DIY help needed please!
- Thread starter moomoo
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Like that. Or just use the matchsticks.
felixthecat
are we there yet?
stick it on with no more nails - sod the screws
dilute micro
esse quam videri
Use epoxy to fill the hole. Then drill another one.
Fucking hell! I tried the matchstick method. Well, toothpicks actually. On the bathroom door they just went straight through and on the wardrobe drawer, it appeared to work till I tried to put it back in when the rail fell off and now I've lost the sodding screw amongst all my knickers. 
I'm going for the superglue option. Sod you and all your fancy ideas.
*Has a little cry*
I'm going for the superglue option. Sod you and all your fancy ideas.
*Has a little cry*
Fucking hell! I tried the matchstick method. Well, toothpicks actually. On the bathroom door they just went straight through and on the wardrobe drawer, it appeared to work till I tried to put it back in when the rail fell off and now I've lost the sodding screw amongst all my knickers.
I'm going for the superglue option. Sod you and all your fancy ideas.
*Has a little cry*
oh.
(((((((moomoo))))))))))
baling twine then?
maybe that should have been plan A?
Indeed.
I won't be making the mistake of listening to you again.
bloody sod ya then
^ look! he's licking his head. I like that
Women
No it's not. Silcone sealant for around baths and things is called silicone sealant. Caulk is used to seal wooden ships, boats and other things. It is rock solid and harder than wood when set.
Don't get decorator's caulk because that is quite like plaster when it sets.
crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
hello! I need some DIY help please 
we want to upgrade our loft hatch to a pull down one with a ladder as it's currently a push up one and well annoying. our opening is currently 605x630 which is not any size that means anything in loft hatch terms. modern hatches are to fit openings of a seemingly standard width of 560. my question is, how much of a faff is it going to be to make the opening narrower and longer to accomodate the new hatch? I assume making it narrower is as simple as nailing in some wooden plank bits to get the right width? longer may be more involved, cutting joists etc?
we want to upgrade our loft hatch to a pull down one with a ladder as it's currently a push up one and well annoying. our opening is currently 605x630 which is not any size that means anything in loft hatch terms. modern hatches are to fit openings of a seemingly standard width of 560. my question is, how much of a faff is it going to be to make the opening narrower and longer to accomodate the new hatch? I assume making it narrower is as simple as nailing in some wooden plank bits to get the right width? longer may be more involved, cutting joists etc?
danski
Half moon dog
Longer shouldn't necessarily be more involved. It might mean removing a noggin (cross timber between the trusses/joists, then just cutting the plasterboard back to the desired place then refitting the noggin.
If the timber that needs removing isn't a short piece simply nailed between then it will be more complicated.
Pics would help
If the timber that needs removing isn't a short piece simply nailed between then it will be more complicated.
Pics would help
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crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
ahhhh, I wondered what that bit between the joists was - a noggin - brilliant! if it's easy to move then that sounds good. I'll have an other look and see if I can take photos. thank you!Longer shouldn't necessarily be more involved. It might mean removing a noggin (cross timber between the trusses/joists, then just cutting the plasterboard back to the desired place then refitting the noggin.
If the timber that needs removing isn't a short piece simply nailed between then it will be more complicated.
Pics would help
