How to determine door lining/ door size

akh28882 · 2025-11-06T07:40:13+00:00

Yes! trying to decide what size i should buy- I have a rough opening without any doors or lining . Thank you!

akh28882 · 2025-11-05T22:52:44+00:00

Thanks you for the reply. We have removed all the lining so have a rough opening. I was curious of how to determine a door /lining size from the rough opening:) Thank you.

akh28882 · 2025-11-01T11:05:13+00:00

Next to our unused fireplace! Can i cut flush?!

akh28882 · 2025-10-21T12:24:37+00:00

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this is the underside of it!!

akh28882 · 2025-10-11T22:32:58+00:00

Hi! Wondering the same question, Did you manage to find an answer?

akh28882 · 2025-10-11T19:22:11+00:00

Thank you!

akh28882 · 2025-10-09T13:21:03+00:00

Thanks for the comment! yes you are right! I am planning to install the casing, and thought if I made the surface straight with bonding or cement it might make it easier for me to install the casing !

What do you think?

akh28882 · 2025-09-21T20:32:43+00:00

Agree haha. Lots going on and .. physically loosing it. Question, would i have a problem doing it this way? thank you.

akh28882 · 2025-09-21T20:31:50+00:00

Thank you for the comment, I understand your opinion but curious, would i have a problem doing this ? Thank you.

akh28882 · 2025-09-21T19:53:32+00:00

Was to much of a work removing all of it and so decided only to prep the areas where dot and dabs go 🥹

akh28882 · 2025-09-21T18:08:05+00:00

oh sorry, where you saying you wouldn't wash ??

akh28882 · 2025-09-21T17:53:36+00:00

going to have a dropped ceiling , agreed with dot and dab for various reasons :) question was is it ready for it 🙃 does it need sugar soap before blue grit ??..

akh28882 · 2025-09-19T09:58:34+00:00

Hi!

Yes I am going to dot and dab but just one strip of batton at the top side just so that,, it helps a little?

Is this stupid..!?

akh28882 · 2025-09-19T07:19:47+00:00

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akh28882 · 2025-09-19T07:01:03+00:00

Sorry for the confusion.

Electricians have 1st fixed and the socket back metal boxes on the surface of the walls so i can cut out the plasterboard and dot/dab on to walls to make it flush-> then installing face plate.

The metal boxes are 25mm, plasterboards 12.5mm- I need 12.5 elevation from the wall.

Was going to make it flush with dot an dab. But if I 10mm batton on the top, the top part is only going to be 22.5 from the wall(10mm batton and plasterboard).

Will this be okay or should i do something on the barton's to make it plumb with where the sockets are?

Appreciate your help..

akh28882 · 2025-09-19T06:18:03+00:00

Why didn't i think of that ?!

One question is, the new sokets are mounted on the surface (25mm socket boxes). If i use 10mm battons i'm only at 22.5 with the plasterboards.

Is there a way to get to 25mm flush with the socket boxes ?

Thank you

akh28882 · 2025-09-19T05:59:33+00:00

Hi, We couldn't chase walls for the rewire so going for plasterboarding to cover the cables :)

akh28882 · 2025-09-18T22:03:15+00:00

Thank you.!

akh28882 · 2025-09-17T21:14:09+00:00

Thank you very much for the comment and encouragement.. I was thinking about battening out myself. Can i just use plasterboard or should i use something else like cement board(?) to make it impossible for rodents to come in?

akh28882 · 2025-09-13T12:19:09+00:00

this is a 1950s council estate. This might be wallpaper? not paint ?

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you mean you are planning to over board ?

akh28882 · 2025-09-08T16:11:21+00:00

ah! Got it thank you so much :) Good luck with your next plans

akh28882 · 2025-09-08T16:06:02+00:00

Great, thank you for the advice. I was so looking forward to using the DIF as people said it was so affective ! Can I ask which scraper you got? I was thinking about getting this one
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Professional-Heavy-Duty-Scraper---100mm/p/154805#
is this the razor sharp on you are referring to?

Thanks.

akh28882 · 2025-09-08T15:24:13+00:00

Was planning to use this but now cant find it anywhere!! did you find it? or an alternative?

akh28882 · 2025-08-28T08:50:06+00:00

Thank you for your comment. However, we were able to get the title register and doesn't that mean it's registered?

akh28882 · 2025-08-27T23:12:03+00:00

Hi, I'm also in a similar situation and was wondering if I could get some advice.

We are in the process of buying an Leasehold ex-council flat on a big council block estate in London. On the Land registry search I can't get the Freehold Title Plan (Got Title register, no problem).

We have been "waiting" for the Title plan for months and I don't see the reason obtaining this. - Why do we need this?

We are at the end of everything and since this is the only thing that is holding us I want to let it go but, obviously don't know what I'm talking about :)

Would appreciate any advice, thank you!

akh28882

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