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As per title really - is it ok to hang joists on a joist which is already supported at either end on joist hangers? I'm looking to get rid of the ugly timbers which are below ceiling level under a flat roof which is part of an extension from many years ago (1980's). It's a bungalow and the...

The props would be supporting the rsj at the same points at which it would be supported if it were in / on the wall ie at each end. There is no floor above. It's "just" a garage so I would secure the props in place- one will be in the corner and the other at the other end of the bifolds (pretty...

I'm curious- why wouldn't the acrow props work? Surely they're not going anywhere...? Sadly it's not possible to put the support in the middle of the 6x2's.

Thanks Doggit, It's a fairly basic timber structure on top of a single course of dense concrete blocks. The bi-folds are now in place and the reason I'm doing it is paranoia - I'm simply looking to back up the 8x3 beam - there's some valuable cars in there! The steel will be supported on steel...

Thanks for the input Catlad. I did consider a flitch plate and having spoken to the steel place today, I'm going with a 152x89 rsj. The rsj is actually a little cheaper and less involved to install than the flitch plate.

It's not brick built - it's timber (C24).

Hi, I'm looking for advice on installing an RSJ to support some joists above bi-fold doors in a garage. The building has 6x2 joists running 5.5m front to back on hangers on an 8x3 joist which runs above the bi-folds which are 4.2m wide. I'm looking to add some additional "insurance" support...

To clarify, I did say "I was thinking about having them share a roof". I'll put you in the "I do not reckon it'll be allowed but I actually don't know" camp. As for BC not being an advisory body, they are both for guidance as well as approval. Via the FP process they will simply inspect to...

All good info, so thanks everyone! If I do two buildings they would have separate entrances but would be right next to each other and would share the driveway as access. One plus point of doing them separately would also be that in the future if / when I sell the property, one could be knocked...

60m2 in an L shape. Clockwise each wall: 8m, 10m, 3m (with single garage door), 4m, 5m (with double garage door), 6m.

Thanks. I've had 7 conifers removed (about 15ft tall) and their stumps ground out which were along the boundary and there is a very tall conifer in the neighbour's garden about 15m away (it's probably 15-20m tall).

The hassle and costs would be in digging footings larger than truly required, getting rid of the earth and then filling 36 linear metres of footings 1metre deep and 600 wide with concrete (approx 22m3 / £2200), Sadly talking to Building Control has not yielded any straight answers. They've said...

I'm not familiar with a raft - can you expand on the difference please. Thanks

I'm sure this has been discussed many times, so apologies in advance, but I'm struggling to get firm advice on depth and width of footings required for a single storey, single skin, block built detached garage. The ground is soil then clay. It is compact and hasn't been "disturbed" for over 40...

Does anyone happen to know if you're allowed to build two 30m2 detached outbuildings next to each other, thus avoiding the costs (and hassle) of Building Regs? I've been getting very mixed messages regarding footing depth / width for a single storey, single skin brick / block built garage. I...