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Hi, Can anybody recommend a good source for 7x2" joists ? preferably treated. I'm based in the midlands, but will have to have them delivered anyway so don't need to be too local.

You're exactly right, I checked the remnants on the wall where the original thrawl was and it is approx 3" thick. I did wonder about casting in place but wasn't sure how to do it, now I do. I might try a modern twist though by using a Slate slab, although a 3" thick Slate slab will be...

Hi, I'd like to install 300mm of insulation in my loft and board over the top of it. Problem is the ceiling joists (which are actually just rafter ties) are only 3"x2" with a 12' span. A couple of friends suggested running lengths of timber at right angles accross the top of the ceiling...

Thats interesting, about it being shuttered concrete. Would explain why theres a strip of what looked like cement on one side. Any idea's about how I could recreate it? I'm not too experienced with shuttering concrete.

You can get vent tiles to provide an outlet for the fan.

As JohnD said, an Inline type fan will generally be quieter and more powerful. Use rigid ducting as the ridges in the flexible stuff restrict the airflow. It would also be an idea to insulate the ducting to help prevent condensation developing inside it. You can do this as JohnD said by covering...

I'm trying to reinstate an old pantry thrawl in a 1920's house. Basically it's a stone slab approx 31"x24" it's supported either side by bricks with approx 18" span in between. So it needs to be a reasonable thickness so as not to break in the middle, but not so thick as to make it too heavy...

Hi all, I'm replacing an old lath and plaster ceiling in my 1920's house, with insulation boards skimmed with plaster. Having taken the old ceiling down I can now see the ceiling joists are only 3x2" with an 11' span, and in the centre are easily pushed (bounced) up and down with one...

I wondered if it was pitch pine? from the pictures I've seen it looks similar. Will get and take a sample to the local timber merchants.

Well spotted, but the question was, what type of tree wood is it.

It's not desperatly important to have an exact match, I just want to try and use something of a comparable quality. The stuff I picked up recently doesn't feel as solid and substantial. I'll have a look at some Douglas Fir. We have a Harlow Bros Timber Merchant nearby which seems pretty...

Yeah suspected that might be the case. Wherever possible I am trying to use materials on a par with those used in the original construction. Pic of the old timber

New Timber

Old Timber

Hi, This might be a daft question, but, I'm doing some work on my 1920's house and the old timber is quite a bit heavier than the new timber from the merchants yard. Why? The new timber is softwood pine and weighs almost nothing compared to the old timber which also looks like pine.. but...

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Hi, Just wondering if someone could help me identify the type of beading on my door. Pictures attached (hopefully) I posted another topic about trying to repair them but that may not be realistic. There seems to be lots of 4 panel doors about but I'd like to try and match the wood and...