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I am intending to build an extension on top of an existing flat roof which means the existing roof joists will become the new floor joists. The joists are 150 x 50 at 400 ccs with a 2 metre span. Will these be adequate as floor joists or do I need to think about beefing them up? Thanks for...

alastairreid wrote its an L shaped piece of flat iron with a spike welded onto one end and a foot welded onto the other to accomodate a piece of flat timber which cushions the roof covering from the point pressure created after the spike is driven into the nearest truss. together with another...

It wasn't even the biggest on the roof - one was 44" tall by 55" wide

The wife has finally found the only acceptable wall tiles in Magnets - they are the Metallica 100x100 - but at 63p each they seem rather overpriced. Does anyone know who supplies Magnet or any other stockists? I've looked in lots of other shops and on the net but can't find them. The...

Just laid 30m2 solid oak brushed and oiled flooring in my lounge and was extremely pleased with it. But it quickly became obvious that there was something wrong with the finish, it only takes a light wipe with a slightly damp cloth for the oiled finish to become 'washed out'. We obviously...

Not that I want to - but my daughters do! This site seems to give us the worse problem but there are others. I'm on a talk talk broadband connection and generally have no problems with connection but sometimes just cannot log onto a site. Sometimes ebay just won't load; sometimes I can't open...

Hi all, I hope someone can give me some advice please. My daughter is in the US at the moment and has been comparing the prices of digital cameras there compared with the UK. Unsurprisingly (does everything cost more here?) they are significantly cheaper. If she buys one over there is...

I've ordered a 21mm x 160mm solid oak, t&g floor with a brushed and oiled finish which I am going to lay myself and would like confirmation that I am going about it the right way. I'm laying it in my lounge (5.6x5.2m) which has a 65mm screed on a DPM over a beam and block (suspended) floor...

I'm in the early stages of planning for a wooden floor in my lounge which is 5.5m square My house is 15 years old and the existing floor finish is screed on DPM on suspended beam and block, and I am confident there is no dampness. My preferred method would be to lay a floating floor which...

Can anyone help please. Every time I start my PC It comes up with the message :- Bad BIOS Checksum and then trys to read from CD or floppy. The only option is to keep restarting the PC maybe 4 or 5 (or more) times until eventually it appears to be starting normally but takes me to a check...

Can anyone give advice please. I'm looking to buy a laptop but to have Office installed is a £100 option. I have got Office on my home PC, is there a way to copy it across? Any help would be appreciated.