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I was going to add structural stability by adding noggins between the joists and adding a strap between each joist and brick but take on board your point. Regarding the wall plate is there a minimum size or would piece of tanalised 2x4 do the job?

Thanks for the contributions. I had mentioned they were rotten due to the the previous owner having blocked the air bricks and the lack of dpc on the sleeper wall where the rot was located. Both issues I am resolving by adding pdc where required, not only clearing the current air bricks but...

HI. I was hoping to get some opinions on a few things relating to replacing my kitchen floor joists. I had recently bought a house from 1906 and whilst stripping the kitchen I had came across some rot when my foot went through the floor. On investigation most of the joists were rotten at one...

:( I was hoping that wasn't the case but thanks for your input.

Hi everyone. I have a question and am having no luck getting information from the internet thus far. I want to add a drencher shower head, like the one in the link below, to an electric shower...