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It doesn't feel like a hollow door to be honest. And we ordered in new door knobs today. My wife said it was cupboard door knobs she ordered with these doors being a cob size anyway. These new knobs like the other ones we ordered in, don't actually fit. A common problem is that the screw that...

Yes we could fit a new doorknob set. We picked up a set. The screws either rattled away in the existing hole or they were too thick for it. Not really sure how to work around that so figured it'd be easier (i thought at the time) to get one to fit the existing. As for what the whole thing looks...

Well i sent out a contact to an online underlay seller last night. Asked a few questions & for general advice. They're sending out some samples. They seemed to recommend the Cloud 9 Cumulus & Tredaire Dreamwalk. They also mentioned the Tredaire Colours Green & Colours Red as something to look...

Let me know if you need a picture to show better what i'm about to describe... I've had a couple interior doors off for painting & the plan was to change the door knobs on them from brass to silver. Easy ... we thought. Can we find door knobs to fit on the existing screws? Can we not! Either...

I totally appreciate everyone has to make their money at the end of the day, but at the same time I have to save some of mine too. If that means getting a piece of underlay from CR at £10 for example & i can get that exact same piece elsewhere for £5 then i will go elsewhere. If we were talking...

There's only 2 carpet shops in this area & the warehouse one we wasn't keen on what was there. We've also previously bought from carpetright. I know that'll make some of you start swearing! We're looking at carpeting the: 1) living room 2) Hall, stairs & landing First off i'm wondering what...

So in this case which of the mentioned blocks would you use? I guess not the thermalite, but what of the others? The purpose of this build is just really storage. As i said - i can't get a car in there as i can't get down the side of my house with one. So there'd just be things like bikes...

Perhaps. Just like I doubt your 8x4x1/2" plaster boards are really 8x4x1/2" even though it doesn't stop people referring to them as such.

This is one to just satisfy my curiosity more than anything else. At some point in the future i will be wanting a shed built from block. I was talking with someone & when i described the 4mtr-x-3mtr-x-2.4mtr(h) build i want they called it a garage. A garage in my eyes is a building you can...

There is no paint at all that is suitable for this then? Just to clarify that's what you're saying that's all.

That's currently floorboards one side, carpet the other in a doorway that leads from living room to diner. In the end both sides will be carpeted. I'm using the Johnstones Aqua range for painting the woodwork & in some areas the Sikkens satin but i'm not convinced that these are suitable for...

Looking on the tins i have it'll say recoat time - 45mins, 4 hours etc etc. I'm just wondering if 'next stage' time is considered to be the same thing (or rather same waiting time) as recoat? By next stage i mean maybe some light sanding if necessary, or certainly moving from say primer to top...

Out of interest what does it not adhere very well to? I've used it before & while it's a pig to work with (for me) it did the job very well.

I'm going to be painting some door frames & where the architrave (i think it's called) was removed & put back on they ended up putting a few holes in it. I've had a look on B&Q & see a fair few 1 star reviews. Obviously i've no idea if this is from petty customers or what. Again, i've only a...

I thought the red arrow was the back edge that gaz was talking about. And the green being the edge (of the cill). I personally won't be there for any of it because I can't get time off work so I can't check. My wife will be there for the install so she'll need to understand where they need...

I just want to check something since we're having the window installer coming out this week to do whatever it is they do before actual fitting... Now if i've understood everything correct....... Green arrow - silicone is applied along this side Red arrow - run a bead along the length of the...

Thanks. Are you speaking from experience by the way? (as in have you spot treated with BIN yourself & did it flash through or not, even if just a little?). I actually haven't taken the skirting back to bare wood, although i know what you said still applies. The skirting is brand new wood...

Used I think it was Crown water based stuff. May be wrong but I'm fairly sure it was Crown. Terrible stuff. Then I've used the Johnstones Aqua primer/undercoat & gloss ... Great stuff. I'm a novice & found it very easy to work with. For where I wanted a satin look I used Sikkens Satura Rubbol...

I've used BIN before. Bit (or rather a lot) of a P.I.T.A to work with but it did the job well when i used it. I painted the doorframes which we'd stripped back as best we could to wood, taking off 80 years & god knows how many layers of paint & some weird honey coloured glue like stuff. Thing...

Whether it is 100% bob on info or not i don't know but our fire installer told us that the board used in & around a stove has to be "A1 rated". I'm sure that's the term he used. He gave it various names but the one we used was MAG PLY. I think it's about 12mm - 12.5mm thick. Was fine to paint...