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Thank you. I did think having three fittings that close together would just make a weak point and might just crumble the plasterboard.

Hi, I've got some newly-fitted 12.5mm plasterboard and want to hang a couple of curtain rails up. The rails have three fixing points on each side. The poles are only around a metre long, each. The hollow anchors I bought say they're for a minimum of 8mm thickness. (B&Q M4 32mm). My plasterboard...

Hi people, My door is starting to become very difficult to unlock. I changed the barrel out and it's still doing it. So, I guess I'm looking at replacing the gearbox next. The handle works fine (pushing down) when the door is unlocked. To lock the door the small 'nipple' towards the top of the...

Thanks. I'll ask the builder when I get some time to book a quote for the job. I don't understand why the previous owners added it. I can count on one hand, the number of times I've opened it, in the 7 years I've lived at the address. It's just taking up kitchen space because I can't put...

Thank you. After you said '...budget for...' I looked at some prices. I'm quite surprised how (relatively) cheap they are. I don't feel so bad, if I have to scrap them, now. Still a shame, though, if that has to be the case.

Hi people, I am hoping to move my external kitchen double-door to a different wall. I've measured the height of the door and the height of the new wall... It's VERY close to the height of the alternate room! As the doors have a window above each one, could the top be sliced off (by the...

Update: Council 'highways dept.' replied, today. They just said, "Yeah. Take it down. We'll add a sign to a street-post, instead." Thanks for the help, everyone.

I never thought of that. Do you mean, I might need planning permission to add a door to a wall - safety reasons? Crikey!

It used to be a council home; so, I'm guessing they have in some distant past.

Very easy.

Hi people, I was hoping to add an external door to what will eventually be an extra bit of kitchen space, rather than a utility room. There is a street sign attached to my wall where I'd like the door to go. Not the end of the world if it has to go on the other side, but if it's an easy...

Thank you. As simple as that - Just go and grab a bag of mortar... take out all the loose bits... fill in the gaps left behind? It has been playing on my mind. Thanks again.

Thank you. Yeah, the thought of one big window is an option. However, I was thinking of the single lintel in conjunction with the tinder blocks, and how it bears the load across both windows? All of the bricks are still solid, but the two blocks have a small wobble in them. The cement is a bit...

Hi people, I have started to remove an internal, non-load bearing wall, on the first floor (only the loft above it). Where the internal wall meets the external wall there are staggered blocks that were part of the internal wall. Makes sense; so you couldn't just push the internal wall down, I...

Thanks. Your wall looks a lot smoother than mine. I presume they didn't care that much about mortar neatness, originally, as it was going to get plastered over, anyway. Cost-wise... worth getting the board or just paying someone to re-plaster the walls? I've been wheezing for the past few days...

Hi people, I've been stripping the bathroom back to nothing ready to get it completely re-fitted (by a professional). On removing the tiles, I've been taking off chunks very powdery 'concrete'? It's just flaking away. I can scratch it just with a finger-nail. I can see patches of brickwork...

Thank you. I've been putting it off for years, but with a grand-kid on the way, I thought I better sort it beforehand. I'll have even less time to procrastinate! :-)

Thank you. The wall is coming down (by a pro... not me). I asked my neighbour, who said it is just those grey powder blocks behind the panels. He has already taken the same wall-down in his house. I didn't think about a claw hammer, but it's obvious, now that you've said it. Thanks again, Neil

Hi, What would be the best way (or is there a tool) to remove the wood paneling from the bathroom wall, please? Stuff like knives and wall-paper strippers just bend, if I get any leverage, and my crowbar is too thick to get in behind each panel. I'm presuming it was glued on. I can't see any...

Thank you. That's two people who have suggested a similar approach. I'll go with that... and then get someone in to skim the ceiling.