Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Dec 01, 2012 3:09 pm My lounge cavity doors have jammed. My husband has looked at it and said its the rail at the top has come away from its support beam within the wall. The only way he can fix it is tear part of the wall away. Hes been up in the roof and there is a beam on top of where the top rails are screwed so he cant acess it from above. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Re: Cavity door broken 2Dec 02, 2012 11:34 am I'd just cut out a square of plaster wall to repair broken door, then patch, sand and paint .. job done. To return the square part I'd liquid nail a thin piece of timber on the inside across the hole .. let it dry .. liquid nail the plaster piece removed from the repair to the piece of timber - let it dry (making sure is all positioned correct).. Tidy up the edges and fill in the gaps with plaster fine filler.. a bit of sanding to smooth it all out .. and then all it needs is painting. But a professional may do it differently but thats how I've done to get access to the inner walls for plumbing and worked all fine. I have an investment property and tenants moved out recently. However the Property manager noticed one of the floor tiles is broken and the kitchen Island countertop is… 0 12898 Hey guys, what’s everyone opinion on James Hardie linea direct fix to frame? Would this be the most common method and anybody ever had any problems down the track? 0 5151 Firstly, if your house is still under builder's warranty (10 years in Victoria) you should have no need to crawl into roof space but let the builder handle it, unless you… 3 5639 |