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also what stops the bricks inbetween the joists falling out when I first remove the rest of the wall below it :?

Im about to remove my load bearing wall. Ive got most points covered and some of you have already helped me clear a few things up. Id just like to ask a few more questions to make sure I do it in the right process. Ive read the general way to go about it but would think every jobs a bit...

Hello. Following on from my last tread ive got my old man to pick some padstone up for me as Ive been working away. Do they need to be pretty square as the once ive got don't seem very square in any direction. Here are some pics which show it up quite well. I no that one side...

Ok sound. Ive gone with a 215 deep padstone and Ill put a rip of half thickness bricks in :) Thanks for the help

ok sound. Is it possible to buy half high bricks. I can imagine splitting them down neatly to be quite tricky. The other soiltion I though about is a 280mm deep padstone which might fit. I need to messure again. Id think this would be alright as its even bigger. The beam is spamming...

They must be. If I where to remove 2 courses then There wouldn't be enough room to install my 254mm RSJ. and a 215 block If I where to remove 3 courses then Id need a padstone around 270mm deep to get close to the RSJ without excessive shimming

Hello. Im just about to buy my padstones for removing the load bearing wall with an RSJ. My SE has speced 215mm deep Padstones (450x102x215) The problem I have is if I fitted this size padstone I will need to shim up / pack the padstone up around 80mm for the RSJ to rest on top of it...

Ive just removed a non load bearing wall and to save on a skip ive chucked all the old plaster under the floor boards :D. Im reusing the brick but i can't see a reason not but waste down there

Im about to order purchase all the things to remove my load bearing walls. Ive had a structural engineer come round and do all my calculation's. His been a total nightmare and ive had to get him to redo the work. But ive finally got everything i need. His has spec'ed a 450 x 215x...

I was going to attact it to the house :D I fegot to mention that the roof is very shallow. its 5.4 high and 14 foot wide

Thanks for your help. My problem lies with my job. They have a habit of firing me off anywhere around the country with only a days notest. I don't want to pay for a scaffolding all the way round the house to find out im working away for the next month. On top of that i've got...

It will be a state roof if this makes a difference. I know there much more lightly to get damaged from walking on and you lay them in a different way so that might make it even more tricky

Hi. Im wondering If full scaffolding is needed to reroof a house? I can imagine it would make the job a hell of a lot easier but If you used a scaf tower to get materials and tools up and to gain easier access onto the roof is it really necessary to have scaffold all the way round. Im...

so any thoughts on my possible solution. People have pointed out why but not really how to fix in detail. Or if fixing is a possibly

Puts my roofing problems into perspective. Unfortunately I don't know how to help but wish you luck :wink:

check the 12th picture down. That how its meant to be and the only way it can be

So regarding fixing this bearing in mind Id rather not re roof the whole thing. Could I do somthing down the line of... tie the foot of each rafter to the one on the opposite side of the house. Tie the purlins to each other to stop the one on the problem side twisting around any more...

Hi. The purlins are set into the main wall at one end and on top of a stack of bricks which are on top of a load bearing wall in the middle. Are you staying they require even more fixings down to the wall? Whats there seems sturdy enough.

Thanks for the advice. There hasn't been anything removed from the roof. Its design and layout is the same as all the others down here. Theres over 120 houses identical down this road. Although a good 50% of those do have the same sagging (not quite as bad as mine) all have been...

Ive brought a house and Im coming to the stage where my roof needs sorting. The roof line is sagging a little. The tiles have been replaced from slate to concrete tiles and felted at the same time. Ive taken a lot pictures of the problem ive got. In general all the wood seems solid...