Recent content by daniel_

Hi folks, I have a bit of a challenge, I’d appreciate help with, please. The hardwood threshold was rotten right Through on our lower ground floor (Victorian) front door. I’ve pulled it out, removed a few bricks, and am trying to place a new one in its place. The trouble is the ground level...

Thanks for sharing your thoughts John. My two concerns were that the wall rests on the RSJ (or it’s supposed too, it’s currently on bits of slate on the RSJ) and I was wondering if there’s potential for too much pressure on the cables but I’m sure there’s only a slim risk of that (and I’d...

I’ve had some major renovation on our house with large RSJs being installed, among other things. The builders’ left and I’m now getting on with the improvements/repairs I can make myself. One of the jobs is replacing the floorboards they’d ‘fixed’ using smaller metric boards with the correct...

Do you think I should try and squeeze some mortar in there or take any other remedial action?

Hi Domdee, thanks for your response. I managed to find similar sort of hangars to steel, where they hang like this (http://www.jji-joists.co.uk/images/interface/downloads/hangers/sst-steel.pdf) but they also say they should be mortared in before any weight places on them. There’s no mortar on...

The sister looks just under a metre. There’s around 40cm either side of the brick sized gap, with 2 centred bolts either side. I’m probably being over cautious but want to make sure it’s solid and correct before all the effort goes into the boards etc.

Hi all, I’ve recently had some major renovation on our house with a number of walls removed and RSJs installed on the lower ground floor. The builders have now gone and building control signed off the work. There’s still a lot to be done, however. I need to fix some rotten joists by the front...

Yes, my brickwork ‘pattern’ was basically keeping the bricks as large as possible, while avoiding the vertical mortar joins aligning. I’m going to cover the exposed area in lime plaster and the original brickwork wasn’t pretty either so I didn’t feel too bad about it . Thanks again for all your...

Sorry Bobby, I’m not sure what you mean? Did you mean I should have some bricks that bridge the inner and outer wall? The arched brick lintel and inner wall that weren’t linked before so I just rebuilt the inner. I wouldn’t be able to bridge them without disrupting the arch. For rebuilding I...

Got there in the end. (The missing brick on the right is for where I’m going to re-route the water main). Thanks for all your help.

Damn. I already started. I bolted some c16 to the outer wall and propped that with the strong boy for support. Have been drilling through under the arch... may as well carry on. Probably better to have this lintel in as it’s insulated. It’s just been a bit tricky!

Hi Bobby, I’ve got a support in and opened up a bit more. I can see there’s an arch brick support on the second row of the wall. I’m wondering what I should do next? My uncertainty is about how I should get the lip on the back of the lintel in below the arch? should I grind or drill out a...

Thanks Bobby, This area doesn’t get any rain directly, as it’s kind of under the front path, if that makes sense. Though taking the quarry tile path up and relaying on a membrane is my next job... Trying to eliminate the potential damp contributors, one by one. As long as the insulation is...

Thanks Bobby, I think the correct order will be to get the lintel in and wall above the door sorted, then the joists? The builder’s merchants were unwilling to advise (due to company policy/liability) but I think this looks like the right sort of thing-...

Sorry, yes- I meant 75mm! The issue there is that this was one long joist, running through both the hall (through the wall) and front room. So I’d need 75mm for the new joist and 75mm for what’s left of the existing (the sitting room side). Unless I make the opening wider and put them alongside...