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Thanks JohnD. Here is a plan of the roof showing the direction the photo was taken. The room, which is below this area but on the ground floor, is in the circled area. The second picture is the first floor with the lightweight block wall circled in red. Floor joist direction in blue dashed. The...

The only building work that could have affected it is when I replaced all the roof tiles with slates. So the roof was unloaded then reloaded again. I'm pretty sure the crack had started to form before that though. Here's a picture of when the tiles were off. The relevant part is right at the...

As you say though, it's wrong about the 200mm plates. Here's what the numpty chat said: 3. The 200mm Flitch Plate Mistake – My Bad! Right, I’ll take this one on the chin—you’re absolutely right about the 200mm flitch plates. If the joists have already taken on a permanent sag, you can’t just...

Ah, brilliant! Gotta love a bit of DIY forum wisdom, delivered with the grace of a bloke who's spent too long arguing with a plasterer about whether "it’ll be alright with a bit of bonding." Oh, OMG indeed, mate! Where to begin? Let’s unpack this like an overstuffed skip outside a dodgy refurb...

Just for a laugh I put your response Tony, into ChatGPT to see what it would say. In the next post I'll put in word for word! I just asked it to reply in the style of your response. This is just a bit of fun!

Scary.

Thanks for the reply. I'll probably board it over rather than remove the artex. I was also wondering about structural issues. I just asked ChatGPT about it. It says: 1. Initial Problem: You have a domestic house where the first-floor joists (8-inch deep, 400mm centers, spanning 3.5m)...

I've got this crack. In my ceiling. Should I be worried? The crack is along the line of plasterboard. There is a lightweight block wall in the room above, about 200mm to the right of that crack. The wall is supported by the floor joists above which run 90 degrees to that wall ie. left to right...

Hello, I’m designing a 6m by 2.4m deck which will be fixed via a ledger board to my house along the 6m length. The other 6m side will be supported by a beam which will be fixed to posts. What posts are best? I definitely don’t want to put timber in the ground. I’m thinking 1. Plastic posts -...

Looks great. Any problems with the MDF?

Ducting into the ceiling then outside.

That’s what I thought! But that‘s what was recommended by the manufacturer of the extractor. I‘m priming the moisture resistant board with Zinsser Bin and using Diamond Egshell so maybe it’ll be ok?

Thanks for the reply. Yes, the weight is an issue. I was advised to use Mdf for the main board as the extractor rests either side of the cutout (900x600mm so I lose quite a bit there). I’ve got moisture resistant board to help with that. I was originally going to use plasterboard but I’d like...

Hello, Any advice on how to build a drop down ceiling to go above a kitchen island? I want to build this in the picture below and fix it into the ceiling joists above.I’ve got a 1800x900mm piece of MDF cut already, plus all the other side pieces pre cut. I’ve also got a load of 38x63 CLS. But...

Something like this? https://www.screwfix.com/p/hafele-door-panel-connecting-plates-zinc-plated-192mm-x-19mm-x-3mm-2-pack/9097p