Home DIY

If you had done it the other way you would only have saved lining them up and taping. If you've not skimmed them already you could make a template that matches the skirting profile and run it over your slices.

What would I make it out of?

Contour gauge to get the shape then scribe that to a thin piece of mdf(?)

If the laths are still intact and haven't been cut when the work was carried out then this is a pretty good way to make a quick and dirty semi permanent repair:

https://youtu.be/qZojl5Gv8ZE

If the laths have been cut then you have 2 choices:

1. Strip back to the studwork, board it out and then either tape and joint or skim the wall.
   
2. Try to get a small piece of timber behind the laths that have been cut that bridges between the nearest uncut ones and all of the cut ones and get a screw in each one then fill as per video.
   

Thanks. Great advice as always.

I’ve seen the video. The overall plan will be too strip and reboard it. Just after a temp fix to use as an office in the meanwhile

Is it ok have wall plastered then at some point get ceiling removed and boarded

Pair of big old patio windows, ‘70’s style, one leaf slides open, double glazed, now filling with condescension as I guess the seals have gone / are failing - is there a fix other than having to spend big monies to have them replaced?

It is possible, but much more cost effective and efficient to do them together.

You can get guys who will come and drill a hole into the outside pain if glass then flood the cavity with warm air and "seal" (usually with a sticker) the hole they've created. Its cheap but has some issues:

1. The original problem with the failed seal is not addressed so will fill with condensation again.
   
2. The window will be much less effective at insulating.
   
   

If you avoid the big national companies (Everest etc.) then by shopping around you should be able to get a replacement unit for a pretty reasonable price.

avoid the big national companies

So much this. Shopping around got us windows for literally half what the big national companies were asking, and the warranties are 3 times as long.

the warranties are 3 times as long

But worth far less, unless backed by an underwriter.

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cheers man, might give that a go first

I love it when a toilet repair takes 10 minutes including the time it took to locate the pertinent part in the basement.
#caromarules

Aye, got all the documents, made sure mechanisms were included in the warranty etc. We spent a long time doing the whole process, don’t worry!

9mm moisture resistant Mdf can be quite useful. Hardboard even. You might find it easier than applying the filler more roughly and sanding it back. I would expect it to take 2 or 3 passes gradually sanding it back to shape but I would recommend using a template for the sanding too.

It's pretty easy to trace the outline onto hardboard and cut it out with a box knife. Mdf if you're handy with a jigsaw.

running garden tools technically requires you to use an RCD. If you're running the garden equipment off an extension reel, does it matter if the RCD adapter is between the tool and the reel or the reel and the wall socket?

I put mine between reel and wall socket - that way it should also cover any fault in the extension cable, such as the unthinking use of a lawnmower, or the insulation breaking down due to a ladder being carelessly placed. Not that I would know about such things.

Technically you are supposed to have RCD protection on any circuit that has a plug socket close to an external door. Fitting an RCBO to those circuits is an easy way to achieve that.

Its worth noting that the cut out on almost all extension reels is not an RCD but a thermal cut out designed to stop you melting the plastic housing and insulation on the reel if you are using it with out unrolling the reel fully.

Noted! Yeah I'll use an RCD adaptor

My kitchen is a bare rectangle. Howdens closed until further notice. No kitchen in the meantime.

Don't they remove the glass? The silver bits at the side that create the gap are full of silca gel which keeps the are dry. There are videos on how to open the unit and dry the silica then reseal.

Is there any point of goingful RCBO in a flat?

You don't want to be in my boat ;)

Oh and found the leaking sound and funny smell in the kitchen. There is a pipe fitted without a ubend. Sat I went to toolstation to get a waterless trap and they are pay first and collect and the one they had was open but could not refund. Took the trap home and of course it was missing bits. Had to buy a second one from another store. So going out twice!

Our bathroom and kitchen grey waste connect into the same pipe before going into the drain - this pipework was there when we bought the house. Is this compliant with building regs/planning as the buyers of our house have brought this up. If not how big of a job is it to fix?