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Many thanks guys, I'll give them a call to see if they hold the details of the original work. Is there a rule of thumb method to acertaining the joists required on a 4 metre by 5 metre flat roof? Obviously once i have located the size of the current joists I need to ensure that mine are...

Hi, How would I contact the BCO? I am sorry but i have never dealt with them and do not know what it stands for either to be honest, I am guessing it is a building council of some sort? Rob.

Hi, Sorry to be stupid but is that the board that the drainpipe would be attached to? If so, i can easiliy measure that but how will that help determine anything related?

Hi ya, I have a flat roof over my kitchen thatin the past had been converted to facilitate as a roof garden. In order to be more comfortable and appealing i want to put decking down but have previously been advised to check that the roof joists would support the weight. If i pull up some of...

Hi Scoby_Beasley, OK, many thanks, always been put off coz it was so differant but just been holding off their growth. I'll pick it all up tomorrow as I'm off. Rob.

Hi Scoby_Beasley, I'll take that into consideration ta, as I can always move it outside if it gets too lively, as I said earlier, I do like the greenforest thing but gotta draw the line if i cant move in there! Thanks for the ideas peeps. Off to the garden centre tomorrow, see if they have...

Mmmm, intersting but adds cost to the job, seems a shame when the roof is good at the moment, a couple of years old I think.

Hi, Yup, been reading some more on the plant(!?), upto 25feet in a year?! Mmmm, certainly a big thing indeed, thanks for the awareness! I'mm guessing tho that it wont grow quite so vigorously in the UK, or certainly slow down once it got to a size where I would have to put it outside? I...

Hi, Well, if the roof material is fine for decking then i will investigate the joist strengths now it is getting warmer. It was built in the late 70's, early 80's as it was officially converted/registered for use as a roof garden as I am in a conservation area so the supports will...

Hi Scoby_Beasley, Um, the room is certainly not that big!! Looks nice tho, when i first read the suggestion I kinda thought the banana bit was not an actual full on banana tree! Hmm, maybe for the garden at a later point, I think the bathroom would be cool for now though. Rob.

Hi Thermo and mrgrumpy, Thanks for that, i'll give the Yucca another try as i do like them and i have changed house since the previous demise, that Aspidistra looks cool too, i'll get one of those at least for elsewhere. Rob

Hi Breezer, To be honest, at this stage i am unsure on how well supported it would be with the extra weight, excuse the pun but i am trying to weigh up my options of possibilities before i lift any hammers. I was unsure if it would be ok to deck over that material or i would cause damage or...

Hi Thermo, Well, I love the rainforest look so nice green leafy things would be great, but i thought Yuccas needed a lot of light? I certainly had one die on me before. It is light most of the time but thats mainly up by the boiler end that also has a washing machine, the is then a small...

Hi Breezer, Do you mean of the wood or as roof use? I believe that it has already been converted for use as a roof going by the property deeds and having been laid, fenced and access provided etc. I just want to make it look more interesting and more durable. Rob.

Hi, I have a flat roof above my kitchen and bathroom and it already has an access door from one of the upper bedrooms and is also already fenced off. However, I dont like the look of the flat roof material and have thought about placing decking over it but, never having laid it before I am...

Hi, What plants work best in ground floor bathrooms that gets a lot of light at times and then darker, shaded times? Any help or ideas would be great thanks. Rob.