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I need to drill through 2x 8"x2" timbers sat next to each other and through a thermolight block wall behind it for a 40mm shower waste. Do I just go ahead and use my diamond core drill bit or is there something I can use to go through the wood first?

I am almost finished on a Hip to Gable loft conversion which has a garage that roof that drains towards the Gable end. There is currently a Gutter in place that used to be shared by the Hip roof and the Garage. Now that the main roof does not drain into the gutter I no longer have an overhang to...

I am doing a Hip to Gable loft conversion where the main part of the loft has oreviously been converted. I need to splice and extra 4m ridge onto the existing ridge but I am not able to find any sensible information on how to best achive this. Building control suggested Butt joint them with two...

In preperation for doing a self build loft conversion I need to identify the supporting walls. I have mapped out how the ceiling joists run and where they end. I am right in thinking that any wall with a ceiling joist end resting on it must be structural? Green lines are ceiling joists...

At what size of Dormer and length of ridge do you actually need to use an RSJ to support the Ridge? We have a Bungalow where I am doing a hip to gable conversion as below: There is an existing loft extension , it occupies the loft space in the main section of the roof. I am...

At what size of Dormer and length of ridge do you actually need to use an RSJ to support the Ridge? We have a Bungalow where I am doing a hip to gable conversion as below: There is an existing loft extension , it occupies the loft space in the main section of the roof. I am...

I have a 1935 bugalow which had a loft conversion in 1965, this consisted of a front and rear dormer. I have already added a single storey rear extension myself including the the planning and building control applications. This all seemed straight forward but adding a ensuite for the loft...