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No, unless my neighbour did some DIY when we were not around. I did walk on the beams in the loft, which I guess could cause some cracks betwenn wall and ceiling, but otherwise no heavy work.

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Hi Guys, House built in 1955. Most walls in the hosue have internal render (not sure how old!) Since I came back from my holidays 2 weeks ago I am noticing hairline cracks on the internal walls and at joint between walls and ceilings. the house was left unheated for 2 weeks as we did not want...

any answers re above screw size?

lastly, what size screw? and will of course pre drill, right?

Thanks guys! Shall I use nails or screws to secure that steel strap onto joists?

Thanks for help! After that, do you reckon I could board it up for some storage space? I dont expect super heavy weights, but definitely considate amount.

Something like this...

But these joists are resting on a 2cm x 2cm wood that has been nailed to the supporting beam. shouldnt the joist be more secured than that? I worry that the weight of the storage is going to collapse it.

Hi guys, New home owner here. Bought a house that was built in 1955. As far as I know, no serious repairs or conversion took place. I wanted to convert my Loft into storage space, nothing much, but then I found some of the loft hoist are rather badly supported. Half of the joist lay on top of...

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Hi folks, Fresh home owner here and DIYer who is trying to save some cash I built a path at the fron of my house but now I need to fill the gap between my path and the existing concrere driveway. I know it will be difficult to match the colour but I would like to at least try to get similar...