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As per title, need to construct a stud wall with an opening for a 610x1981 FireDoor (which I'll probably get someone to fit and sign off). Will buy a suitable FD30 lining at the same time, (30mm thick), but I need to know how big to make the opening in the stud wall to accomodate this. The chap...

Just took delivery of these space saver stairs, and with the stringers in place, I can see that the top step sits proud of the loft floor. It actually sits on top of it, and overlaps it by 50mm or so. I wasn't expecting this.... am waiting for a response from the manufacturer. Is this how they...

I have a loft conversion in progress, I have a loft opening that is 710mm wide. The stairs are spacesavers and land into the middle of the loft. To the rear is a bathroom with stud walls etc. So I need two balustrades either side of the opening, supported on two sides. In order to make them...

As per title... I think I might need to retile my roof, as I've noticed a bit of leaking during times of extreme rainfall. The house is a mid terrace, with a loft conversion - 4 Velux windows, and celotex/plasterboard between and underneath the rafters. Does this complicate the job of re-tiling?

Hi..... wondering if anyone can help... My house has a loft conversion with 4 velux windows - 3 GGL M04 centre pivot ones, and 1 GPL M06 window. The operation of the GPL one is confusing me a bit. I understand that these are dual opening windows - they can open pivoting from the centre, like...

Lad doing my bathroom today was about to hang the wall-hung sink on the wall (no plinth). Stud wall, that he previously opened up to embed pipework, before plasterboarding and tiling. Turns out he didn't put any studs/noggins in place to take the bolts on which the sink is to be hung. I stopped...

Need to get a 160 kg stone resin bath (1580x585x680) up some stairs, round a few corners and into a bathroom. Have a plumber in doing the bathroom, but he's not making confident noises about how we do it...... Just four guys, two at top, two at bottom?? :S

I've been using linseed paint for a while now, and I'm very happy with it. However I've got a situation that's new to me - painting over some re-glazed glass. The glass will be set with linseed putty, and the standard advice is to leave the putty to harden for as long as you can before painting...

My kitchen rebuild is finally getting to the closing stages, and I have to make a decision about the wall behind the main counter-top. Should I tile it all the way to the ceiling, or just part of the way up? If I do this, I'd then either need to skim the rest of the wall, or perhaps put on some...

All standard advice for timber worktop installation is to not install for 6 weeks after any plastering is done. I understand the reasoning and theory etc..... But in reality, how important is this advice, and how big is the risk? I'm having my kitchen plastered (mostly onto plasterboard, but...

Got a new Gorenje gas hob, and the installation instructions say it needs to be permanently wired into the mains, behind a double pole isolator. Now, if that's what it says, I guess that's what I'll have to do - but why???? It only needs the power for the piezo lighters. My previous hob was...

My new kitchen design looks like this: As you can see, there is a tall larder unit close to the left of the gas hob. In the design above, the distance is 170mm from the left of the hob to the larder unit. The hob installation instructions state that the minimum distance should be 150mm, so it...

Hi all As part of my kitchen rebuild, I am replacing my gas hob. In order to mitigate the proximity of the hob to the fridge freezer cabinet to its left, I want a hob which has the fast burner on the RHS of the hob. I've found plenty with the fast burner at the back on the right, and this...

Am rebuilding my kitchen and am considering options for the splashback/wall behind the main run of units - a 630mm deep worktop which includes the hob. One of the options I'm thinking about is painted wood paneling. Would this be ok if I were to attach a clear glass splashback on top of paneling...