Recent content by rhino666

Hi My 1970 house has hairline cracks in most of the ceilings, generally central along the plasterboard join. I tried filling one - see first photo but a few months later the crack reappeared. These cracks are less than 1mm wide and in most areas not possible to insert a stanley blade. Would...

It would be nice if they were to take responsibility for their mistake and put it right but they haven't responded to my letter, received over a week ago. They promised a 10 year guarantee on the conservatory and reneged. It took me 6 months to get this sorted and had to go direct to the roof...

Your suggestion makes perfect sense. They supplied a plastic 'H' section type piece to join the cheese to the side door and window frames - no strength whatsoever in any direction. Although it was initially a supply only arrangement, I did pay for one of this companies fitters to fit the UPVC...

This coupler was certainly not specified but it definitely sounds like it should have been, especially for a 4 metre span. What does the heavy duty coupler look like please. From what you have said, the entire conservatory roof would need to come off to fit this coupler. Would this also solve...

I built a conservatory a little over a year ago. The Eurocell section UPVC roof and sides were supplied to me by a company in Coventry. It is South facing and meaures around 9 x 4 metres. The problem is the west facing side which has not been sufficiently reinforced to withstand strong...

Hi Tony Freddy from the forum has suggested that you may be able to advise with my roof bracing problem..... //www.diynot.com/diy/threads/advice-for-repositioning-removing-cross-bracing-please.450209/ I hope you can help. Thanks Rob

Is acrypol similar to Sovereign K10? I've used K10 to seal - does a great job.

It's a bespoke fixing usually made of copper I think. Needs to have a broad, flat head to sit fixed under the two tiles it will be fitted between. I would add that your slate may have been repaired before as those nails sticking out would normally be nailed flat to the slates they are on now...

You will have difficulty lining up exactly to reuse the holes in existing slates and it looks like the one on the right has been drilled/nailed before. I would remove the two nails and just refit close to the old position. Probably not a bad idea to drill a pilot through especially if the old...

Polycarbonate panels are usually a series of walled channels that run down the panel. I am guessing that water has got in to these channels at some point along their length and simply collected at the bottom. We have had a lot of vicious wet and windy weather that could easily drive water in...

Thanks for the replies. Main house width is approx. 9 metres - please see photos of roof structure. There are nine of these rafter ties. Rafters are all nicked and nailed to the vertical support which is built into the gable end wall at both ends. Rafters are nailed to floor joists and there is...

Thanks for the reply. Not an engineer but I don't think they are doing anything at the moment. If I take out each of the current braces I can cut in half and refit 2 on every other rafter as you suggested. This would support the rafter between the ridge and the vertical support which make a lot...

Agree with Burnerman. You need a trusted professional to get on the roof and do the job, whatever it is anyway and from your posts it appears you have identified one. I had a similar problem with my chimney where lead had been dressed around the chimney but not rebated into the blockwork. The...

Please see photo of my 1970 cut timber roof. The cross braces sit on top of the vertical supports but are not fixed to it - they are nailed at each end to rafters. The rafters are nailed to the vertical supports but those supports are not laterally braced. The flooring joists appear to run the...

Lets get real here - most people can't be arsed to replace the batteries in their battery operated smoke alarm and wouldn't know what a heat sensor alarm is let alone installed one. Being realistic about an installation gets the job done rather than debated about and postponed, causing more danger.