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Hi Alarm, the chassis is galvanised steel, the caravan is called a teardrop trailer. It weighs 630 kg unladen and is soon to be about 700kg after I put my frame and box on the back, the reason I am doing this other than the storage side of it is because the wheel/axle is near the back and it...

After going through your suggestions guys I have came up with a new sketch. As you can see, the cross-member will have say a 6mm steel plate box welded to it which will let the arms from the box support slide into and bolt so I can detach it for storage. Also I am thinking of welding a plate...

Hi avocet, there wont be anything sticking out of the rear, as the box I have made from tread plate and angle iron will sit flush to the ends of the 3 supports. So from a safety point of view I know I will be fine. As for the mm of the chassis its defo not under 3mm. I think it might be...

Hey guys thanks for all the info, I am glad it is overkill on the size of the box section. i am not a welder by trade but can weld as i am welding all the time, maybe some supports and braces is the way forward. The chassis is from a caravan and is from memory is 4mm thick. I have put the...

Hi all again, been a while since I have been on here. Can anyone give me a little advise on what I am going to make will take the weight load?. At the rear of my camper I am going to weld a 4x2" 3mm thick steel box section from one side of the chassis rail to the other, I then want to weld 3...

Thanks for the advise, whats up with his posts? should he be on cowboy builders?

Guys I am confused, did he mean to say one?

Hi all, I have an internal door which I want to widen by another 10 inches, up above there is 7 courses of bricks which is not a load bearing wall. How many acrows would i need along with the strong arm. Many thanks for any replies Ian

hi, thanks for the advise do you know the ratio of the mix

Hi all, i need some advise/guidance on how to mix motor for pebble dash. I have a 9 foot high by 9 foot wide wall that has been damaged with the frost, I am going to take the loose off to the measurements above and need to know what ratio sand to cement i use and what kind of sand i use. I know...

Hi guys, I am back with some more thoughts. I was thinking i have a purlin which runs from gable to gable in my loft. i have a support which i want to take out, could i run say two more purlins above and below the existing one to take the load, i cant put an RSJ in as i have been told my wall...

Thanks ofr the reply, I am unsure what or if there are any lintels up there and wont know until ipull the ceiling down, I am just getting a few ideas in my head prior to doing it. I have noticed on the outside of the building above the window there is no lintel, there is a curved formation of...

Hi guys, i had an idea. As i cant put any loads over the windows, could i not put a steel reinforced lintel like the ones you put up above garage doors over the window opening to sit either side onto the bricks to take any loads onto the actual wall??

Hi guys, just a quick update, there is a builder doing a loft conversion up the street from me. I have had a word with him and he said i cant put rsj beams in as my party walls are only 4 inch thick, he said i have to place a 9x2 from the footplate which will be tied into the floor joists, up to...

I dont have to remove the roof, i just dont want to cut the underfelt or remove the nailed in tiles thats all, in the pic with the dormer there is rsj beams in place, i am replacing the whole ceilings in my house with 10x2 for the ceiling and the strength for the new floor in the loft. i might...

this is a pic of how the plans are for my next door neighbours and here is the pic of the inside of my loft

Thanks for the info guys, I am not planning on doing any dormers just veloux windows, All i want to do is support the wooden purlins that are in and take the purlin supports out. I dont know what way to go around it for the best, i have posted on here before and someone said i could support the...

Freddy, i didnt know that, all i have seen is a hugh crane lifting the rsj beams up and through the roof. So you are saying i can get the beam split into three sections? if so are they bolted together or welded? this sounds interesting and a hell of a lot easier to do