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Hi We are about to put the wall plate on the ground floor wall of our 2 story extension and we have 2 rsj's that finish on the wall therefore preventing us from laying the wood in one piece !!! so do we just lay the plate up to the first rsj and then start another piece the other side? if so...

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Is any join acceptable? and if you had a 9 metre wall would you use 2 pieces? Nelliedee

I am about to order the wall plates for a 2 story extension. Is there guidelines for the length. One wall is 9 metres long so I am trying to find out if using 2 pieces at 4.5 metres is acceptable along this wall. I understand that if we use 2 pieces then we would need to make a scarf joint...

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Thanks Guys I cannot use a concrete lintel as the plans say anything under 1500 can have a concrete lintel and our openings are 1530 and 1800. I will have a word with the inspector regarding the insulation so thanks for that pointer. Can you tell me what an IG lintel is? Many thanks...

Hello We are currently building our first floor blockwork on a 2 story extension. The 1st floor will become 2 bedrooms and we need lintels above windows. I am not sure if there is an alternative to the lintels specified on the plans. The plans state Catnic 71 and they have to be insulated. The...

Just rung the architect and he said that it wasnt an error!!!! and also that it didnt matter and if we want to put 100 x 75 we can... I think maybe it was an error as the timber yard man had said the same as you and that wall plates are usually 100. Thanks once more nosesall you are a saint...

Hi My hubby used an angle grinder with steel cutting blade to cut an inch off of 2 rsj's and it worked pretty well but I will say that you definately need googles, gloves and protective clothing as there were an awful lot of sparks flying. Nelliedee

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Hi All We have built our ground floor walls of a 2 story extension and are about to fit the wall plate. Our walls are made of 215mm blocks. We have noticed that when other extensions are built using cavity walls that the inner wall is higher that the outer wall thus allowing for roof timbers...

Hello and a happy new year to you all We are about to fix restraint straps to Timber joists and 9 inch thermalite blocks. What fixings would you use especially for the blocks as they seem prone to crumbling. Nelliedee :)

Thanks for your reply Noseall Our plans say wall plates 75 x 50 so i shall ring the architect on that one. Our wall is solid construction 215 mm and it is finished flat so how would we achieve a higher inner piece of blockwork? do we buy blocks half the depth and lay them on the inside...

Hi all Our plans for our 2 story extension state 75 x 50 wall plates and I am in need of assistance please as roofer wants wall plates on before he starts work. Our walls are block constuction 215mm. The 1st floor is set back 1 metre from the front and side. Question 1, what side of blocks...

Hi all We are currently half way through building our 1st floor timbers on our extension and our plans say '' provide 30 x 5 galv mild steel restraint staps at max 2000 c/c and solid strutting at mid span'' Can anyone enlighten us on where these restaint straps go? ie; do they strap 2...

Thanks Any tips on where to buy the Hangers wide enough to take 2 or 3 joists? Also if the joist span is 3.5 Metres, how many bolts would you use to bolt the double/treble joists and are there specific bolts we should use? Nelliedee :) Moderator3 Use the next time you want to add...

Hi We are about to put in the 1st floor joists on a 2 story extension. On the plans it shows an area (where new stairs will pass thru) that requires double and treble joists. Question 1; do we use 2 joist hangers side by side for each joist or do we use 1 joist hanger and bolt the second...

Thanks for the bearing info. Screwfix only sell 2 sizes of the sleeve s Nelliedee

Hi We need to use Joist seal's on the end of our 1st floor joist in a new extension. Our new joists are 47 x 147 mm and the seals on scewfix are 225x 50mm. Is the difference in size going to be a problem? or is it ok to have seals that are slightly to long (in height) than the joists? Also we...