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Thanks for reply Tony. I see your advice is as my option a. Thanks.

Hi all. The picture shows the old hearth which I have now removed and opened up the chimney breast builders opening and am about to put in the constructional Hearth. The bricks you can see at the moment were the existing hearth perimeter and those will go as it needs to extend a little more from...

Hi all. Finally found the support arch in my chimney breast. The photos show brick infill under the arch, which I intend to knock out and open up the builders opening. Supporting the brick arch is a steel arch bar. If the steel..(wrought iron?) bar is in good nick, is this ok to relying on...

Thanks for the replies you guys. I started the demolition of the hearth, a slight panic when I dug it out as I then realized brick piers stood on it! Panic ring to local builder who told me to prop it up and popped round this morning at 7.30am. He explained the INNER brick piers were infill and...

Thanks for the reply Tony. I note the hint of caution in your reply, which I understand, as it's difficult to go off 2 photos. Hopefully others will confirm with you. It does look, as you say, that the hearth construction is indeed separate from the chimney...I think it is the fact that the...

Hi all. I am about to fit a new timber joist floor to this room and wish to build a new constructional hearth to the fireplace (for open fire). The pictures show the existing constructional hearth. My question is...can I remove this without worrying about the chimney structure itself...ie, is it...

JohnD...where can this mysterious 8 x 2' T&G WBP ply be bought please? One company seems to make it only under a trade name of 'WISA III TG4'. It looks like good stuff. Pricey and hard to find. Around £22 a piece. Is this the stuff you mean?

Thanks again fellas. Slowly moving forward! All new to me this, so thanks for the advice.

Thanks for the replies guys. All very helpful. Gregers...I have had another look at the sleeper walls and actually they are not as bad as I first thought..so I may go back to the original method using plates on these walls with DPM incorporated...even though I have already fitted timber wall...

I hope 4 x 2 is ok. The span wall to wall is 3.5m with a central sleeper wall to help with the load at apprx 1.8m. The original Joists were 110mm x 47mm, so a tad deeper than 4 x 2. The joists I have bought are treated Dry graded C24 M. Do I know what that means...not yet! :oops: But I will...

Thanks for the replies guys. In answer to some of your queries. I did consider repeating the same method. But as some of the sleeper walls needed some repair and I'm not experienced with mortar at all...I chose to fit wall plates. My thinking was that the timber would be nowhere near the...

Hi all. I am nothing more than a novice. Recently ripped out my Victorian wooden floor. The air vent was blocked and wall plates and joist ends all rotten. Now, after much humming and thinking I have fitted wall plates, 4" x 2" treated timber ready to take joist hangers. I could have used the...

Anybody? :cry:

I have searched...honest! I am a novice..Simple question...I am relaying new floor joists onto ground floor brick sleeper walls topped with new sleeper timber. What's the procedure...Sleeper wall, thin bed mortar to stick the DPM, then thicker bed mortar to bed the timber sleeper, then joist...

May I say thanks to all that replied to nitch...pinenot, dann..what very helpful guys you are. At this very moment in time I too have one of my floors up and below looks very similar to Nitchs'. I will re read the whole post to try to take it in. I may have a couple of queries so I look forward...

Hi all. Got a Saunier Duval Thelia 23 Boiler. :oops: Looking for the foam seal strip for the combustion chamber front panel. The old piece I have from the boiler looks nothing special. 10mm sq foam with double tape on the side. Does anyone know a good supplier for Saunier parts or Is...

I take your point Tony. The issue of a gaurantee to me is hardly worth the paper it's on...if it is not properly underwritten, whether from an independant or larger company. I read this happens frequently with Damp injection companies, some people have had their fingers burnt with warranties...

As long as his carelessness slims his wallet and not mine, that would be acceptable :D

Maybe I wasn't clear. Yes, my system works and No, it has not been breaking down frequently, it has been running well. However, my boiler has DEVELOPED a leak. It was not there before. (ps, thanks for the quote info re copy paste etc!) However I am intrigued to why you called him to look at...

Can someone tell me how to drop individuals replies part quotes into my reply so I can respond to some of your questions please. I can't seem to figure it out and it's driving me mad :oops: . Thanks for advice so far, it is much appreciated.