of the faceplate out to get to the rusty bits. What I found is that rust has taken hold of...

Just into the front garden (I guess). I think I get where you are coming from though :)

Yes I left the torx well alone. I only needed to remove the philips.

I could do with some advice re a situation with the guttering for my front porch. Sorry for the long post. I live in a mid-terrace property that doesn't have a waste water drain in the front garden. Sometime in the last 20/30 years my property had a front porch added. Because there's no drain...

Thanks for taking the time to help me out. So I noticed there are two types of screws on the plate, some torx that look to be for the gearbox / lock mechanism items and some philips that I guessed only secure the faceplate to the slab. I took out a few of the philips and the faceplate started...

Hi I have a composite door with an ERA 616 multipoint lock that is suffering from rust at the bottom of the faceplate. So I don't damage the finish of the door slab while removing the rust, I was thinking of taking out the faceplate to work on it away from the door. In my case the faceplate...

Thank you for all of that this. I find it really interesting.

Sorry it's taken me ages to reply. I didn't notice this. Yes the strip of timber runs through cut outs at the bottom of each vertical stud. What you say makes a lot of sense. I really appreciate your reply.

Hi. I've updated my photo to highlight (in yellow) what I mean by 'the small section of timber'. This is taken looking down to the base of the wall. Thanks for your reply though:)

Hi Am wondering if someone could help me with something I'm unsure of. I have a stud wall in my house, that had some 'customisation' to fit metal conduit in the past. After a rewire it just so happens that the base of this wall is now something I need to repair. What's obvious is that when...

So I've removed the cistern, but I think it will still be in the way of the window area. A random thought is that I could install a small cistern (something like this from SF https://www.screwfix.com/p/viva-skylo-dual-entry-concealed-cistern-7ltr/259hr) to the left of the window (see photo) and...

Hi I know this query is about windows, but I looked through the Windows / Doors forum and all the posts were about issues with windows rather than where best to install them. So posted here instead. Sorry if I've got it wrong. I'm looking to get my property re-roofed and the attic room 'done...

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Thanks Tony. So what does the eaves area of a converted attic actually do? Is it just the space that's not been converted?

See my 'paint special' attempt at showing what I mean. The eaves are in red, the room in blue.

My house is a stone-slate roofed mid-terrace in 'uddersfield built around 1900. The attic was converted into a single room probably when the house was built or soon after. The attic room is approx 5 metres front-to-back. There is an 'eaves' area at the front and back of the house (obviously...

Thanks everyone for your replies. Going to get cracking tomorrow. I don't think I can get away flushing with a bucket for 3 months, but i reckon using a bucket will come in handy nearer the time :)

The reason for me asking is that... I would have thought that if it made no difference the guys would just have installed it below the cill in the first place. But your answer has made a light come on. Possibly fastening to the window cill was the easy option compared to fastening into the...

Okay I'll try to make sense.... The current toilet cistern is fastened to the window cill. The new toilet that will be installed in the summer will be less tall than the current one. When the new toilet is installed, all of a sudden you'll see the window cill looking chopped and a big hole in...

In June I'll have a new toilet, it's the old one I would like to move the cistern down on.