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Hi Noseall, thanks for your reply. Although I don't know from your sparse answer whether being wood is a plus or a minus.

Hi, I have large bare block walls in my garage (which I am converting into a studio type living area, including small kitchen) and had intended to 12.5mm plasterboard them using everbuild pink grip dry fix and then double lining paper, then wallpaper over that. however I have just been offered...

Hello Chukka, Damn right, it's either ok or it's not. Sounds like typical beaurocratic bull**** "we want to make the rules but would prefer somebody else to underwrite the decisions".

Hi JM, and thanks for your reply. The french window is about 10 months old and the side window is brand new. Cheers, Dave.

Hi guy's, snowed off at the mo, which can be a danerous thing for me as I tend to start rethinking things and throwing a few what if's into the equation. I mentioned in one of the above posts that I would like to install windows at some stage, well a likely candidate has surfaced on e-bay...

Thanks for that AMEdinburgh, even more food for thought. A cursory look around the internet threw up nice pics of REDZAW RZ60's, none for hire though. Cheers, Dave.

Thanks AM, it's appreciated.

Hi guys, thanks for your responses, It's really useful to have a benchmark, and please forgive the delay I was working late last night. Cheers, Dave.

Thanks for all that guys, forgive the delay in responding, was working late last night. Can't believe how reasonable it is to hire a saw. Now all I need to do is decide which one. Hotrod, yep, live in Leyland.

:lol: Lol, you're scaring me now, I can see me losing a limb here. I'll take a pic after I've made the cut, it should be good for a chuckle. Is there any particular cutter that you could recommend.

Great advice Stuart45. Thanks.

Yes, the lintel is 2700 and the french doors are 1500. I am told that the lintel is a catnic and spans both skins. Just to clarify did you say that the window has a steel lintel over it too one course higher than the wood one. Cheers, Dave.

I wonder why they did that...still it's good news for me about the steel lintel as I would like the option to put windows in too. Thanks for that Chukka63

Here are some pics.... The wall must have housed windows too but looking at the grey wooden supports over them I'm not sure how that will have worked. I'm also confused by the odd brickwork shown on the exterior shot.

Here are some pics....\n\nThe wall must have housed windows too but looking at the grey wooden supports over them I'm not sure how that will have worked.\nI'm also confused by the odd brickwork shown on the exterior shot.

Hi Chukka63, thank you very much for your response. ....mark the wall and very carefully cut a nice straight/true flat face joint What with? and any tips on using the suggested tool. ...Remove the bricks....using what method? is there no danger of the cut section falling on you...

Hi Stuart45, I'll go take some and be back in a jiffy. Thanks, Dave.

I am in need of having my garage plastered the measurements are 18' x 18' ceiling height is 8' walls are breeze block and clean, one wall has french windows in, one wall has new front door and sidelight in and another wall has internal door aperture, ceiling has bare plasterboard in A1...

Hi gday2uk, thanks for your response. Yes the right size thing was where the idea for cutting the upright edges first came from. How would I get finished edges to the brickwork using the hammer method, and as I am working alone and at weekends only, what do you think my chances are of getting it...

Hi Garyo, thanks for your reply. The outside wall is bare brick and the brickwork is stitched in. I am very much a semi competent DIY'er and as such although the turned bricks sound like a lovely idea, I doubt that my bricklaying skills would pull off the final look. Also, and I hope that...