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can't pop up a couple of pictures of your attic space can you? i LOVE a challenge…if someone says X can't be done, I have to find a way :-0

thats because they didn't want to fit one or possibly though you'd shy away from the extra price?? ANYTHING is possible it just depends on how much you want it and how much you're prepared to pay. I'd wager any of the Dans or Agiles in here could fit one in your attic. unless you actually...

I'm 110% its not holding anything up and yes looking forward to the big hammer bit. but tis really only the bracing issue i was slightly concerned about… to be honest when i say it's 'my house' it's actually my brother in laws, but as he's been my labourer for so much work on mine it time i...

Yeah, 1920's ish… not sure what you mean by check the loft first…two rooms on ground floor, say 3m and 3m widths. three rooms upstairs 1.5m, 2.25m and 2.25m so the ground floor wall is nowhere near the first floor walls. If they are supporting a purlin then the weight is vein taken by their...

Hi…yes. ceiling joists run parallel to wall…and the joint in the lathes are bang in the middle of two joists. the only thing touching the ground floor wall are the bricks bellow it, the lathes above it and where it ties in to the walls at the back of the house and the centre. the only thing...

If loft height is a restriction, you can get horizontal unvented cylindars...so only about 60cm high... when I did mine, I put in 32mm MDPE mains from the street, 28 mm to the unvented and then took feeds from that to taps. I now have Nigra falls from both showers (overhead and handheld...

Take everything out of the room so it doesn't get covered in dust/soot!! When I removed one of mine firesurrounds and blocked it up i was pretty shocked at the size of the hole in the adjacent flue from downstairs...could get my fist in a couple of holes so was far from gas tight...I guess...

Hello all. I'm looking at removing a non load baring wall in my house, typical 4 box affair downstairs (kitchen on the left at the back and lounge on the right at the back) joists run front to back. The upstairs has three rooms at the back, with one dividing wall above the kitchen and one...

Thanks Foxhole. Appreciate it!

fair comment - what's a 'quality' white base unit made from then? (maybe your idea of 'quality' exceeds mine by a mile) :-) Yep - Ikea are fairly unique... Don't like the idea of e-bay specials...always come back to bite me!

fair comment - what's a 'quality' white base unit made from then? (maybe your idea of 'quality' exceeds mine by a mile) :-) Yep - Ikea are fairly unique... Don't like the idea of e-bay specials...

Hello all. Hope everyin is well. Looking to make some quality kitchen base units and not got the time to spray MDF, so looking for a high quality conti board for the white base units (doors will come later) Anyone know a good supplier? my only other option is MDF, or plywood, but that's...

Thanks guys...The joints are all tennon and mortice, joists look good...no massive knots, shakes or splits. Yep, lots of solvent and a few joints and should be good.

3" Trimmer def runs into the wall... I can get as far away from the 2" joist ends as needed, would just need a 90' bend (going 'up' according to the pic) at some point to exit through the wall REALLY want to avoid raising the bath - and boxing it in above floor level is a no go as its...

Thanks guys... Blagard: makes sense and pretty much as I had written a reply after thinking about it more (but then lost due to my work PC crashing) Tony: 1. How deep is the joist? 9" 2. What is the span of the joist? 2.5m 3. What is the diameter of the hole you wish to...

What's the reason for holes in joists being in the 25-40% range and notches in the 7-25%? Can anyone explain why a hole in the centre weakens the joist less thana hole near the end?? Or is this just a historic finger in the air rule of thumb?? I ask as Ideally i need to put a hole near an...

Cheers guys. bit confised on the plast post though... not all (fire doors are solid) or not all door blanks are solid?? will have a trapse round shed and take a look...

Having just renovated a couple of rooms I now need new doors to finish them off...all the internal doors will be replaced over the next few months/years. it's a 1912 victorian house but the doors have been butchered beyond repair - cantre stiles and rails removed and glass fitted...more locks...

Agreed..apparently his jump leads weren't long enough either...

Mate has a potterton 100L that he called the AA out for as it intermittently working. AA man replaced the pcb but then said it needed new flow and air pressure and thermistor sensors...which sounds s little strange. thermister registers just under 1m ohm at a warm room temp (sounds about...