Recent content by Belenzinha71

Thanks a lot Mountainwalker, that's also very helpful. The box area is about 1 metre by 1 metre, so hideously huge and bulky. I had originally considered installing IKEA (or similar) built-in wardrobes but those are only about 600 mm. I've now contacted 3 'chippies' (I learnt that word...

I forgot to mention that one of the steps I was considering was to reinforce any wooden structure/frame I create by attaching a metal cross-brace of some sort. Trouble is, because I know nothing at all about structural engineering (or perhaps is just a general lack of common sense!) I'm not sure...

Great! Thank you very much, MrBenchmark! There's a Wickes and a Champion Timber down the road from me; I'll visit them first. The bolting idea is great, that's something I'd not considered at all and the diagram is very clear so I might even attempt it myself. I suspect I am not alone on this...

Thank you MrBenchmark, that's most helpful. I've been losing sleep over this precisely because I fear whatever I do will just end up with me (or even worse my future children) going through the ceiling. So yes, ideally I'd like to have a structurally sound solution there. But I wouldn't even...

Hi There, I'm a complete newbie here (just joined today) and as I'm not a native speaker of English (and erm... I don't know if it matters but also a female) I have no idea of the terminology I need to use in order to find the answer to my question. To be honest I don't even know how to form...