What should I fill hole with?

[Fordy81]

I'm removing an old extractor fan (not hood) from my kitchen wall. Outisde is a plastic cover with horizontal slats. I will be left with a hole around four or five inches in diameter. Inside I'll cut the hole square and patch with plasterboard as I'm getting the walls skimmed.

However, what do I do about through the hole and on the outside wall. I was thinking of filling it with expanding foam, then just buying a new vent cover for the outside so there isn't a botched job in the brickwork.

Does anyone have any other suggestions? Is expanding foam the right way to go or should it be cemented up?

 

[Dextraneous]

How about chopping out the surrounding bricks and bricking it up

 

[Fordy81]

How about chopping out the surrounding bricks and bricking it up

Is it easy enough? What sort of tools would I need? And should I fill the void with expanding foam?

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Edit: Sorry, not sure why it's rotated.

 

[foxhole]

Angle grinder would help though you could do with hammer and chisel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUbfk6q0N5Q


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez_qTOiREWM

 

[Fordy81]

Angle grinder would help though you could do with hammer and chisel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUbfk6q0N5Q


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez_qTOiREWM[/QUOTE]

Thanks mate. Seems pretty do-able. Think I'll give it a bash if I can find similar bricks.

Should I fill the rest of the void with expanding foam?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Sorry, not sure why it's rotated.

Because you rotated whatever you used to take the photo, and then couldn't be bothered to process the image before uploading it.

 

[Fordy81]

Sorry, not sure why it's rotated.

Because you rotated whatever you used to take the photo, and then couldn't be bothered to process the image before uploading it.

Yes, that's right, I couldn't be bothered. Because I knew the forum would just decide to rotate my image.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

As far as I'm aware uploads are not rotated.

I think it maybe that your image viewing software if automatically rotating your photos on your computer, but the original image is as shown when you upload.

 

[TheVictorian]

you could just foam the hell out of the thing and then stick the vent cover on top of it afterwards....

 

[phatboy]

Sorry, not sure why it's rotated.

Because you rotated whatever you used to take the photo, and then couldn't be bothered to process the image before uploading it.

Ah, you are back and as abusive as ever. Oh how you have been missed knower-of-all!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The OP said he didn't know why they were rotated, so I pointed out that it was because he took them rotated and didn't bother to change the orientation before uploading them.

Do you have another explanation?

Can you come up with a rational and intelligent explanation of why what I wrote was abusive?

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[phatboy]

The OP said he didn't know why they were rotated, so I pointed out that it was because he took them rotated and didn't bother to change the orientation before uploading them.

Do you have another explanation?

Can you come up with a rational and intelligent explanation of why what I wrote was abusive?

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It's a fairly well known fact that photo's taken on an iPhone appear rotated when uploaded (Google this if clarification is required).

Accusing the OP of 'couldn't be bothered' I would consider abusive in this case, based in your passed comments and behaviour on these forums.

So this is my rational and intelligent explanation, so I guess we should all agree that you are a troll and in all likeliness suffering from some kind of mental condition that prevents you from being objective and reasonable (The latter may well not be your fault and just a condition you are unfortunate to have to live with).

 

[phatboy]

And your usual performance of resorting to foul language when challenged further supports my previous comment.

 

[Johnmelad]

So this is my rational and intelligent explanation, so I guess we should all agree that you are a troll and in all likeliness suffering from some kind of mental condition that prevents you from being objective and reasonable (The latter may well not be your fault and just a condition you are unfortunate to have to live with).

 

[Dextraneous]

BAS - are you actually going to help the op with the subject matter of the thread? The rotation of the picture is of little issue.