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hello mate. i did a bit of research on the net and the info i got was any house built before the 60s was i deal to convert due to having a steeper roof etc. and this is why i thought this would be a good one to conv? also, according to what i've read the roof i have was only meant to have...

hello guys. i have bought a 3 bed semi which was built in 1947 and was looking into a pos loft conv but after having a look in the loft it has left me a bit confused. the h/room mesures 76ins from joist to apex. the construction seems to be a trussed roof with the "w" configuration and this...

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just bought a new house, built in 1947. i would like a few walls in the house checked for the loadbearing and check if it is safe for me to take out a chimney breast which runs the whole hight of the house.

hello guys. can someone recommend a structural engineer in northolt middx area please. cheers al

oops! sorry Richard, not my intent to hi-jack the post, do excuse me and thanks for the answer to my question.

oops! sorry Richard, not my intent to hi-jack the post, do excuse me and thanks for the answer to my question.

cheers guys. just to clarify. it's not the seams i'm worried about, just the floral pattern on the wall paper. a collegue told me if i use a very dark colour such as black as a base first, then i should be able to pain another colour on top? don't know which is worse, the above or as jo90...

i was told that each house has a legal responsibilty to erect a garden fence on one side of the garden and if there is no fence there you can ask your neighbour to put one up on the side they are responsible for? is this true? i am interested as i have just bought a house which does not...

hello guys. bit of advice please, i have bought a house which has light patterned wall paper on all the rooms. i am thinking of painting directly on top the existing paper but concerned the pattern will show through? any tips on what paint/colour i should use as basecoat or am i better off...

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hello guys. this is a general question. if you were to build and extention wall does it have to be a cavity wall or can it be a solid wall with internal insulation between wall and plasterboard? what does building reg say? cheers

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hi guys. can someone please give me an idea of what sort of labour cost i should expect if i were to change a normal boiler to a combi and take out the hot water storage tank. cheers al

thanks for that link freddy, those steel sections seem to be much more managable!. marsaday. how much are you paying for the steel rsj if you don't mind me asking?

cheers mate. just investigating the possibility of doing the conversion as a project for me and my son, although i like to think i am a keen diy er the thought of installing a rsj etc may well be beyond me?

cheers for that. both the walls in question have windows and doors within them, i.e back has 4 sets of windows and front wall has 2 set of windows on first floor and window and main door on the ground floor. generaly speaking would this make the walls too weak to put another loading on...

hi guys. just a question from a novice. when doing a loft conversion i always read about people having to use steel beams for support from the gable end to the other. is it possible to use floor joists going from the front wall to the back wall with the joists resting on top of the walls...

thanks guys. am i correct in thinking it is the 4 screws + the seal then pull out the fan unit? i don't want to damage anything as the point of this exsersize is to save a bit of money which is in short supply at the mo.