Recent content by Jamespf1

Hello, Am going to install replace the current window with French doors. However the subfloor is suspended timber and the boards don’t reach the edge. Would it be okay to bolt a timber to to the brick work and then extend the floor boards up to the brick work? Or perhaps concrete this area...

Hello, Am going to install replace the current window with French doors. However the subfloor is suspended timber and the boards don’t reach the edge. Would it be okay to bolt a timber to to the brick work and then extend the floor boards up to the brick work? Or perhaps concrete this area...

Hello, Installing a PFC to support the weight of the chimney above the steel so I can remove the lower sections on the chimney. I have been instructed by calculations engineer to install pfc and 8mm steel plate. Should the PFC sit at the back of the chimney so 3 sections of the brickwork sit...

Hello, When choosing a tile trims depths is this how I work it out? Thickness of tile + tile adhesive - thickness of trim E.g 9mm + 4mm -2mm = 11mm (using a 8mm notched trowel) Thanks

Hello, After a bit of advice on where to have my acro supports and continuing the brick work to close the hole up. I will be keeping the tiled roof and extending to the corner of the house. I was thinking of having a strong boy 9 courses up from the window on the white wall. And 2 on the...

Hello, Struggling to find a way to fit my handheld shower outlet in my concealed shower. How am I suppose to fit this before I’ve started to tile? I need to build the wall up with tile backer board for and dabbed to the wall due to it not being level. The chrome plate doesn’t slide past the...

Hello, Installing a wall hung toilet but there’s a lot of flex at the bottom of the bowl when I put pressure on the bowl. The wall will just have a plasterboard and plaster finish. No tiles. I’m thinking that I need a timber behind the plasterboard where the bottom of the bowl hits. As the...

Hi all, What thickness foam backer board should I use on walls? The wall isn’t plum and will need to be dot and dabbed with the foam board. And what size thickness foam backer board on subfloor? 18mm ply. Which is level. Many thanks

Hello, What size timber would be okay to sister floor joists? The current ones are 175mm. 4x2? Need to raise to the floor slightly and sub base in bathroom is 20mm out.. Thanks

Hello, About to fix aluminium coping to my flat roof but want to get a few things answered before I do. If anyone can be any help that would be appreciated. 1. Where the render corner trim comes over the wall, the fixing bracket doesn’t sit level. Can I put a packer under the bracket to make...

Or possibly the broken roof tilt above?

Hello, My roof is leaking on my bay window. I think it’s coming through where the lie meets the asphalt. Would gunking it with roof sealant/CT1 stop this? I know it sounds like a bodge but it’s all I can afford at the moment. It’s only a small amount water coming through. Not enough to...

What size plywood would you recommend?