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Hi, I am building a set of bifold doors. I have done a test install to prove the concept and now have the doors off for making good and neatening up my work. One thing that I need to do is adjust my flush hinges, specifically these. Hinges Currently I am packing out the gap between the doors to...

Hi, I have built a set of bifold doors. Each door is effectively a fire door weighing around 30kg. I have used a set of large flush hinges approx 100 x 70 and three per door. They work, but the finish on the hinge is not great so I want to replace them. Am I safe move the hinge say half a hinge...

Hi, I have a brick built shed. It is a single brick wall and currently has a metal roof on. It is approx 3.5 x 2.5m. I want to swap the metal roof for a green roof. I will need to add more roof support for this; Can I use wall hangers off the brick walls for this, or am I better off cutting...

I have a bathroom I need to renovate. I had the pipework redone when the ceiling below was down but now I need to address th floor. It is currently very butchered original floorboards, with large holes where they have been removed and cut. I can take out all the bathroom bits (bath, toilet etc)...

I have the attached area I need to install a handrail. The width is about 80cm and the down part is about the same. What I would like to do is have a curved handrail that connects to the newel post on the stairs and then into the wall, possibly via a half-newel post. There will be metal...

I would like to connect the end of my Bannister straight into the wall, rather than using a half-newell post. The wall is brick. Is this ok from a structural point of view and what would be the best fitting for doing this? Or am I better off sticking with a half-newell against the wall using...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help before I contact my engineer. I have a vaillant ecotec plus. This is connected to a Heatmiser UH8-RF - 8 Zone Wireless Wiring Centre, with 2 underfloor heating zones and one zone for radiators. The problem I have is that the radiator symbol is...

Hi, I have installed my first ever wood worktop. It seemed to go ok and I made sure I used over sized holes and washers at the front where the worktop is solid and slotted brackets at the back (slot perpendicular to grain). I oiled several times ( all sides) before installation and the top...

As a bit of project I have decided to restore a 1930s door that I have. The stained glass is in good condition but at some point the trim around the window was removed on the inside and replaced (badly) with putty. The top of the window is a curved trim (s trim?). How were these originally made...

I am about to install a 40mm thick wooden worktop (600mm wide) in the kitchen I have just fitted. It's the first time I have done it and it's all new to me so I have a couple of questions. I have an unsupported span of 120cm over two freestanding units. Will the worktop be okay over this or do...

Hi, I will need to fit my kitchen before my floor is finished. The floor is new and has been Flo screed so is flat. I have 8.5mm tiles to put down. Can anyone give me some advice as to the rough finished tile height so I can adjust my units accordingly. Thanks!

I have an aluminium post with 4 mounting holes that I need to attach to a concrete drive. Would I be better off using wedge anchor bolts or a self tapping anchor if I wanted the maximum strength connection? Thanks for any help!

Hi, Is there a way to fix a concrete fence post onto a concrete slab? I need to renew a fence on my boundary, and the line sits above a foundation slab. I would rather use 6' concrete posts to match the rest of the fence, but won't have enough depth to bury them 2' unde ground. My fall back...

Hi, I am trying to figure out where I can move my gas meter to (as in have it moved to, not touch it myself!) and was wondering whether recessed boxes are allowed to be installed in solid walls as well as cavity walls or whether there are some regs that disallow this? Thanks!

Hi, I am looking to put a window into my house on the first floor, facing sideways. I understand that it needs to be obscured and non-opening, unless 170cm off the floor. Does this mean I can have a window with the top part opening if the opening bit is 170cm off the floor, or does the whole...

I have been ripping various bits off my house and revealed a fireplace in a fireplace :) The more recent bricks have a metal lintel below them but the original soldier course do not seem to have anything below them, other than the new cement and bricks. I would like to take out the new bricks...

Hi, I have just bought a 1930s property and have discovered that new porcelain tiles in the kitchen are actually laid over old,original tiles which look really nice. Is there any way I have a chance of removing the top tiles, and the tile adhesive use to lay them, without recking the bottom...

Hi, I am looking to buy a property. It is a 1930's with a slate DPC. The survey says that the walls in the front and an internal wall in the hall are damp and I noticed that they felt damp, with the wallpaper coming off, when I viewed the property. It is an empty house. The surveyor mentioned...

Hi, I live in an old house and unfortunately the lining on my chimney has gone, allowing the smoke to spill into an adjacent flue. To solve this I am looking to get the chimney lined but keep an open fire; I already have a stove in the next room along and fancied keeping the open fire. If I...

Hi, I have a downstairs toilet with a pan connector that has a 40mm boss connector on the top http://www.multikwik.com/product/39/130/90%EF%BF%BD-bend-incl-40mm-compresion-bos.html. The pan connector goes directly into the floor and then, I think, onto a sewage pipe. I don't believe this goes...