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Thank you for your detailed reply, I have decided to remove the offending plasterboard and get it redone, I was spending to much time worrying about the potential knock on effects, it's only 2 dot and dab plasterboards that seem to be the main issue. Thank you all for the reply I love this site...

Thank you I'm not sure if I am just over thinking everything, the base units will be 560mm depth with a 20mm door so total of 580mm depth they will also have a 42mm service void that could also be scribed to the wall to make the units sit square...the worktops are 650mm wide so that gives 70mm...

Thanks so much for your reply The wall is straight but yes it's not a true 90 degrees there will be a 3.6m run of wall units and base units with a 3.6m worktop with a cut out for the hob, I would say it runs out 30mm from one side to the other, if the base units are kept square would scribing a...

Hi I have recently had my kitchen extension plasterboarded ready for my new kitchen and after checking the walls one of the walls where my hob will be fitted runs out around 30mm from one side to the other over 3.6m How much of a problem will this be to keep units and worktop looking...

Thank you for your replys, the build was started in May 2021, in all honesty I'm not completely sure why it's so out..the shell and roof are all finished now..I'm starting to concentrate on the floor we are having 120mm insulation followed by ufh and 50mm liquid screed , I can visually see where...

Hi I have a block and beam floor on my extension its 9m in length and slopes 55mm from one side to the other, I dont think the builder knew that a spirit level existed..it will have 120mm insulation and ufh and a liquid screed to finish, is there a way I can level the block and beam prior to...

Thank you so much for your reply

Hi all I want to fix insulated plasterboard to a pitched ceiling it as a total depth of 62.5mm, will it be OK to fix them to the rafters with 100mm drywall screws or should I be using galvinised washers with the screws? Also should the boards be tightly butted together? It will be skimmed after...

Hi Guys thank you all so much for the comments, the builder as told me he didn't push it back because there was a concrete lintel in the way on the inner leaf he said when he gets the second steel in place he will push the outer leaf steel back to meet it, I doubt this was his intention from the...

I think this needs to be redone, the inner and outer leaf plus the cavity = 270mm the 2 RSJ,s when bolted tight together = 266mm One of the RSJ,s has spacers, so padstone to cross the cavity at same width of the 2 RSJ,s..but I will need to find a padstone to fit, the SE asks for 400mm x 100 x...

Sorry Tony about 15mm off center.

Hi Tony Yes they are solid engineering bricks, I was thinking that the width of the steel wouldn't of been such a problem if the builder had kept the web central to the brick and slightly overhang the cavity, yes I agree the specs on the plan says 133 the builder may of put it central if it were...

Or both!! I have read that the web of the rsj should be central to the brick and this is not central. Thanks Woody

Thanks Woody, The plasterboard on the extention side will be dot and dab so should hide the overhang, but I was abit dubious about the amount of overhang! Would this pass a building inspection?

Hi I am having a rsj fitted thats 203 x 133 x 25 There are 2 of them one for inner and one for outer leaf they are 3.6m long. The outer leaf rsj as been fitted but I'm unsure if it's correct I was expecting it to sit flush to the outer brick work but it sits proud about 25mm to 30mm see pic, am...