Recent content by djangofango

Thanks Sarah, One other consideration I forgot to mention is that the mortar around the purlin and (crumbling underneath) is lime mortar. Should I fill in with the same? I have other posts to come - there is an unsupported chimney breast up there that also needs sorting... worryingly that is...

Found a whole bunch of issues in our loft that I need to fix. One side purlin looks like this: Obviously done really badly. Notes: - purlin is angled into the wall. - one side has 25mm support on the wall, the back has about 65mm So obviously not the recommended 150mm into the wall and also...