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Hi there I bought a house with an existing open plan loft conservation. The house is two floors and the loft. Bottom floor: Hallway leading to small, open plan dining room, directly next to the staircase: You go up the stairs to the middle floor, then up the stairs again to the loft...

Sorry, no, I think I explained incorrectly. So what I have is a top plate that is out of line by about 3mm. When I screw the top of the board in, it makes some cracking noises because it's straining to pull the board that extra 3mm to close the gap. Does that make sense? It's not making any...

Hi everyone, So I know WHY it's happening, obviously the timber is slightly out of plumb, and it's bending the plasterboard when I screw it in along one edge. My question is how serious is this long term? It's only along one edge, one of the boards. As I was screwing, I could feel the board...

Thanks so much man, appreciate the response. Have a great week!

Hi everyone I have a loft conversion that previously had an open staircase into the space. In an effort to make it into a proper bedroom, I’ve removed the bannister and replaced it with a 3x2 wall Once it’s finished, I’ll be adding 50mm insulation and then taping with foil and covering with...

Definitely not a ceiling joist, it’s just a piece of 2x1. I don’t think anyone would ever use that as a joist lol, that’s the absolute least likely scenario. Regardless, I cut it yesterday and it’s rock solid still, not even a wiggle.

Ok, well thanks anyway

I'm really just looking to find out if cutting through the batten is likely to cause problems under the circumstances I describe. Thanks

Just the plasterboard with adhesive. There's nothing on the other side to attach it to as the battons don't run along. It's not load bearing, so I'm not concerned about attaching noggins under the plasterboard

Yes, I'm building a partition 90 degrees off of it that's going to follow the ceiling, but that corner, specifically, will not be connected to anything - the last 100mm of so will be floating because I can't fit it to anything in the ceiling.

Hi mate, yes indeed, it's attached in strips across the rafters.

hi everyone, I'm currently installing a pocket door, and the tolerances of the room are slightly out and as a result, I have to recess it about 50mm into the slope of my loft conversion. Unfortunately, there's a small plasterboard batten preventing me to move it any deeper. Can I cut that...

Sorry, wrong forum!

Thanks guys, appreciate the responses. I cut them down after reading your posts and discovered that you could pretty much wiggle them free, so you were completely correct. I'd been worrying about this job for weeks haha Thanks again!

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of taking out the bannisters in my loft conversion and replacing with a partition wall. I'm going to run the frame all the way along where the existing bannister was, but in order to do so, I will need to cut down this newel post: Can I be sure that post isn't...

Hi everyone, Now, I know a photo would probably be better here, but I hope my crap drawing will suffice! I have a ceiling in a loft conversion that has a curve on either side. I want to frame a new wall that is going to contain a pocket door, but I'm unsure how to proceed with making the...

Thanks Terry, do you mean take out the pipe from the isolation valve upwards?

HI Terry, Thanks for replying, I have the back nuts, thankfully. I was surprised the old ones didn't have them, but it explains why they wobbled like crazy (only just bought house). Will any fibre washers do? And what would you recommend for cleaning off the tap connector? Thank you mate

HI everyone, My mixer tap is broken, and I've got a whole new one to replace - looking at this pipe work, is my best course of action just unscrewing the top and fitting the new taps, or is it worth cutting away below the old isolation valves and replacing everything with flexi and a new valve...

Hi everyone, I really hope to get some help here, as I'm a bit clueless. I have the following to things I want to get welded together: This tube: https://www.metalmaniauk.com/steel/square-box-section/square-box-section-steel-60mm-x-60mm-x-4mm.aspx And on each end, I'd like to get a flat plate...