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thanks, i think i am going to recess the arci so the hinge can be fitted correctly.

I am about to start hanging new doors in my Victorian semi. I bought some conventional butt hinges but have now noticed 2 things. 1. The old hinges were not sunk into the door frame. 2. The arcitrave (original) is fitted flush to the door frame so there is no gap for the hinge pin...

Well it is an exterior wall but the only solution for it will be a primer as it is in the kitchen with base units already so the fixes you mention are imposable. I will go and ask at my local painting supplies shop I guess.

I am having problems with a dot and dab plaster board wall that is in the kitchen of a house i am preparing for sale. The dots are showing through the plaster and the primer and now the paint. They look like a damp stain but damp stain cover doesn't cover them. The wall is dry as plastering...

i am a property developer and have just started a 2 1/2 bed semi. The rewire is going to be 1200 including all fittings and the central heating will cost 1800 with a basic boiler. If you are based around Manchester / Cheshire I can even recomend some tradesmen.

if you are joining to the party wall it will not be lath and plaster. The wall (brick) will be at least 9 inches plus the tickness of the plaster. You may have up to 2 inches of plaster if it has had a skim over the years. I think you are not drilling into the brickwork. You need to drill...

or if you have room attach 18mm ply to the stud work with screws then plasterboard over the ply. That way you can fix anywhere not just for the wall units.

thanks, i'll try that.

I have had a steel fitted by a builder who didn't get building control approval. I have had the inspector in who has now approved the fire proofing and the padstone but has asked to see some load calculations to back up the size of the steel. I am an engineerer so I am qualified to put the...

I will call him I guess I though I might be able to get a head start if he is difficult to speak to.

I have added a ensuite to my house. The soil stack is on the exterior of the property and I need to connect into my sewer system. The easiest place for me to join is about 8 feet to the right of the bottom of the soil stack. I want to run the waste under ground to join into the existing...

I am restoring a victorian semi at the moment and the roof has just been restored. The roofers stripped the tiles and laths and layed a water proof breathable membrain instead of felt. This membrain is so good that the house is water tight as soon as it goes on so the tiling can then be done...

Pie Man can you explain what a firring is please, I guess it is some type of bead? Thanks

So are you saying that you took up the floor boards and put your marine ply straight onto the floor joists? i plan to lay the shower floor ontop of the fllor boards and use the different levels between the shower floor and the bathroom floor as a final trap to keep the water in the shower area.

Chappers I have the kit from Aquatechnic and will very soon be sorting my wetroom on the 3rd floor of my Victorian semi. I have the waste sorted and plan to use 25mm ply to make the base as this will not flex, but I need to allow for the fall to the waste which I belive 1 in 100 is enough...

That is great thank you. I wasn't sure i a pro would notch the coving but your method is what I though would work just needed to make sure. Thank you for the concise answer. Stephen

I have built stud walls before and they have turned out ok. The project I am working on at the moment is a stud wall in a large bedroom to create an en-suite. This wall differs from others I have built in a couple of ways, the room is much higher than others I have worked in (2.7m) and it has...

Thanks for the replies guys, heres a little more info that may help. I have tried a new blade. I have fixed the batten in 3 or 4 places. What happens is the saw seem to pull against the batten so much it starts to burn the wood, so something isn't running true. I will check all the angles on it.

I have been having trouble with my circular saw. It is about 3 years old and hasn't had much use, it was about 35 quid (black and Decker) when it was new. The trouble I have with it is it will not cut straight lines even when I use a batten as a guide. I am guessing that it is just a ****e...

Thanks for that Plot1, I'll give them a call for a price.