Recent content by shedifice

Thanks for all the responses, I think JohnD has it. The gas boiler is at that end of the house. the boiler is now in an enclose walkway between the house and garage (but vented through the garage roof, but I can totally see it being vented up inside the wall that end in the past. I will get my...

I actually think that this is a gas pipe and not a water pipe! Its a new to us house and I am slowly trying to unpick 50ish years of bodges.

I was in the loft looking at the vent from the shower when I found another metal spiral wound duct pipe. This duct goes from the gable wall up to a ridge vent. there is no external vent on the gable so is this vent pipe for venting the cavity? never in my whole life seen a vent from a cavity...

I am looking to start insulating my loft conversion project. Various companies sell PIR boards specifically for pitch roof. Surly pir board is PIR board. Can I use any pir foiled insulation with out issues? L.

All the collars are in. A job that I am tres happy is over. In the end I used Joyner bolts to fix these. Not the cheapest but really easy to use and did the job a treat.20190805_161557 by shedifice posted 11 Aug 2019 at 8:30 PM

Next was to finally commit to destroying the old wardrobe cupboard that will eventually be the stairs. 20190805_090300 by shedifice posted 11 Aug 2019 at 8:30 PM I decided to get into graffiti mode to work out how the stairs might look. I need to order the stairs but I have to be real careful...

Now I have completed getting in all the floor joists for the other side. Thanks to some more assistance getting the beams in. 20190721_135756 by shedifice posted 11 Aug 2019 at 8:25 PM 20190722_165755 by shedifice posted 11 Aug 2019 at 8:25 PM 20190804_170400 by shedifice posted 11 Aug 2019...

Just a note that it is surprising home much stiffer the old ceiling was with a cross tie. fixed over the ceiling joists. once these were removed for the new joists to go in the flex in the ceiling was quite large! you can see the cut cross tie in the following picture with the last bit still...

Note to self - do loft conversions in the spring or autumn! it was hot today. One half of the joists now in. Joists fixed down to the wall plates and herringbone stiffening added to the joists,. As the joists were double its not as stiff as it could be but with a floor screwed on top it should...

Ian, Yes they are. double 2" x 7" 5.5m span

Yesterday was raining, really raining, that was the day set by to work out how to fit the joists. In the morning it was evident that the temporary weather protection on the hole in the roof needing tinkering as water was dripping in and pooling on the plasterboard ceiling, then running to the...

Loft is part cleared of insulation and significant amounts of dust. Interesting finds beneath the insulation include mastermind pieces, an old Epcot center match book and the fag packet sketch of the wiring that I assume was done by the builders in the 50s. Clearing insulation clearing...

So in between downpours and short stints in teh loft to remove the insulation I have started! work is going well, just need to keep better half onside due to the increasing amount of old stuff from the loft appearing in the house. have removed tiles for half the loft and cut the new floor...

Hi, Finally started my loft conversion after a few years of contemplating it. I'll document it here, feel free to comment, add humor etc. Conrad Start Of Loft by shedifice posted 19 Jul 2019 at 8:43 PM

HI, Thanks for the reply. I am leaving 25mm below the new joists. These are the struts you can buy but they will not work on 350 center joists As the straps work in tension I was considering making them from banding I was hoping that as long as they were installed tight then they would do...