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I have fitted a Y piece soil fitting to my soil to add a gulley for a sink, problem being the section of the y piece runs towards the upstream instead of in the direction of flow, it works ok, but will building control have an issue with this and will I need to swap it round? Reason I fitted...

I want to move my stopcock for the water mains in my house, its currently under a window were the sink used to be. I plan to remove the window and fit doors and resite the sink which covered the stopcock and piping. My question being, can I move the stopcock to the cupboard under my stairs...

Its been plastered now, what if I carefully cut the plaster around the frame with a stanley knife to separate. Then unscrew it, as the header doesn't have much room to level against the top stud, so maybe I could cut a little off the bottom of the frame to give me enough play to level...

I did say thanks for the advice... Thanks again :D

I've had some door liners fitted within stud walls.. Problem being, one thats fitted is ok, but at the bottom the upright section must be slightly warped as it's not straight on the edge architrave would be fixed too, within 3-4mm for the bottom 200mm of the door... Will this cause any...

I thought about this Ronny, it seems the most suitable option... Only her indoors wanted the full span if we went for it, as she wanted a room at the back with central doors in a partition, this way the doors will not be central in one the rooms... She will have to make do... :D My only worry...

It would be a nice option, seems it would be too much hassle to have this done, without it looking a mess, beams dropping below ceiling height, etc

Is this span practically possible, also I'd prefer if it is to have the beam recessed into the roof, so joists would need to be notched I takee it.. I'd prefer no large nibs, what are goal post style frames? Also would this span put a huge load on the remaining small wall area, would or could...

I'm having an extension built, but someone has put the idea forward about making the front room bigger, as the garage was going to be pretty big to start with. I've attached a pdf with the proposed position of the rsj shown with red dashed lines, any advice and suggestions, for something of...

Is it possible to get long joist hangers I can screw into masonry? I want to open up a supporting wall using a catnic lintel, problem being the staricase landing floor joists, two of them are supported by this wall, I was thinking I could use two longer hangers to support these joists when the...

The tile is a preformed lead tile, so I can place a 110mm soil pipe through it and try and secure it with silicon to prevnt it falling back through.. What fittings are best for adapting sizes? I was thinking about placing a cowl of some description on the soil ipe as it protrudes to prevent...

Hello I'm after some advice on fitting a toilet extract fan, I removed a 110mm soil vent pipe than ran through the roof above the bathroom, but the lead tile that it ran through is still in place, is it possible to get an adaptor to fit to this, as its already a sealed roof penetration although...

I'm wanting to put a x2 3.7m box lintels on my inner and outer brick leaves to open the kitchen up.. Problem being, the ceiling is lower at a point to accomadate the staircase landing upstairs.. Is it possible to fit joist hangers to box lintels, if so are there any tyoe you would recommend, or...

Heres an example of joist layout spanning 7 metre. Also one with engineered column.. not sure if it would be better to change the double garage door to two singles and run the steel beam opposite direction to one shown between doors and split joists, although the beam would cause a low...

Would you recommend a self levelling compound to rectify this?

So I would lose 60mm when compared to conventional joists or would I lose more? Would this cause any problems, I know the more height the better really..

I'm away at the minute, but I'll check accurately when I'm back... I just basically want to fit wood flooring and thought it might of caused problems if its out of level a lot..

I was told to use 360mm TJI joists over the 7metre span but would lose some headroom with them.. I prefer normal joists really but don't know any alternatives never being in this position before.. Not too sure I like the idea of bounce in the floor, I know its a large span and I'd prefer...

If I put a long level across it it rocks up and down on high and low spots