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38 quid each....haha 4 off eBay for 20 quid mate..thanks anyway..

Hi all. Can anyone tell me how exactly bolt together 3 150mm×50mm floor joist. My thoughts so far are to use cut threaded rod 12mm. Nyloc nut either end with 1 of those square washers and timber connectors between each joist. Span of the joist is 2.6m . Staggered I've been told is best but how...

Would they be in a straight line in middle every 600mm or staggered top bottom top bottom like. Using 12mm screwed rod. Cheers guys

Sorted now guys....went the eBay route. What's the best way to bolt them all together. Was thinking stainless screwed bar cut to length. Welded nut on 1 end and nylon nut and washer on other end. Timber connectors between joist

Hi. The house was built in the 60s. The joist are treated timber if that makes a difference. Building control seem happy with them. So do I need to use a hanger for those 2 lots of triple joist or can they be built into block work. Thanks again

Sorry for delay...the plans for my 1st floor extension stated floor joist to be 150×50 minimum and they are what's in the rest of the house. They are set 40mm centres with galvanised herringbone right down the middle. Span is 2.5m. Chose the 150×50 so I have matching ceiling heights downstairs...

Using 150×50 Joist and have to triple up the beams in 2 places.. could I just buy bigger and reposition so it's level.

Hi all I'm after a couple of 150×150 masonry joist hangers to buy online if anyone can point me in right direction. Much appreciated Mark

Meant to say.we only want the lights from switch. Soffit have been removed

Had a double switch in my lads bedroom..1 for ceiling lights and 1 for outdoor soffit lights. The switch was is fed from a fused spur taken from a socket. How do I wire 1 gang switch in There is a red black and earth from fused spur and the same from lights. On switch it has L1 L2 and COM Many...

Sorry been on holiday... yeah planning on doing most of the work myself. My lads a brickie so between us I think we'll manage. Just waiting for changed plans which he's dropping off today. Be in touch guys

no mate..was planning on doing so in the future but the lack of a gable end now....thinking not

thanks for replys guys...just got thrown a curve ball. Architect just rang saying the power that be would like to know...would we be open to hipped roof on extension now. Asked them is a gable 100% out of the question......basically yeah. So basically now I have to remove the hip , extend and...

hi can any of you qualified joiners advise me on how to join purlins together so BC don't have a problem. having a 1st floor side extension on my 3 bed semi. the roof has a hip but after extension would be made to a gable end. need to extend the 2 purlins and the ridge board. Butt and splice...

no its a semi detached with a hip now. with attached garage, which is to built over with a gable end....doing away with any hip

no want the loft space open

Hi can someone help me out here please. I'm doing an 1st floor extension over a ground floor garage conversion. All foundations checks planning sorted ect...the house has a hip roof and converting to a gable end. How do you extend the purlins and ridge board. The purlins as they stand are...

So we managed to sort it through the council for a inspector to come an check the footings....all good to go. The application and plans submitted..all seems good up to now. Just been going through the plans. 2 questions I would like some info on. 1 how to extend the ridge board....do you butt...

You was bang on woody. So basically i had to put application in and pay all fees with drawings before any 1 will inspect the footings? Or is it more like a letter of intent with a fee? Ian h...not far off mate...bolton council

So the mrs rang the bco on Friday just gone and was told since they've had nothing to do with original extension we'd have to get someone private in to check footings... I emailed them myself yesterday and got the following in reply You will need to contact a private contractor, architect or...