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Hi Mr Chibs, thanks for the idea. The difficulty is that it would need to go under the road which would likely be expensive. I’m more inclined to attach the pole to the rsj and then clad with wood.

Hi, Irritatingly, a flying trampoline took out my power line from my house to garage. In doing so, the steel pole holding it up tore off the top of the brick pillar that it was bolted into (see below). There is an old RSJ in the middle of the pillar that goes up to about 1m above ground level...

Hi, I'm creating a new en-suite and was wondering if it's worth trying to use the existing plasterboarded (and painted walls) and tile straight onto them? They are painted (we did it 4 years ago) but not with a specific bathroom paint or water resistant paint. Is there a product to waterproof...

Hi, I have re roofed my garage which has a 15-20deg pitch with tiles at the front and a 10degree pitch the other side of the ridge. In re roofing I replaced cement fibre corrugated sheets with extra rafters laid on top of the old then osb and onduline corrugated sheets which sits higher than...

Hi, I am planning to replace the roof on my garage and was considering adding a lean-to extension onto the back to give me some extra storage space. To maximise the space in the extension (the white structure on the LHS), I'd like to use the rear elevation of the garage as a wall of the...

Thanks guys. Another question, if I may. Does anyone know where to get adjustable slope or ridge rafter hangers that will accept 200x75mm timbers? I should say, that I've found a strong tie SPR75 product, but nowhere who sells them. Thanks!

Hi, thanks for the reply. Pretty much confirmed the route I'm heading down to be honest. Any difference between OSB and ply for this application? Only because ply seems more expensive. Would 18mm be required or would a thinner board be OK for roofing applications? Cheers Adam

Hi, We're planning major renovations to the house so need the garage to store house stuff. Currently the garage roof is corrugated roofing which drips in places causing the general condition of the garage to be a little damp. The question I have is whether replacing like-for-like will...

Garage rafter plan

Hi, I'm going for a 5m wide opening in my new 2 storey extension for bifold doors and was wondering what an allowable deflection for the beam to avoid any potential jamming of the doors. At the moment, my structural engineer has spec'd a beam which will have a max deflection of 14mm under...

Hi, No, I'm willing to pay to get this done because the roof design is more complicated than I was thinking and I want it to be right. I need the design looking at as well as doing a bunch of structural calcs - so would a structural engineer be the right one to go for? Or are you saying I'd...

Hi, I have been attempting to generate plans with which to get builders to quote against for my 2 storey rear extension to my mid-terrace property. I am stuck with the detail of the roof and despite having approached a few local companies (one advertised as roof design/calc specialists), none...

The reasonable limits is where my problem lies. The planners have applied their 45deg rule and deem the impact outside their 'reasonable' limits. Now, they've been unable to explain to me how that 45deg rule is derived from a point of law or based on something scientific but they've been unable...

How do I find one of these? Sorry, I'm new to the whole planning side of things.

Thank you both for your replies. I will follow your advice and try to contact the ward councillor and put my case to them with a view to sending in the application. When you say planning agent, do you mean someone like an architect or builder? I was intending on going through the planning...

Hi, Hoping to get some help or guidance with a planning issue. We're looking to get a 3m 2 storey extension to our mid terrace property basically exactly what 1 of our immediate neighbours had built c2003. Another neighbour further down the row had a similar application refused c2005...