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That's fine. It maybe a while before I can get back to you. Thank you for your help.

No the airbrick have not been replaced or cleared. But when sitting in the living room near the suspended floor airbrick, I have noticed that the skirting and floor (which are slightly higher than the level of the airbrick) are very cold in winter and there is a bit of a draft coming up...

Hello everyone. I'm hoping someone could assist me with a bit of a dilemma. Around 2020, we carried out some renovation to our 1930's semi-detached home. As part of the renovation, the whole ground underfloor, which is suspended with a metre or less drop, was insulated with mineral/rock wool...

Haha, no problems at all, thanks @noseall, @SFK, @cdbe - Much appreciate all your help :giggle:

Good Idea. When I start this project, I'll keep you guys posted. Thanks so much for everything - It's really appreciated. Have a great day! :giggle:

Cheers for that cdbe. As a quick test, I've placed the props in the cellar and depending on where you set them and place the pin in the hole, they either are too short or too long for the height, i.e they are don't reach the height or they miss the joists because they are too high because the...

That's very helpful, thank you. Yes one of joists is cornering off and I can see the face of the other two joists. Due to other responsibilities, I'm not going to start this work yet. And yes, I've taken on board what you've said with regarding to someone jumping, so my plan is to send the...

Hi cdbe, Thanks so much for going the extra mile and providing a clear drawing. Now that makes sense to me. Would mind having a look at the edited drawing below and help me with a couple of questions? 1. When placing the lintel below the joists, is anything (such as mortar or a piece of...

Sorry, I hope you don't mind me bumping this thread as I've not had any reply as yet.

I'm afraid I've only got two acrow props, so it might have to be a makeshift piece of wood and car jack to support the weight. Also I'm unable to access the other side of the wall as behind the wall is the suspended floor half-full of soil and it's only accessible by lifting floorboards...

Thanks very much. I have to say that my diagram was not very accurate, for which I can only apologise. So after having properly looked at the joists in the cellar, I've realised that due to them being only approx 14-16 inches apart, I'd need to have the lintel spread over at least 3 joists...

Thanks for your help SFK. When you say one lintel to support only one joist, do you mean like this? Could you please show me a pic as what you mean by thick length of wood wedged under joist to floor to act as an acrow support? Also am I okay to use a concrete lintel or would I need to use...

Hi everyone. I'm hoping someone could give me a bit of advice. I want to create a small opening (no wider than a door's width) in the cellar's internal brick wall. The reason for this is because currently there is no access to the suspended floor below and I want to access it so that it's so...

Thanks very much for your tips. Unfortunately due to the wet weather here, I'm going to have to delay it a little. I'll definitely give your suggestions a try and will report back. Thanks so much again :giggle:

Thanks crank39. The problem isn't that it's stuck, but due to the allen key slipping, it's wearing down the gearcog hole. Not sure how taking the weight off the door will make any difference, although happy to try it.

Apologies I hope the OP won't mind me jumping in on this thread as I have a similar question and I would be very grateful if anyone can assist. We have two patio doors with flag hinges. After installing some dog bolts, there is now a slight gap of approx (2-4mm). After reading up, I found...

I'm really sorry, but I've still not heard anything, so I'm BUMPING the thread again.

Apologies - I hope you're not going to mind me BUMPING the thread as I've not had a reply for a few days.

Apologies for the late reply. Please find attached multiple photo. Sorry, but from the photos, it's not very clear there is a much of a gap, but if you look for a white line, that's the gap. Thanks again for your help.

Thanks very much for your prompt reply and help. I'm so sorry, but I've made a terrible mistake as I didn't wait for your reply and have ended up cutting into the door frame to fit the dog bolt. The bolt fits, but I've noticed that when the door is in close position, the rubber seal is not...