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Hi there,
To fix a leak the plumber had to cut a hole in upstairs bedroom wall to gain access to pipework.
its a one and a half storey bungalow so wall material is like plasterboard that goes on ceiling.
he cut a square out neatly and mentioned that I could get the joiner maybe to make a proper little opening with a piece of wood.
In meantime plasterboard is put back into place with a nail at each side and fits in well.
However I was wondering if its possible to get long strips of plastic about 50mm wide so I could seal the seams around the opening by either gluing or nailing these strips to the plasterboard door to wall so as to make it look even better., sort of like architrave but these strips if available would look a lot better than using floor skirting.
Thanks.
To fix a leak the plumber had to cut a hole in upstairs bedroom wall to gain access to pipework.
its a one and a half storey bungalow so wall material is like plasterboard that goes on ceiling.
he cut a square out neatly and mentioned that I could get the joiner maybe to make a proper little opening with a piece of wood.
In meantime plasterboard is put back into place with a nail at each side and fits in well.
However I was wondering if its possible to get long strips of plastic about 50mm wide so I could seal the seams around the opening by either gluing or nailing these strips to the plasterboard door to wall so as to make it look even better., sort of like architrave but these strips if available would look a lot better than using floor skirting.
Thanks.
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Try "In my home" (the next board down).Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
"No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
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...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!0 -
Try B&Q / Wickes etc as they will have racks of the stuff in all different shapes and sizes.
Or hang a picture over the hole.0 -
There are a lot of youtube videos on this subject. Here is just one of many.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPJLJToRYmg0 -
plastic T strip, available on ebay etc.
It might be better to enlarge the hole and fit a proper access hatch eg
https://www.screwfix.com/p/manthorpe-access-panel-white-243-x-193-x-16mm/20924A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.0
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