Recent content by danrhope

So... the skylight was done by another roofing company who completely made a hash of it. I mean, seriously. They didn't cross-batten so there was no air flow, they installed fascias that didn't even cover the rafter ends and in one point used OSB where they must have run out of fascia. The cut...

The headers are blocking access to the trimmers, so the hangers can't be changed without dismatling the whole thing

When you say it will likely be okay, do you mean it will definitely be okay? I have read that the hangers that don't wrap over are for light duty tasks like flat roof ceilings, garage roofs. Structures that don't bear a big load or where the load is spread over multiple joists at regular...

To be clear it's the four joist hangers supporting the longer timbers running the length of the room.

Hello there, We're currently in the process of having our flat roof , cross-battened and refelted. There's a skylight, which is held up on a frame supported by wrap-over joist hangers. While removing the old firrings to cross-batten the roofers pulled up the wrap-overs on the joist hangers...

Thanks for the comprehensive advice Rob. So actually, in terms of balancing, what i have now is not too bad? There is a 22mm main backbone, running around under the floor on the first floor, but the only negative thing is that each ground floor radiator is dropped from the first floor, which...

Brilliant, ta. So would you recommend 22mm all the way round the loop on the ground floor with 15mm going up to each radiator in turn? Or is it okay to just have 22mm for the up and down, and all 15mm on the ground floor?

Thanks Rob And if I use 22mm for the drop, would that make a difference? Cheers Dan

Hello there, We've just moved into a Victorian terrace and the central heating hasn't been touched since the 80s, so we want to upgrade the rads (amongst many many other things). It's three floors, ground (with sub-floor), first and converted loft, and the boiler is on the first floor. The...

Hi StephenStephen, Thanks for your reply and for sharing your experience. What lime products would you recommend, and how do you prepare/prime the walls before skimming in lime? We'd be doing it ourselves. We have both done some plastering in gypsum before, with good results, but lime feels...

Hello there! My partner and I have just bought a Victorian end of terrace, in need of renovation. It has had work done in the 60s, 80s and in 2006. The walls have no cavity and there is a sub-floor space. The dining room has some damp issues, around the outside wall and on the brick wall...

Ah great thanks I was thinking of compression but of course... I am stupid... But a little less stupid now! Thanks again Dan

Hello you helpful lot. I'm racking my brains but I can't figure out how to connect this stopcock to 22mm copper pipe at either end. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ohjp4ul4c2t3dfr/AAB-_to__9PYEhS-Xj6wUCCya?dl=0 I'm trying to make a novel set of kitchen taps ( feel free to take the mick ) but...

should be there now

Sorry about that - well spotted!