Recent content by will-getthere

dextrous - good suggestions - thanks

I need to make a step up, about 125mm high to allow 3-4 year old children to access toilet and hand basin. I was just going to make a frame out of planed 100x50 mm screwed together with stainless steel screws and then put a piece of mdf on top bullnosed like a step on stairs, and furniture...

Thanks Thermo. Breezer - haven't found a plasterer yet otherwise I would've done the obvious. I just wanted to know now whether it was a no-no or not so I could re-do it if absolutely necessary.

I have just completed dry-lining my extension using the dot and dab method. I intend to have this skimmed. However I have just noticed that I have fitted the plasterboard with the light grey (decorating side) facing out by mistake. I realise that I should have had it the other way round for...

Thanks JBonding and SD Carps. You're right - the jiffys won't work for the same damp reason unless they are the blind type. I think I'll fix a length of timber at each end lined with a dpm as JBonding suggested and hang the joists off these. Cheers chaps, seems obvious now!

thanks for the suggestion - that would be possible but that would mean fixing the timer to the masonry below the dpc. By using joist hangers I get to avoid that direct contact of wood onto potentially damp masonry

Hi, I am renovating and I am replacing floor joists in an old extension. The masonry is in good condition. I am fitting 8x2 joists to get a good firm floor for tiling. Can I hang the joists off the masonry with long legged jiffy hangers plugged and screwed into the masonry. If I can't...