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Does anyone have a good tip for cutting a ceiling joist which is holding my flat roof up (I'm fitting a new roof window). My options are; turning the saw upside down - not sure that will be too accurate or using a jigsaw, but they tend to wonder. Anyone got any other suggestions? Many...

Each joist has another peice of timber fixed to the top of it, this is thicker at one end and narrows off (obviously providing a fall for the flat roof). Do I also have to fit a peice of timber to the top of my new joists? Thanks again.

Thanks RedHerring2. I'm happy to go with that rule, better to be safe than sorry. Does that mean I should put 2 new joists together (where I was going to put 1 new joist), and then fix another new one to the extg joist at the opposite side of the opening?

I'm about to install a new Velux window into a flat roof. Please see my proposal, does this look okay? Will one new joist (running across the room) be enough, or should I put two joists fixed together to give it extra strength. Many thanks.

I'm preparing to sell my car but finding it difficult to put a price on it. I'm looking through Autotrader and finding similar cars for sale but all are being sold by Trade; between £2,800 and £3,500. Its a merc A140 (2004), I'm trying to find similar matches and assume I will have to be...

I want to put a dummy burglar alarm box on my daughter's house. 1/. Can you buy dummy boxes that are connected to the mains that will power a small light inside the box? (it's too high to keep climbing up to change a battery). 2/. I would like to run a cable down the outside of the...

Thanks, I'm glad you advise against it really.

I'm back again talking about my bathroom light project :oops: This project is tiny; install a pull cord and 2 lights. I'm going to be pulling the ceiling down so I will get full access/visabilty of the joists etc. My question; How hard can this be? Although electrics scare me I do have...

Thanks, I'm doing it on my own so a staple gun and string it is. Great tip.

It's a large flat roof and I had it refelted last year. Should I go Duplex boards and rockwool? Thanks.

Many thanks. How do I hold the rockwool in place as I'm screwing the boards up?

I'm about to bash my bathroom ceiling down, I will re-board and get someone to skim. I assume I just need the ordinary 12.5mm platerboard, nothing special? I guess there will be old fashioned loft insulation in the void (it's a flat roof, 1980's), do I need any special insulation or do I...

I've just ordered the lights, I just need a hole in the ceiling big enough to pull the wires through. http://www.ip44-lights.co.uk/strata-0291.htm Thanks chaps for all your help. I started off with an idea and after your input I've changed my mind several times but now feel very happy...