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In case anyone searches and finds this thread... Just had this done - replaced a 5.1m 100x200mm wood beam, central pier/pillar and two single up and over doors with an RSJ and full width roller shutter door. RSJ spec was calculated by an SE as needing to be 203x203x60 sitting on padstones...

Thanks for the replies so far. The steel and new door are now in place. I've used a circular saw to cut off the bottom inch of the existing fascia board so that I could fix in place hangers at the front edge of the roof trusses/rafters to mount both the fascia board and tack in place the front...

No ideas from anyone?

I was wrong; felt support trays were fitted. But the felt is pretty knackered and the equestrian who did the work just shoved the trays up with little regard as to whether they went over or under the felt. So I need to remove more tiles and battens and replace the lower felt section. By...

I'm having my double garage converted from two single up and over doors to one large double roller door. It was built approximately 25 years ago and is of single skin brick construction with a trussed roof covered by flat cement tiles. The fascia, soffits and gutters were replaced about 8 years...

Apols if this reply is a bit late... fitted an Icon15 with humidistat some 4 years ago and v pleased with it. We use the pull cord to start it early and it then shuts off when the bathroom is dry - just like it says on the tin. Only slight downside is that on wet and very very windy days the...

No, pretty sure it's not condensation - the windows are double glazed and condensation has never been an issue. There are also no signs of water staining or water having pooled and evaporated. We manage the humidity in the house being careful with ventilation and bath/kitchen steam and...

Thanks for the quick reply. What you say makes perfect sense given the weather we had and the prevailing wind direction. You say "Without taking the window out you will not be able to seal it and I wouldn't recommend that anyway, a whole new can of worms!" Can you expand on what difficulties...

Some background - the house is a late 80s 2 story build with fairly normal brick and cavity wall construction. uPVC windows were installed in the early 90s. After last winter's heavy and persistent rains we ended up with some water damage to 2 of the window cills on the inside of the house on...

I'm interested in doing much the same - converting two single doors to a double door. The garage was built in the late 80s and is single skin brick construction with a trussed roof with the trusses running front to back. There's a one-piece wooden beam in place (4" by 8") running across the...

That's definitely the logo - thanks! And it looks like a valve I've found on their website so I know where to go to in another 12 years. :)

I've had a stroke of good luck - the radiator supplier (Bisque) has been v generous and sent me a replacement valve free of charge. Well impressed as the radiator was bought in 2002! Still haven't identified the logo though. On closer inspection it's a square with a horizontal bar and...

The head is from Oventrop but they say the valve is not theirs.

Hello, Any ideas who makes this valve? The logo is a stylised "o" Thanks for any pointers.

We have a Stuart Turner 3 bar twin pump located in the base of the airing cupboard that has been providing faithful service to an over bath shower and the basin tap for 10 years. The only downside is that the basin tap is plumbed through the pump and it's annoying to have the pump run in the...

The manufacturer of the inset staes it's 61cm wide but needs. 62cm opening to allow for expansion. I'll also need to sure the walls are square. An angle grinder will create more dust than my dust extractor can cope with and will get me in serious trouble. Don't want/need to repeat that...

By bolster I reckon you mean conventional rather than scutch? And narrow or wider? I used a narrow chisel in the SDS drill to good effect to dismantle the monster brick and tile hearth one piece at a time and then to remove the blocks and chairback for the gas fire. So a little more SDS work...