Recent content by Ed88

So, I have a bathroom/toilet that I want to make into an en-suite and smaller bathroom by knocking the dividing wall down and putting up a partition. Only trouble is I'm not certain how much load the wall is taking from the purlin and valley. It's not directly loaded onto the wall and other...

I've treated the purlins with two coats of Sika Universal 5 Star Wood Treatment. I have also done one side of the rafter from top to bottom with treatment, I ran out so couldn't continue. I also got some 70mm soffit vents and put them on all around the house at 2m apart, I may go further and put...

Do you think its fungus? It seems to be end to end of the purlin. Could you recommend anything to get rid that or do I just treat the rafter where the leak is with a general wood preserver? Screwfix have a sika wood preserver. Would air bricks on the gable ends be enough or would you recommend...

Hi, I'm concerned we have mold/dryrot/fungi on the purlin and some rafters in the attic. We have what appears to be a leak on the valley, im wondering if this has caused the humidity to rise with it being summer and cause this. Could anyone identify or give some advice please? :( Pics uploaded