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Hopefully this will help show the problem. The joist is also slightly embedded in the wall which I thought was rather strange. I've ideally like to replace the damaged section but without removing the whole joist (I think its getting on for 30' long unless there are joins I cant see in/on...

I'm after more advice folks :) The bath in our bathroom has been leaking for years and has rotted away the floorboards at the end where the leak is. I suspected there could be damage to the joist too and I went under the floor to have a look on saturday and found its not in great shape...

Thanks for the replies folks. I've no problem finding the beams as I have access to above and am quite handy with knocking and using sound from the other side. One concern I have is that we were planning on having downlighters put in and I was concerned that the additional depth if just...

Its not something I wish to do but rather something I'm experiencing.

Cant see it mentioned in the sticky? I'm referring to by PM?

Thanks for that. I've accepted the request thingy.

thanks a lot for that. very helpful :) The bathroom is approx 10' x 8' and from memory the joists are about 16" apart. What size do the noggins have to be? I think the joists are 6" x 2" so do I need to use the same or would some 3" x 2" be sufficient?

Quick question We are going to be doing our bathroom in the very near future and we need to replace at least 3 of the original tongue and groove boards under the bath due to a long term leak (rotted away). The plan is to tile the bathroom so I was going to get some marine ply for going over...

We only have about 8" above the top of wooden surround of the window frame so couldn't drop the ceiling too far anyway which had me re-thinking whether we should keep the existing level or not. I quite like the idea of getting rid of the old mouldy ceiling and starting again.....

Thanks once more. Will use what I have and get more to finish up. Be warned - I'll probably come back and ask about the best methods for constructing a solid frame. ;)

Sounds good. Is CLS a better grade wood or just different to the general softwood you get from the DIY sheds? I'm sure I've got some 3"x2" left over from another project which I could use if it was suitable.

Thanks again. :) One last quick question - whats the recommended size of wood for creating a frame? Room is approx 10'x7' I'm guessing 2"x2" might not be strong enough in the middle to hold the plasterboard unless I can attach it to the beams above.

thanks for the reply. why wouldn't you go for over-boarding? The more I think about it the better it sounds. The only problem I can forsee is the additional depth of the new ceiling for putting in the spots.

We're about to finally make a start on our bathroom and I want to sort out the ceiling before anything else. Its the original lathe and plaster one and is not only cracked but also has lots of old adhesive on it from the polystrene tiles that were when we moved it (and quickly removed!). Its...

Thanks for the replies folks. I'll nip back tomorrow and pick some up before they either change the price or sell out. Thankfully the OH has a Saab 95 estate so I'm hoping to fit in there with the seats down but I'll measure first :)

I'm going to be adding another radiator to our system as one room doesn't have one. I'm quite happy with needs to be done and am currently pricing up radiator, pipe and connections. I'm going to use copper and compression fittings as thats what I'm used to. The question is I was planning on...

Take his games console, mp3 and mobile phone and sell on ebay to pay for the repair :)

thanks for that. I had a good look at it on saturday and I dont think there is any problem with the guttering or downpipe. We've got a problem with water coming in around the flashing at the back of the chimney and while up on the ladder I noticed that the fascia board was badly damaged. the...

I'm going to wire up an extractor in our bathroom and of course ordered a 50m reel of 3 core cable to connect up the 3 pole isolator switch. Of course what I should have ordered was 3 core + earth but thats what you get for not paying enough attention while placing an order. If I...

The render does appear to be intact (pending a closer look of course!) so the only place I can see where the water could get in to the wall is where the drainpipe is anchored or withing the loft. I had a good crawl around the the eaves last night with a inspection lamp and couldn't see any...