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Thanks for the replies. I've now got a couple of sheets of CBU to lay. I'll probably take up the masonite as I dont have much height left under the door. "Termite", you mentioned nailing and glueing...

Hi, just a quick one, probably a yes or no answer will do...Can you tile over masonite?
I've got lino floor in my bathroom which I want to tile. Its wooden sub flooring, and then masonite under the...

no you're not too late, I havent done anything yet! I like your advice though.

Cheers

Hi thanks for the replies. Well I've had a builder in to have a look and it seems that it is much easier job than I first thought, according to the builder I got in anyway.
This builder made it...

so I take it by these comments that my builder might not have done much plaster work before. I agree that the best way to solve this is take all the cornice off and start again, I was just looking...

Hi, I'm getting a wall removed betwen my kitchen and lounge. There is currently two very different styles of cornice in the two rooms. The ceiling is all the same level so once the wall comes out...

I tend to agree with you there Bloss. A little bit of cost now might save me big bucks later on and so I probably will go the way of getting permits etc. However I have heard some stories of people...

Hi, I'm hoping to remove an L-shaped wall in my kitchen to open things up. The wall is load bearing so was planning to get builder to do things. I called my local council today and asked whether I...

Bloss, thanks for the info on lino. I wouldnt have thought that the lino covering would have had asbestos in it, however my concern is what is underneath the masonite. I have lifted some of the lino...

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like I can be confident about no Asbestos in my walls then, not the ones I want to remove anyway. Just need to determine whether my lino flooring has any in it now!

I have an L-shaped wall in my kitchen which I'd like to remove to open the area up to the living area. The wall is obviously load bearing - it supports a ceiling joist hanging beam which spans the...

The internal walls in my house are plaster board. I'll probably need to re-plaster some of the kitchen walls as part of the reno's I hope to do. The plaster is quite thick (8-10mm) and quite...

this stuff is between the masonite and the floorboards. I cant see what purpose it would have

I've got ugly vinyl sheeted flooring in my kitchen and laundry which I thought was commonly known as Lino, but I might be wrong. I have pulled up a small amount of the vinyl/lino. It pulls up pretty...