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Some photos to educate, inform or shock... General view: Joists to left of fireplace Joists to right of fireplace. Note new(er) wall plate and two replacement joists. They've been in for approx 25 years and seem good condition. Joist crossing sleeper wall in middle of room. A sorry...

I've edited the previous post; the end of the joists at the internal wall are also on a wall plate but seem fairly good condition. Photos to follow. Mike

Thanks for the reply Ree, I missed it until just now, but I have been busy in the mean time. Taking your points in order: 1 A perfect description! Undersized rotten joists resting on spongy wall plates. 2/3 - The outside wall is all different sized stones with no courses to follow and held...

Thanks for the suggestion. I considered this, but the strength of a beam is proportional to the cube of its depth, so a 25% increase in depth gives nearly double the strength (half the deflection) for a given load. To achieve this improvement by adding more joists would require 200mm spacing...

After a break of a few months the next project has started. It's a late 19th century house with 450mm thick stone faced walls with rubble infill. The ground floor living room has a wooden suspended floor that bounces like a trampoline. I've taken up some of the boards and from what I can see...

But was that for yourself or a paying customer? I've saved myself around £70 for 30 mins work, but I accept that replacement is a better option for a paying customer.

I took the actuator off the valve to watch if it moved when the CH was switched on. I could feel the motor running but no movement, but I noticed the actuator rattled if shaken. I took it apart and found this: The spring (circled) is supposed to go between A and B, but the retaining lug...

Broken actuator

Yes, and if the HW is off, the system seems to function correctly. No. As above, the thermostat transmitter turns the receiver on/off correctly and the battery symbol isn't showing. Later I'll try a few more things like setting the system to different settings and removing the actuator to...

Over the last few weeks, the heating has not been responding to the thermostat and with the CH off and the HW on, the radiators get hot. I suspect it's the actuator on the CH/HW valve that's dodgy. Any thoughts? If it is that, it's a Drayton MA1 fitted about 10 years ago; are the latest...

I got a fantastic teak bench from here a couple of months ago. http://www.leaderstores.co.uk/outlet-c386/garden-outlet-c389 It was an end of line clearance that cost £40 (down from over £110) and was delivered for free in less than 48 hours. Probably the wrong time of year for similar...

Just seen the new Toolstation website. Is it crap or am I just resistant to change? Why do web designers think we want to scroll around f***ing huge pictures looking for what we want rather than lay it out all on one screen? At least it's not yet as bad as the Screwfix site. But it will come...

If I overboard directly against the L&P (screwing to the joists) the plasterboard (or rather the screws holding it up) would then also be supporting the pressure exerted by the bumps and bulges in the L&P on the PB and the weight of the L&P if it became detached from the ceiling. Also, it's a...

No worries there. As I said, I don't think the L&P can support itself much longer which is why I was thinking of battening it first, otherwise the weight of the L&P would be borne by the drywall screws holding up the plasterboard.

When you say "providing the old ceiling you're boarding over is strong and not going to fall down", do you mean the lath and plaster bit or the whole structure? My main concern is the strength of the the L&P bit and the ability of plasterboard with drywall screws to hold it up. I thought that...

I've got a Victorian house, with a lath and plaster ceiling that needs sorting. I don't want to take it off as the loft above is boarded and insulated, plus I know how messy that is. I was going to overboard with 12.5mm board, but wondered if I would be better off fixing 50x25mm battens at...

Thanks for confirming what I did was right; I couldn't find my pot of plumbers mait so I had no choice so just got on with it. Hopefully it's sorted now. But I've thought that before!

It still leaks from the joint with the jubilee clip.:evil: Now I've had to extend the pipe out from the wall, there isn't a drop on the pipe leaving the toilet pan so there is standing water in the pipe around the joint which is not helping matters. I will fix the levels issue in due course...

Bought one and fitted it with no real problems apart from access to the screw clip was tight. Hope that's it, thanks for the advice. Cheers Mike