Knocking Down a Structural Wall and Making a Huge Mess of the Lounge - The Renovation EP03

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Its demolition day on the renovation. Structural wall removal, fireplace removal and so much more all in this messy episode!
Welcome to my new renovation series. I will be turning this 1970's property into a modern home for the family and i will be bringing you along on the journey with me from start to finish. During this series you will be able to see how i get over some of those challenges that DIY'ers face on a daily basis and you may learn a thing or two along the way!
In this episode i will also be showing you how i removed a wall and installed an RSJ. I will also show you how i block up a fireplace, how to remove coving, how to remove skirting boards and much much more. Drop me a comment to let me know your feedback on the episode and make sure your subscribed so that you don't miss episode 3!
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@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Hope you enjoy this episode.The eagle eyed out there will have spotted the media wall. There’s a dedicated video coming for that so I didn’t include it 😉

@ExtremeShez 10 месяцев назад

Love the pricing for the removal of the wall. Thanks for that.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Anytime 👍

@EleanorWard 10 месяцев назад

Just found your channel! Loving the series! Media wall looks great!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. There’s a feature length video on the media wall coming soon

@cameronsmith7414 10 месяцев назад

What’s the wall gonna look like

@greatestgunner 9 месяцев назад

Good series to sit back and watch after just living and working on a 2 year reno myself. I do not miss the dust! lol

@TheDIYGuy1 9 месяцев назад

Haha I bet!

@dermotkelly6946 5 месяцев назад

That wallpaper behind the old fireplace is coming back in to fashion now mate 👍 great job you will reap the rewards in time 👍

@tracybush8115 5 месяцев назад

Just found your channel today - watched 1,2,3 and looking forward to 4. You explain details very well.

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Awesome, thank you!

@debtempleton9424 10 месяцев назад

Such a great video thank you Cameron. I love watching DIY projects and really enjoy your 'journey' a lot. Can't wait to watch your progress. Good luck!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!

@cprog 10 месяцев назад

Great episode! I hope to see more as soon, Thank you!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

More to come! Thanks

@laurawilliamson888 7 месяцев назад

As a youtube widow i cannot explain how much i empathise with you wife. My husband works full time and does youtube. Before youtube We have renovated with a baby. I cannot imagine both together. She is a saint!

@Jay794 5 месяцев назад

Really enjoying this renovation series

@Urbanplann 10 месяцев назад

Great episode! More of these please!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Sure 👌

@markomoore1419 10 месяцев назад

Great job so far Cameron, learning a lot from your videos, cheers Mark

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks mark👍

@thetruth6693 10 месяцев назад

Loving this series 👌👌👌

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant 👍

@HayzeeHayes 10 месяцев назад

This is great content, showing what we can face when buying property. Keep thinking of the end picture and I totally agree, it gets worse before it gets better!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

I’m glad you enjoyed it 👍

@Doovde69 10 месяцев назад

Great video Cameron, really enjoy seeing the progress. I'm learning lots from all your videos, and applying these techniques in my DIY jobs in my (now 20 year old) new build property minor renovations. Keep up the great work and best wishes to you and your family.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, glad to be helping you! All the best to you too

@macbook9084 10 месяцев назад

Great job Well done!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@stevemortimer4549 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely brilliant mate

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks 🙏

@peteuk7157 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant.. loving the videos

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Glad to hear it! Thanks

@Andy-no1gc 10 месяцев назад

I like your videos because they are practical and simple and can be used to renovate your own renovations

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Perfect. That’s the aim 😊

@MrLegend139 10 месяцев назад

Proper enjoying this, keep them coming 😁 love watching stuff like this, I know first hand how hard it is to get big jobs like that done when living in the property and a full time job ontop. Love doing it but it’s a long stretched out process!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Glad you like it. Absolutely right, it is tough sometimes.

@wayneoconnell5531 10 месяцев назад

I have started to renovate our 70s bungalow. I'm picking some top tips up from you. Thanks for a great series keep up the good work 👏

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@andrewcanning1327 10 месяцев назад

Great video Cameron , keep them coming 👌

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍 will do

@Mclaneinc 10 месяцев назад

Love it Cameron, your plastered wall didn't look shabby, to my eye it looked damn good. Really enjoy all the little but so important jobs. Just remember to keep 'Her who must be obeyed', nice and happy. Can't be fun for everyone, especially the nipper. Looking forward to the next one, Paul..

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Paul 👍

@thejoat588 10 месяцев назад

Great video always!!!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks again!

@user-qi2cq3ko9m 10 месяцев назад

Funny how useful your videos are to me. Bought myself a 70’s renovation house and I am encountering almost the exact same challenges! Keep it up.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Glad I could help!

@RossHbn 9 месяцев назад

Spot on video yet again. 💪 Finished my reno a couple weeks ago now getting it on the market. This video was a good bit of nostalgia... 🤣

@TheDIYGuy1 9 месяцев назад

Nice 👍 cheers ross

@michaelplays2449 10 месяцев назад

Great video !!! thanks

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@danimourinho 10 месяцев назад

brilliant episode as always! keep the good content

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot will do

@clivegeary4587 10 месяцев назад

Excellent

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@rayoscroft3775 9 месяцев назад

It's certainly coming along well done mate 😮

@TheDIYGuy1 9 месяцев назад

Thanks 😊

@SyncMan172 10 месяцев назад

Awesome video. We are just about to start something similar and take down wall to open up the kitchen and diner 😮😊

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, good luck to you

@opentrail 10 месяцев назад

Those RSJ’s are heavy. Amazed how easy you made it look lifting it in place with 2 of you. Great work!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely, I felt it the next day 😂

@jc-fy1wl 10 месяцев назад

While wobbling on an unstable step ladder.

@user-wk7wv8rn8h 10 месяцев назад

You could use some metal capping on the cables; its mainly to help avoid the plasterer catching it with their trowl and avoiding the cables being covered in plaster which may degrade them ( though ive never seen it personally)

@MalcolmJames-sg3zg 10 месяцев назад

As long as you got help , It wont take as long, good luck 👍👍

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Cheers 👍

@yannisb2178 10 месяцев назад

I'm really enjoying this series. I'm sort of in the same boat. I'm expecting a baby soon and I want to renovate my 70s house but not sure how I can deal with living with a baby in the mess. I'm really getting motivation from this. Keep up the great work

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, glad your enjoying it. It’s not easy but it is do-able if you’ve the support of the people around you.

@jd_769 10 месяцев назад

I love this series. You help me learn new ways to fix/repair things. Helpful advice for someone who is newly married. Ideally we want to buy a knackered cheap house to fix up on the cheap!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Glad to help. Go for it but just be sure the family are behind the decision so that you’ve all the support you need 👍

@jd_769 10 месяцев назад

@@TheDIYGuy1 I’ll probably wait a few years because we have more important issues to resolve. I’m an ex sparky. So learning new trades is a great help. Thank you once again bro

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Anytime and good luck 👍

@davidsweeney403 10 месяцев назад

Really good video!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@DanielGreen07 10 месяцев назад

Weve renovated our 1973 house too! Those cut nails in the skirting were a nightmare! I hit them into the wall too 👍😄

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Top man 👍👍

@pauljiao9632 9 месяцев назад

Great video🎉🎉🎉

@TheDIYGuy1 9 месяцев назад

Thank you 🤗

@jayseabie215 10 месяцев назад

Nice to see Andrew Lawrence branching out into DIY. What a versatile guy he is!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Lol

@mjrc123 9 месяцев назад

Another great video, and always nice to learn the ways that other people tackle certain tasks. I’ve just been re-doing the skirting in our 70s maisonette and the cut nails were a nightmare. I should have just hammered them in as you did. Fortunately the skirting I was replacing the old stuff with was quite a bit deeper, so the holes in the wall were hidden 😅 I’d be keen to know how you handle the transition between skirting and stair stringers in a future video… Appreciate your content, keep it up 👍🏼

@TheDIYGuy1 9 месяцев назад

Thanks 😊

@primalrenovations7427 7 месяцев назад

I did the same with my house I also have them Spanish bricks such a pain. I'm also doing my own renovation where I have also started my own channel after getting the inspiration from you. Great channel great vids keep them coming

@TheDIYGuy1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks and good luck 😊

@brawales 10 месяцев назад

Amazing job! What a handsome man, and your hair looks great without gel.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

😂 cheers

@MrPagalot 5 месяцев назад

150 pounds only? That's incredible value. I had to do a similar job, although of a smaller scale and the structural engineer would not even budge below 1,500 euro.

@TheNorthernmunky 10 месяцев назад

That’s a lot of work Cameron! Well done mate

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot mate

@markpierce8674 10 месяцев назад

I did a very similar thing years ago it’s not easy but very rewarding

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

It is indeed

@toddsaxton837 7 месяцев назад

To remove coving I use a flat bladed shovel. Stab the centre and then use the shovel to scrape up the wall and ceiling to knock the bead and it literally falls off. Just a tip I picked up!

@jblogas599 10 месяцев назад

Awesome 😎

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks 🤗

@wch4972 10 месяцев назад

Good job

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks

@dontuno 10 месяцев назад

Been there a few times and I always used to say there are three stages to this type of works. 1. Thinking about it. 2. Doing it. 3. Stand back and admire. It also really helps if the missus is tolerant and can see the bigger picture. Good luck going forward and you're already a long way down the road.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks very much and your absolutely right 👍

@alangriffiths8401 10 месяцев назад

I think I'd have put pvc or metal capping over the cables just for a little protection - but an excellent video and things are really taking shape. I feel your pain with the hassle from your wife about the mess, the grief I've had over the years.

@stevenb007 8 месяцев назад

Tell me about it. My partner was so annoyed about the mess that she left me and took the dog. Boy, I miss that dog!

@patrickb1855 10 месяцев назад

great job cameron

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks patrick

@carle5940 10 месяцев назад

I’m currently renovating my property - whilst living in it and working full time - so I absolutely am here with you 😂 moved in December 2022. coincidentally had similar works to you, I’ve removed chimney from the stack to floor, battened, feltter, rebed ridge tiles, replaced joists, 200m worth of rewiring, chasing & bonding, plumbing, overboarded ceilings (had something called distemper - plaster won’t adhere, so all need overboarding) 😮and started soundproofing party walls 😅

@carle5940 10 месяцев назад

Couple jobs I’m putting off is hiding heating pipework into floor chases and also dot and dab wall so looking forward to your video doing those, might get me round to those jobs 😅

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant. I’m glad my videos help and inspire and good luck with your journey.

@marcberm 10 месяцев назад

The weird blocks are called structural teracotta tile (or structural clay tile). They are essentially an early to mid 20th century precursor to modern concrete masonry units (CMU's or cinder blocks). They were used extensivly for interior partition walls in large institutional buildings in the United States in the 1930's and 1940's, especially during the Works Progress era.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for that info 👍

@foxylad1530 10 месяцев назад

With venting the fireplace after you sealed it up with blocks Are you just going to insert a vent brick on the exterior of the chimney wall to allow for air flow?

@digger8090 10 месяцев назад

Hi,love the videos,keep up the good work, may I suggest a little tip passed on to me by my Dad,when you remove the skirting,when you have removed the skirtings,no need to bang the cut nails in the, just place your claw hammer claws on to the nails close to ,rotate the hammer,the cut nails will always shear just below the surface,give it a try.regards 👍🍺

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Hi, thanks. Glad you enjoy the videos and good tip

@davepangolin4996 5 месяцев назад

With a straightforward RSJ like this always do the bit of extra work and get an RSJ with welded flange to sit inside the joists. Sometimes there will be pipes and cables in the way but in the and you will get a flush thru ceiling. Proper padstones, steel shims from the RSJ supplier , structural engineer calculations and building control ,,, Every time

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Fair opinion 👍

@chriskershaw70 2 месяца назад

Great job! Hope the textured coated ceiling was tested for presence of asbestos.

@lisadiamond9882 10 месяцев назад

Sorry I couldnt live with a renovation being carried about around me lol. Im stressed enogh having a hole in my bedroom ceiling, (now half repaire) where hubby was in loft looking for a leak and could judge the beams due to excessive insulation . And a hole and water stains on my dining room ceiling due to cracked pipe. Loose floorboard banging against over lapping pipes cause on to dent and get a hole. Ive been told I have to wait for a new ceiling , the stress lol

@anonymouse8205 9 месяцев назад

Did you test for ACMs in the ceiling before cutting into it without a mask?

@jaygoodwin6287 10 месяцев назад

For the coving. I found it easiest to use a multitool on the celing edge and the edge of the coving on the wall and run it all the way down in two passes. Another tip. If you dont have a tuck trowel. Cut a bit of garden hose. A bricky tought me that

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

I will check out the hose idea next time 👍

@colingoode3702 10 месяцев назад

Good stuff. My inner skinflint can't help thinking that you could have used all those old bricks from the fireplace surround to fill in that other fireplace instead of buying new blocks? This reminds me of my first house which I pulled apart & re-built many years ago. Keep the vids coming.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Ah fair point that haha!

@alishatoleu4062 6 месяцев назад

I love watching diy in England, in the U.S. newer builds don’t use plaster its wood and drywall. I live in a building that was built in 50’s or 60’s and we have plaster it is so much better for noise cancellation! Also for hanging things it’s much more durable

@WoodworkJourney 10 месяцев назад

Nice work! Love the fact that somebody built a fireplace over the top of wallpaper LOL

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Cheers bud. I know right!?

@ke7568 10 месяцев назад

Great vid as always Cameron.. some very helpful tips for jobs I'm currently doing myself.. ignore those idiotic comments about clickbait.. look like your channel being attacked by bots.. looking to the next installment!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks very much. I’m glad it helps and good thinking with the bot thing 👍

@wavysoundz1 10 месяцев назад

This one looked tough, good job filming it

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot 👍

@AlanHunt73 10 месяцев назад

Great video as always Cameron, what happened to the vent you said was getting fitted in the fireplace ?. Love watching your videos and see how your home is coming along. Thanks for sharing your work

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Alan. The vent will be added in as a final touch. I do these by drilling through the block in a series of places and attaching the vent over the top of the drill holes. It’s a much easier way I’ve found 👍

@Fabiano2265 10 месяцев назад

Cameron, the red bricks you found in the wall are widely used in France for structural and non-structural walls. They're terracotta bricks simply known as "Hollow bricks". Look up "Brique creuse" in French.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for that info 👍. I’m wondering why they were used in this house? Maybe there was a shortage here in the 70s?

@jamescarver6275 9 месяцев назад

My 1959 house has these 'bricks' on the upper floor. They're non-load bearing and placed directly on the floorboards. Horrible, really brittle and caused issues when chasing in sockets issues to secure the back-box (block of timber and loads of grip-fill). Only previously seen them in in mainland Europe. As you mention, guess used due to material shortages @@TheDIYGuy1

@robertjewkes604 10 месяцев назад

Hi, great progress. Why are you for and dabbing the one wall? Thanks

@MrTrav019 7 месяцев назад

Loving this. Going through the process of buying a house identical to this so these videos are fantastic for knowing what to expect. Is the wall between the kitchen and living room load bearing? I think it might be on the kitchen side but would be awesome if you could confirm?

@doncolio1 10 месяцев назад

Great job mate. Not assuming the age of the property, did you check for asbestos before carrying out any of the demolition? Thanks

@pilgrim.5630 10 месяцев назад

Question - Fifteen years ago i had a kitchen and dining room knocked into one, the RSJ i had fitted is slightly twisted at one end, is this against building regulations ?

@martinodriscoll5158 10 месяцев назад

I run a grinder along both edges of coving, just find it easier...very messy tho 😂 great video mate

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@richard_in_rayleigh 10 месяцев назад

Fascinating video. You're brave breaking out a brick fire surround in socks and not steel toe boots. I'm sure some stuff fell on your feet. 😮

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

😂 good point haha

@Pete.Ty1 10 месяцев назад

👍👍👍.Thanks

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Welcome 👍

@-Hari-03 10 месяцев назад

an idea for that alcove in bedroom next to the built in wardrobe, i would just knock through the built in wardrobe and made it the full length of the room

@RussellJones77 10 месяцев назад

Odd comments being made in this video mate. Great job as always Cameron, you're very good at explaining. Title of vid is accurate and if people dislike the adverts there's youtube premium

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Much appreciated. I also don’t see any form of clickbait. Thanks

@herrtomas6729 10 месяцев назад

They build with those blocks in italy - then just smash through to the 'hollow' to run water pipes, and flexi-con for cable. Nothing as straight as chasing!! Then they fill with cement and skim the inner walls.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Pretty interesting! I’m wondering why they were used here in the 70s

@herrtomas6729 10 месяцев назад

@@TheDIYGuy1 My UK house is late 1930s and that has them as well - lightweight for inner walls. My parents house (1950s UK) had 'breeze' - the horrible black blocks made from power station ash. Now of course, we have clean thermalite. I guess it comes down to what materials are readily available at the time.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

👍

@glynnhancock9546 10 месяцев назад

Great video with lots of practical tips. What make is your paint sprayer? Cheers and look forward to the next one ☝️

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks! It’s a Wagner 250R however it’s borrowed from a friend but I like it and might grab myself one for these big projects

@minkybear9929 10 месяцев назад

Great video as always. I think some would like to know your background. How you gained this knowledge and experience on how to do all these jobs. Thanks.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. Maybe I can cover some of that in the future 👍.

@roblewis6498 9 месяцев назад

loving the videos... WOuld be great to know the time taken per room... If you just started and worked to finish..I am not a diy guy, but have a go. But would be nice to know if you need to get a trade in...I realise they are all different, but sometimes it iis good to have a little knowledge.

@TheDIYGuy1 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the idea!

@DELTASERPENT 10 месяцев назад

Great job mate. How easy it is to put back the partition wall. I do not like the through lounge. Thank you.

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks.

@monkeyboi282 5 месяцев назад

08:39 is exactly the kind of thing that makes me rage

@connorcoulthard8819 8 месяцев назад

Hi did you do any course to show you plumbing or did you just guess as you go along thank you

@TheDIYGuy1 8 месяцев назад

I did an in house course for the company I work on behalf of. However most domestic plumbing has been learnt from many years of renovating properties.

@davidpearson3146 3 месяца назад

how were you able to run your own cables

@ahsanjalil4306 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant u r

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks 🙏

@therealdojj 10 месяцев назад

just been finishing up painting the last room on our house refurb today, telly's back on the wall and it's all comfy now but it took 2 weeks to do the chasing and wiring and filing and stuff to get it to a stage where we can use the room again before the plaster comes to clean up the walls and ceiling so you are right, it's all worth it (although i've been at it since last april so the mrs isn't that happy it's taken a bit longer than the 2 weeks i said it would take lol ) got lots of data cables along one side of the wall for not only the tv but the fibre broadband so we are considering putting one of those "capping" skirting boards over the top but they are plastic so not sure if they'll take the same paint as the normal mdf boards we've got throughout he rest of the house anyone got any experience of them? thanks

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your story. At least you got there with it in the end 👍

@simonjones7785 10 месяцев назад

terracota brics are generaly hollow I have found in southern europe when used laid down like a normal londpon brick they are filled with concrete

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

They are indeed hollow and very brittle. A bit of a pain!

@robdavis2474 10 месяцев назад

who was the structural engineer you used as im in search of a good one around norfolk... thanks

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Graham Sibley - GS Designs 👍

@noke258 9 месяцев назад

Damn, That carpet in the room with the fireplace was grim 😢 geez

@TheDIYGuy1 9 месяцев назад

Haha yep

@nickryan3417 6 месяцев назад

Did I miss something or where is the vent in the bricked up fireplace?

@rodgerq 9 месяцев назад

Dsmn, i do live a custard cream(or 10) with a cuppa!

@TheDIYGuy1 9 месяцев назад

Me too haha

@ExtremeShez 10 месяцев назад

Great video Cameron. Is it better to knock the skirting nails into the wall or can I cut them with a Dremal?

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

To be honest, as long as you get them flush then whatever works best for you 👍

@ExtremeShez 10 месяцев назад

@@TheDIYGuy1 cheers I appreciate your response.

@kylsters 10 месяцев назад

were you caulking the corners of the walls? Ive never seen that before. What do you do that for? Not hating, just curious.

@mz6580 10 месяцев назад

My understanding is that when you skim the walls, the new plaster shrinks esp around the corners and edges. Therefore, I've seen people caulk the areas for more stronger edges and corners. Less likely to shrink and crack after new plaster sets in. I could be wrong but that's what I was told lol.

@foxylad1530 10 месяцев назад

19:37 is that caulking your applying to the wall joins after the mist coat? Whats the reason for that or did the plaster not cover the joins?

@Smithb83 10 месяцев назад

It's just good practice around all wall and ceiling joins, particularly when you want to get sharp lines painting. If you don't caulk, you'll run into little lumps and bumps that make it more difficult to paint neatly. I caulk everything now

@foxylad1530 10 месяцев назад

@@Smithb83 I've never seen that being done Also depends on what colour of paint your using. If your using a darker coloured wall paint surely the caulking will stand out more noticeable For it to work it would need to match more with paint colour

@Smithb83 10 месяцев назад

@@foxylad1530 the caulk gets painted over, caulk is always white. Decorators caulk.

@foxylad1530 10 месяцев назад

@@Smithb83 yeah fair enough just never seen it before but cheers

@amandamoy6368 10 месяцев назад

In your experience would you remove wood chip wallpaper as my old victorian property has alot of it. I'd like to have a nice smooth surface but I'm scared what could be lurking under the woodchip. Also I live in Norfolk,UK who would you recommend plasterer wise? Loving your videos

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Yea I have removed a whole properties worth before. It’s worth the effort.

@amandamoy6368 10 месяцев назад

@@TheDIYGuy1 what's the best method to remove it as I've really struggled in the past

@Smithb83 10 месяцев назад

Try zinsser tiger stripper tool with zinsser DIF solution, it's brilliant. Found it better than a steamer

@jc-fy1wl 10 месяцев назад

What is the liquid you are applying to the ceiling wall edge at 19:38?

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Decorators caulk 👍

@scottoliver7636 9 месяцев назад

My house built in late 60s has those spanish style air blocks as well, total garbage.

@raminybhatti5740 10 месяцев назад

Rather you than me, mate. Structural stuff is too much for me 😅😊

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Haha it’s all good fun eh

@baz3554 9 месяцев назад

someone is a pitchers fan 😂

@AvroBus 10 месяцев назад

I asked the Glaswegian brickie who was doing the brickwork on our renovation what was his preferred technique for getting mortar into the gaps around infill blockwork. His technique is to grab handfuls and stuff it in the gaps! I've since tried that and it works and is easier than mucking about with a couple of small trowels!

@TheDIYGuy1 10 месяцев назад

Fair play haha