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Good point. I’ll give it a go later. Thanks!

It was a cheap blade but there is some slight deviation on the wood. It’s only cut into plaster so no real damage to the blade. That sounds like the best option My only worry without using the track is running off the line. It’s an awkward angle to hold it easily. Is there anything that can be...

Hi I’ve modified the stair stringer in our house. It originally had a strange wavy decorative section on top, which you can still see from the old wallpaper line in the photo. That part wasn’t structural, and the stringer has been fully reinforced underneath anyway. I used a track saw to...

I know but it feels like plastering this would be harder. I’ve managed to do most of it now. I’m just put off by how bad it looked with mesh before. I might do this for the bottom part of the winder though that’s not in the photos.

Yeah. Loads of reinforcement between the risers and treads now. Plus rockwool to help with noise and fire safety. Much quieter. Not silent but a significant improvement and expect it’ll be quieter still once fully plasterboarded and carpeted.

Update on this. Finally got round to starting it this weekend. I’m struggling on the best way to board this in. I’m really trying to avoid using EML. The rest of the staircase is all but sorted. I’ve extended it outwards matching the angle of the side of the staircase (that’s what the mdf part...

Yeah it was done with mesh before and it looked terrible. Krytens head would be an improvement. I’ve searched YouTube but they all seem to be pretty standard construction and this one seems a little unique.

Thanks. I haven’t heard of that before. Any tips on trimming the frame up? I’ll check out the plasterboard.

Hey everyone Maybe an easy one for a carpenter but a challenge for me. I’d posted on another thread about plasterboarding my stairs as they had been done terribly with mesh before. But this is more a question on the carpentry as I want to get that right before I plasterboard. The stairs...

Yeah. It’s certainly going to be a challenge! It’s all good experience. It can’t look worse than what was there before at least. I’ll report back with an update soon (I hope!)

It’s been nearly 2 years but I’ve finally committed to doing it. I’m getting the carpet done shortly so wanted to rip it out so I didn’t cover the carpet in dust. There was a lot of it! The wallpapered bit at the bottom sounds hollow so I may knock that out too. I’ll make a small hole to check...

Hi everyone I’ve got a dormer conversion. When walking in certain parts the walls creak. Usually this is because the sole plate of the wall is rubbing against the floor. However, being a dormer, there are steels either side of the floor boards. There are then wooden battens along the top of...

Cheers Wayners. Super helpful as always!

Thanks! Is this the sort of thing you mean? https://ebay.us/m/JV6c5w When you say foam packs, do you mean spray foam filler?

Thanks Wayners. I’ve got some scrapers but not a tungsten one. I guess as long as the width of the tape is cut back it’ll be fine whatever I use. Is it also worth driving some screws in along the joins where there are joists. I think they’re mostly nails holding it in which may cause some...

Hey everyone I’m doing a full house refurb and one of the jobs on the list is to sort out the ceiling cracks. Most of the rooms have cracks going the full length of the board. Interestingly, not many cracks going the short length of the board. I’m guessing they weren’t taped to up prior to...

Thanks Wayners. I’ve already got the johnstones primer and satinwood as I’ve done the skirtings and architraves in that. Would you say it’s not worth doing them with a top coat of varnish on it to keep costs down? What did you use to get the black grime off from skin oils?

Hey everyone, I’m looking to paint my handrails to match the rest of the decor. They’re some type of wood, maybe pine or oak. They were originally varnished. I’ve sanded them back though. Originally I tried zinsser 123 and then johnstones undercoat and then Johnstone’s satinwood quick dry...

The shower screen? Yeah it’s screwed into the wall.

What alternative would I have to that?