Recent content by Newdent

Thanks Notch, that's really helpful tips for getting the plate level. I am using C24 97x47. I plan on using 5 fixings per plate at 1kN shear strength per fixing. I may be calculating this incorrectly but I'm hoping from the wall plate perspective the fixings are capable of taking 1000kg in total...

Thanks for the replies. Yes, the walls are dry and I plan on doing an injection DPC a few courses below the wall plate to avoid rising damp and then running a length of DPC (https://www.screwfix.com/p/capital-valley-plastics-ltd-damp-proof-course-black-300mm-x-30m/94278) between the plate and...

Hey, I'm about to rebuild my downstairs extension floor and am after a few tips. It was a very badly constructed concrete floor and prior to that would have been suspended timber (it's a Victorian terrace). My plan is to secure timber wall plates (are they called wall plates?) to two opposing...