Weve had two columns fitted for our goal post and they are bolted down to the foundations and are near on 900mm down from the finished floor level. We still have to insulate our floor slab and then screed etc. question is what can i backfill for around 600mm+ around the column base? Concrete up...
Looking for some advice we are about to have two columns installed on the back of our house to support a goal post steel across the top the structural engineer has stated "
(i) 2 No. 215mm SQ. x 1500mm LONG CONCRETE LINTELS BEDDED INTO EXISTING SUBSTRUCTURE
MASONRY" are both these lintels to be...
Im about to start Cladding the top half of our house using Hardie boards. A few questions please does anyone have any photos of a house with all the battens on and fixed before the cladding has begun mainly around windows and doors?
Fixings: The Batten will be using will be 25x50mm I was...
So weve had a new roof put on the house and over the extension about 3 Months ago. The Roof was fully stripped off and new membrane/Battens applied then new tiles put on. There were Fascia Vents all round the roof. Inside the loft there's around 300mm of insulation up there between the ceiling...
So we are having a new heating system fitted in our house after weve had a large extension. About the house Its a large double storey L Shape with a single storey downstairs extension making the rest of the house a box(Will load a pic on so you can see its shape. The Utility room where the...
So our house has now had a large side and rear double storey extension build in blockwork the roof is on and windows about to go in. The external finish is to be cladding on the top half of the house and render on the bottom half. The renderer has been around and said as its quite a big job and...
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Im insulating the loft of our new extension I am able to get hold of 200mm top up and also 100mm Top up insulation would this be ok to put down or do I need to install a base layer is this a must or would these two layers be sufficient
I have a timber(7x2) now bolted into my steel beam and typical my joists are 300mm centres and one has lined up exactly on the middle of where my 75x220 joist will be going into a hanger. Is there anything that can be done here or is it just a case of moving a joist and increasing the spacing...