Recent content by jdsb52

ok so we need a rsj (shown in yellow) put in the old rear wall of the house, still got the old concrete lintels in shown in red, i planned everything out to do it oursleves and count on two family members that have done loads of work to their houses, but then they decided that they didnt want to...

ok so letmme ask another question, i we did it ourselves did i plan the supports (strong-boys and acros) right, for the strong boys for the wall there would be 5 on one side n 4 on the other or 4 and 3 (Direction of placement shown in green) then the standard acros with scaffhold boards (Blue...

lol i know n yes they are, n we r trying its hard to find good builders in our area!

Hey ppl, we just had a quote to install a 4m approx beam on the old rear wall of the house of £1800, i have attached a pic, red lines are the old concrete lintels still in place, reason why we had to get a quote n not do it ourselves as planned is coz the family members that we hoped would help...

thanks guys, do you think we could take one out just to create a bit of square space??

Hello, need some advice on removing collar ties, we have a 1930-1950, red brick semi with a hip roof/half hip (depending on how u look at it), we have 4 collar ties at my waist height (im 5'10"), they are totally in the way, ive posted a picture to show basic's (n before anyone complains i did...