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@ alarm - i'm simply wanting advice and no i don't want you to cut anything. @ merlin - thanks mate...is this tool simple to use? The coving i have is approx 10" (5" each way)..would this fit?

Thanks merlin. The first pictured tool looks very expensive mate. Any chance you can show me how to make the thing or would i still have to buy that?

i actually do know how to make a box, but how can i accurately mark a 45 degree cut?

hi guys, i've bought large plaster mould coving (7" project by 7" depth) and can't find a mitre box large enough to fit it. :( I've been told to make one, but i don't have a clue...any help would be appreciated pls. thanks

I had this same problem when i moved into my property. The vent was just under floorboards and on the outside someone had raised the ground level, so the vent was only half visible. I was getting damp problems, so i reduced the ground level so that the vent was fully visible and any rainwater...

simply dig out until the ground is lower.

Thanks very much for your informative reply flameport. Please accept my apologies for asking this as i'm confused, but why would making a hole is an outer wall which only runs upto the room ceiling and which is simply there to make a wonky chimney look straight, make it dangerous? I'm...

sorry hotrod i don't understand..could you please explain further? Also i forgot to let you know...the real chimney stack is hidden within this bricked wall, so i don't think i'd affect the gasfires. This bricked wall then simply connects to the ceiling above.

hi everyone, i'm hoping someone could help me as i've got a problem with a house i've bought last year. The house has quite a few problems although i'm interested in solving them one at a time. Okay, its a standard terraced victorian home built approx 1890. Its got two reception rooms...