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    Hangers 75mm joist 70mm

    Thanks, I'm on it mate but surely they should make 70mms hangers for regulators timber by now. Unless I bought the wrong ones lol.
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    Hangers 75mm joist 70mm

    Hi e everyone, My joist hangers are 75mm wide but the joist are 70mm. What do I do? Should I pack out with 5 mms plywood so the joist is tight and then nail? Thanks for help it is very much appreciated. The joists are 225 x 75mms but obviously only 70mms on measurements.
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    Xella blocks

    Thanks for the confirmation woody,appreciated.
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    Xella blocks

    Hi all, I'm on with an extension and have done first floor with 4" solid block, I would like to know if it's ok for me to do the upstairs inside skin with the xella thermalite blocks for more insulation. And continue with the concrete solids outside skin. Thanks for help.
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    Steel ub.

    Hi all, I have yet another query. I am opening up a wall to make a opening and using a steel ub which is 102mm x 178mm x 2000m long. I would like to know when I remove my internal wall which the joists are resting, would it be ok to take the opening up to the joists and sit the joists into the...
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    Joists only instead of a UB.

    That was the issue , he said it would be ok to use the joists on the load bearing wall then sent calcs for the steel ub, when questioned needed more for the joist calcs
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    Joists only instead of a UB.

    Thanks Tony that’s what I thought just not sure about the partition upstairs, I thought that if I ran the joists over the smaller span and over lapped and bolted them to the longer joists then it would add to the rigidity and result in a stiffer floor.
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    Joists only instead of a UB.

    Here u go woody, better explanation in the pic
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    Joists only instead of a UB.

    Aye Johnny you probably right maybe I’ll contact him for clarity. Unless any se want to add for a little fee
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    Joists only instead of a UB.

    He said similar to what I’ve asked but when I got my beam calcs he left out about the joists maybe as he didn’t allow for the stud wall on the first floor. After msg to him he began to ask for another £175 to do the calcs for this which I said should have been in the original calcs, I’m not...
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    Joists only instead of a UB.

    Hi everyone, I’m building an extension which has a 5 meter span which on the plan shows a ub at 4.2m at the 5 meter mark there is a load bearing wall after which there is a 2.5 m spam to the cavity wall. On the first floor I will have a stud wall which will make two rooms of equal size which...
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    Drawing again, different one.

    Thanks for the input, I'm gonna get in contact and sort with se.
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    Drawing again, different one.

    Hi. The following plan states that I need to build a pier from 4inch solid concrete block to sit, my steel on surley it is sufficient to knock a pocket out of the solid wall(which is a party wall) and place a passion and sit the steel on that. Or am I reading the info wrong. Thanks for helping.
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    Understanding drawing

    There u go noseall
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    Understanding drawing

    Hi Tony, the steel is 152X 89 and spans 10 ft the s/o never mentioned about timber supports....is it worth mention this as a easier possibility . Thanks
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