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Hi Am installing 900 shower cubicle (this is new not a replacement) as part of a bathroom refurb. Will be in a corner with one wall being existing plaster on block with the other wall being studwork over existing wall and stud infilled door - see pic below (cubicle will be in corner where...

Cant really comment on your scenario as it sounds a little more than I did and cant quite visualise without a picture. I have however just knocked through most of a concrete block wall between bathroom and toilet. I stitch drilled vertically both sides of the area to be removed (many many...

Thanks for the reply. Is there anything I can do to minimise the risk of cracking - eg the metal mesh type stuff between the studding and block wall. Or am I better off ripping out the studding and sticking a concrete lintel in with a couple of courses of bricks ? How much lintel would...

Hi Have knocked through wall between bathroom and toilet as part of a bathroom refit including moving the toilet to enable a new shower cubicle to be installed. Bit of wall has been left either side of the opening to frame it - I have studded and plasterboarded a small area between the 2...

Thanks for the reply. My original post refers to advice given in another thread asking the same question, which stated: The best way of blocking up an old door is to – block(work) it up, base plaster/render out to the surrounding wall, tape the joins & then skim the whole wall. • The...

[/url] If you can get it shipped into you from another store (if you are still looking) its well worth it. I bought one approx one month ago and so far it's: - Stitch drilled and chiselled the wall down between my bathroom and toilet - twice as i decided to widen the opening further...

This Q is posted in building but not sure if I should have posted in plastering - anyhows, heres a link //www.diynot.com/forums/building/bathroom-refit-blocking-up-door.357072/ Any comments would be welcome Cheers Emilian

Hi Refurbing bathroom and want to tile the floor. Have done a lot of reading around on this forum and the general consensus appears to be to replace the existing floorboards (1960s property) with 25mm WBP ply (not keen on overlaying to keep the increase in height to a minimum). I will be...

Hi Am refitting bathroom which includes knocking through wall between bathroom and adjacent toilet, moving toilet into bathroom side and then fitting a new shower enclosure into the toilet side. Current state of play: - Toilet out - 90 deg soil pipe connection rotated 180 deg to allow...

Bump :D Thanks again