Recent content by indigoblue

I very much appreciate your input and advice tim00, thank you very much. The work can now be undertaken with a bit more confidence, although I will be very mindful of any sagging joists. My main concern now will be the delay between removing the blockwork and measuring and fitting the studwork...

This is a view of the attic space above the wall in question. I have shown the line of this wall, and hope that this will indicate the relationship to the roof construction with a gable end.

Just as an aside here. I notice that you only have a very small gap between the physical dpc and the ground level on your bungalow. This should really be 150mm or 6" (2 bricks) at minimum. The fact that your ground level is so high in comparison could lead to bridging damp problems within your...

Thanks tim00. I understand what you say about detail, it was because I was trying to cover everything and not leave any reasoning/detail out. Basically, I would like to know if it is possible to remove a clinker breezeblock upstairs wall and replace it with a stud partition. The wall sits on...

We live in a house built in the late 50's, early 60's. I am currently working in the bathroom, which I made slightly larger a while ago by removing the clinker breezeblock wall that ran between the toilet and old bathroom. This wall was built directly onto a floorboard, and across the ceiling...