Recent content by lazyarseddestroyer

Thanks v much Nigel - good idea, I know exactly what you mean.

Recently I exposed our staircase by taking down the boarding surrounding it with the intention of putting on a banister/spindles etc. It is a closed string staircase and, although supported at both ends, the strings have since started to move apart slightly so that now a few of the treads/risers...

Thanks for this. Can I drill through the rsj with a normal power drill? Cheers, Tom

I want to insert a stud wall beneath an RSJ. How do I attached the timber plate to the RSJ? I understand the beam has to be clad in plasterboard to conform to fire regulations so it would make sense to attach the timber before this happens. I have been advised to bond the plate to the RSJ with...