Recent content by TheInsulator

So I'm considering an air to air heat pump for space heating as part of my refurb. House is mid terrace, open plan downstairs where I'm thinking of one large emitter. Upstairs we have two bedrooms which from my (very limited) understanding would both have emitters. Where I'm really lost is on...

I've been up but not sure how I could tell if the studs are load bearing or not? I can see that the header for the wall in yellow below is mid way between rafters and is nailed to noggins, the rest are nailed directly to rafters running parallel or perpendicular. If it makes any difference the...

It's a 1960e build so I'm guessing the term is rafters, not trusses for the roof?

So, let me preface this by saying I'm very much in the planning stage, and will be getting a structural engineer if I do need to remove walls. All the internal walls upstairs in my mind terrace are stud partitions. They are nailed to the underside of the roof trusses and sat on top of the...

Let me start this by saying there will be an asbestos survey before we move in. We're sale agreed on a early 60s built that had a boiler house built on at an unknown date, wasn't standard on the terrace so neighbours haven't had the same experience. The surveyor is confident the roof sheet is...