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All other doors in the house are completely flat.

The door is for under the stairs, so it will constantly be yanked open and shoes kicked in.

Can I get a peice of MDF that thick? Also, isn't the edge of MDF easily damaged, it doesn't appear to stand up too well against knocks.

I need to make a cupboard door; 600 x 600 and about 30mm thick. I guess I will use battens and glue/tack board to either side of the batten. What do I use as the board? ply? Thank you.

Yes, this question was part of the 'cat flap' post, that post sort of developed into a conversation about beer and New Year's eve. So I thought I'd try again with a couple of photos. Thanks for your help.

Couple of things; - I assume I would continue the multifinish over onto the existing plasterboard by a couple of inches. Should I thin it out using a devils float? Should I use easyfill instead of multifinish as it is probably easier to rub down? - Some of the paper has peeled off the...

I will have to do my best to build some stud and do what you say. When I have done that, what do I do next? Thanks very much

There was a gas fire sat in front of this hole and there is a flue, I want to block the hole up. The hole is cut out of plasterboard so there is no plaster to hack off around the opening. Also, it doesn't show on the photo but the left hand side has been skimmed with concrete so you can't...

Does that mean I shouldn't do the brickwork, one-coat approach on the hole where the chimney was? It's not that big; 200 x 400 probably.

You say remove the existing plaster and fix a batten (2" x 1") and then fix a peice of plasterboard to the batten so the p/board is then flush with the wall. That means the plaster removed must be exactly the same thickness as the batten + p/board?? I'm either missing something or would...

Although I appreciate the post from royc I don't think I'll be able to follow that and it sounds like it would require more skill. So I think I'm best to stick with 1John's brickwork approach. Can someone confirm I have this right. Hole in chimney; - Brick it up, set bricks back enough...

Thing is, I also have an old fireplace (a bigger hole) and also need to fill that hole and I don't know how to lay bricks - I just feel like I could do the plasterboard thing. Is my approach correct? The wall outside is brick.

I have an existing cat flap in an external wall, it's been there years and I'm now going to seal it up. Inside; I was going to cut a peice of plaster board and 'dot and dab' in the hole, leaving the plasterboard recessed about 5mm. Then use multifinish to skim over. I was then going to...

I recently reversed into a wheelie bin - gutted. I can't afford to have it repaired by a professional at the moment and thought I might be able to push the worse of it out myself. I assume I can get the back door internal plastic panel off easy enough and then hopefully push the dent out...