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Oh i was insulating thinking it would reduce the heat loss mainly Chipboard is going down Then concrete insulated backer boards Heat mat Leveling compound screed Karndean Joist are all done levelled packed etc. i cannot find my phone, had it first thing this morning, so will stop for the...

Again thanks for the comments The new joists are 1.6metres each side and the room is 2.2metres so there will be approximately .5metre overlap Some joists are still in place in the picture, they do run left to right and only sit on bricks which are engineering in the outside wall, I do have some...

What are people's thoughts on loft insulation between joists suspended on gardening membrane so it's breathable and any water leakages can drain away? Running out of cash so kingspan/ celotex type is not viable Also definitely going to add another air brick when done Just been rummaging around...

I thought I had a better picture this is after removing 6 bags of soil rubbish etc. The walls have been plastered so that's why they appear damp but the area with the most serious rot is on the right if you look you can just make out a damp patch next to a bit of green expanded foam This is...

Hi thanks for the reply I wouldn't say it was chronically damp and the inner wall certainly didn't feel damp there is certainly rot of some type I would hazard a guess and say damp rot there was lots of soil build up along the wall under the floor but not what I would of thought was excessive...

Hi thanks for the reply however I should of made it clear that all the joists have been removed The outer wall ends are rotten (Originally a sink there too before we lived there not sure if that contributed) The rest of the joists are woodworm not as bad as the floorboards and a few of the...

Hi any advice on replacing the joists that are embedded in the walls, one is an inside wall and the other goes into the inner wall of a poorly constructed cavity, house was built in 1938 and there is lots of mortar droppings in it The main question is is there anything else i should do whilst...

No mate new window! Still a building site Still knocking old plaster and render off the walls in that room That arrow is where I packed it plus one either side equally spaced so three at the top ( five if you include the two corners)

Hi that's what I did, ^ central to the window and equal spaced either side so 3x packing from top of the unit Without taking the beading off I cannot remember how many were at the bottom possibly the problem? When I packed it it was perfectly straight no gaps on the spirit level it seems as...

I have a upvc window with two fan lights at the top The top part is sagging down as the top of the frame has nothing to fix to as it has a steel reinforced concrete lintel above it that is holding an end wall gable I removed the foam fix from above then packed the frame off the window, the...

Hi the building i am referring to is an original extension on the back of a semi built in 1938 with a 2" cavity (the house not the extension) the extension part is built in half brick wall then at some point bricked up inside butted up to the original outer skin making it two separate skins. I...

Hi, right old rsj is now out no mishaps so far (touch wood, touch wood!!) I have laid my engineering bricks level etc. i was going to build up with engineering bricks but went against that due to the metric and imperial difference, which leads me to my next questions As im using metric...

Hi another question what is the best way to replace the RSJ? I Will support both internal and external walls with strong boys 2.1 m span so minimum 3 but may put one at each end of wall and evenly space another 2 between or is that ott? What's the next step? Remove old RSJ build up wall then...

Thankyou for that, that was my only worry as it could of meant a problem going ahead now I know there is no problems going forward I will contact building control Many thanks

Hi yes im referring to the side wall so the lintel/RSJ would pass across the Brick, or the inner leaf of a external cavity wall so not sufficient bearing surface unless i can install a pad into the cavity if that makes sense.