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Finished this project now and it looks fine, thanks both for your advice. I used setcrete exterior for this job. My conclusions for any other future concrete novice DIYers: - you can get around the max thickness by doing it in several coats and letting them dry in between. In fact it was much...

I think it depends on the operation required... I tore my pec tendon off the bone a few years ago during exercise. NHS wait would have been 6-9months as in theory I could function as there are sufficient supporting muscles around the shoulder. But waiting this long would mean the tendon would...

Sorry to hear. I don't have any chronic pain, but multiple injuries from exercise including herniated disc L4-L5. Ibuprofen + rehab + long term posture correction helped to fix it. I am sure you are aware, but I would caution long term Ibuprofen use... perhaps go off it for a bit if you can...

One for the concrete experts... I am doing some works in a damp cellar and after digging up some more rubble, I found an old concrete pad in a corner. It's pretty beaten up with cracks, missing chunks, lots of unevenness and generally looks like someone just used different types of leftovers to...

FYI, the socket in this picture was the one I did with a multi tool. Bit of plaster and then pure brickwork. make was EZARC (some cheap amazon brand). Can't necessarily recommend this (or any other).. in fact I bought Erbauer a while ago for a different project and they are not much better...

I did one using a multitool and carbide blade. Worked brilliantly as the cuts were very clean and the backbox fit perfectly. However.... It does take a bit of finesse to get the depth correct and flat for the box to fit flush against/into the wall...blade was dull afterwards, so if I had to do...

The drainage itself is not the main issue. It's the run of the waste pipe underneath. With my old tub, the waste just ran over the floor as the tub was raised and all boxed in. Now with a floor level shower tray, the pipe actually had to go under the floorboards. And to keep a fall for natural...

Oh I see. So you'd not move the toilet, but fully remove it and have the shower go all along that side where on the left (presumably where you enter) the window in the way? Can you move the plumbing over to the right wall and have the niche along the "long" side? That's pretty much the setup we...

Not a plumber, but we had 2 bathrooms done in last two years. Thoughts that come to mind: We thought about such a "wet room" style shower area as well, but it is quite a bit more complex/costly than anticipated. You want to match the floor tiles, and they have to have the perfect fall for the...

FB2 keys are very common in block of flats. I had these in at least 3 of previous apartment blocks I was living in. The last one had all electric meter s in the underground parking area and they were locked by FB2 Keys. They were all smart meters, so in theory nobody was meant to even go in...

Just to close this out... I've opened the floor and the joist are indeed supported by a ledger board/joist that is nailed to the wall, but also supported from studs below. The joists measure 100mmx50mm and weirdly are spaced 360mm centre to centre instead of 400mm. So should be okay to support...

Thanks. I now pained two walls down there with lime wash. I was under the impression this was the right thing todo in order to allow moisture to exit the walls. Else I would be trapping the moisture inside the wall only for it to rise up into the house? Having said that, the coverage of lime...

Might be a bit of a hack, but I have stuck a scrunched up bit of mesh into such holes and coated it generously with filler, just to get it to stick somewhere. After it dried, just filled it the "normal" way. So filler, meshtape, more filler... then sand and then pain. But this really only for...

That is already pencilled in as 2027 project. We are still considering a back extension, so there is a chance the front garden will be messed up and used to store building material. I'd redo the front garden only afterwards. Maybe that would be the time then to do any improvements of the...

I think it would be overkill. I have filled larger holes with mesh and loads of toupret, love the stuff. This seems above a door frame, so an area which will not get into contact with anything, so a repair largely can be cosmetic only. I would just pull out the plugs and fill with toupret. And...

quick vent >> AAAAARGHs.... why do so many DIY projects on victorian properties start with opening a can of worms and discovering problems that need addressing first. Buy a victorian period property they say...it's got so much charme... don't worry the L3 survey will pickup on any issues.. HAH...

pressed a screwdriver in with virtually no resistance.... all mushy.. Here some more details. The wooden lintel is about 17cm wide, but the entire brick arch is 40cm wide. The wood lintel is just on the front part... this picture shows the arch and the wood board from below: and then the...

Will check tonight after work and provide pictures and more details.

Thanks @Munroast. Appreciate it's guesswork based on pictures, but still sounds like a good/reasonable assessment. I don't really mind any potential damage to the tiles near my front door, as I plan to get the front garden redone in a few years, pending some more works inside the house. Got a...

Thanks both. I like the theory that the arch is supposed to hold itself up and the wood lintel is just a temp support and therefore I can "ignore" it.... I fiddled around with it a bit, and a big chunk came off... that brown area behind feels very porous, I can almost carve out more with my...