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    Filling deep hole in wall next to window

    Just wanted to report on what I ended up doing in the end: bought some adhesive foam as suggested took some leftover and cut multiple wood sheets into the shape of the hole and screwed them together applied a base layer of foam and some smaller base plates to the back of the hole so that I...
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    How to cover doorstep with wall bricks underneath and floorboards on both sides?

    Hi all, we are currently renovating an Edwardian flat with suspended timber floors. The living room and part of the hallway have a suspended timber floor. The doorstep between the two rooms was covered with brittle cement/mortar (and carpets on top). I have removed the brittle cement and...
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    Filling deep hole in wall next to window

    Thanks for your replies @RandomGrinch and @doog442 . I think you may be right about it being a lintel but for now, at least from my amateur point of view I don't see structural problems. And as mentioned, looking to get the whole window (a patio door) replaced in the next year anyway which could...
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    Filling deep hole in wall next to window

    Hello, I tried fixing a curtain bracket next to one of our windows but couldn't get any hold. Exploring further it turned out that there was rotten wood and hollow space behind it. So I continued and removed the plaster covering the hole. There were dry wooden bits in it and plaster. I removed...
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