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Hi all, Sorry if I sound panicky, but I so worried about the quality of this work, I really need some second opinions. They company is due back at my home on Tuesday. We paid over £12k for 5 new windows and a front door, which included building work of splitting a bedroom window into 2. This...

Hey, So today I had some scaffold erected around my chimney with the intention of repointing it then applying Stormdry masonry sealant. I suspected the chimney had become porus because there is a damp patch in the bedroom upstairs where the ceiling meets the chimney breast. However, when I got...

Hi all, I'm building a tandoor oven in the garden. The basic design will look something like this crude diagram: The part I'm not sure about is the 'concrete stand'. I need to create a plinth or stand on which the clay pot can sit. The stand will be hollow and inside I'll put...

Hi all, I want to apply a lime render to the inside walls of my fireplace, into which I am installing a wood burner. I'm only going to render the sides and leave the back wall brick exposed. The photo shows the situation: My question is the metal bead put in place for...

Hi all, As the thread title suggests, I'm looking to support a wood burning stove which weighs around 95KG. I have removed the open fire in the lounge and we are left with the open chimney breast which is around 96cm wide and 50cm deep. I intend to install a wood burner. Rather than place...

Hi all, For some reason the door frames in my house are only around 73" high. Finding doors to fit is nigh on impossible - unless I have them made to order - but the cost is too high. I therefore am going to build my own doors. I own basic tools (saws, chisels, drills etc) but to build...

Hey all, glad I found this forum! I'm just in the process of removing the open fire from our living room. I've remove the fire surround etc and I'm trying to establish if/where the original lintel is. Here is a photo: So far, as hopefully is clear from the photo, there is just a...