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Hi, Is there a way for the return wall fascia boards to run level at the top and hide the fall/pitch of roof on flat roof extension? It’s a warm roof, finished in GRP and I have soffits extending on 3 sides with furrings giving a fall to the front in to a box gutter. I’ve seen a few different...

Hi, Carrying out a flat roof extension with warm deck. Just wondering what’s the best way to go about the side walls with the noggins. I’m currently doing PIR insulation in cavity tied back to thermalite block. Would you stop the Internal block height at the usual wall plate height and...

Hi, Carrying out a flat roof extension with warm deck. Just wondering what’s the best way to go about the side walls with the noggins. I’m currently doing PIR insulation in cavity tied back to thermalite block. Would you stop the Internal block height at the usual wall plate height and...

Hi, just wondering what would be better. I want to reroute the hot water tank in the loft when it gets converted. This part will be studded off the load bearing wall but want the eaves to store the tank etc. Blue line has a load bearing wall beneath Red line- assumed doubled up 8x2 with...

Hi, I will be putting in a new ground bearing concrete floor in the existing house but due to footings with tree proximity, the extension will have block & beam. Floor make up will be concrete floor then insulation to match the height of block and beam insulation, finished with screed for UFH...

Hi everyone. About to undertake a loft conversion. New floor joists will go on to existing wall plates. However these are all out. I can’t pack the new floor joists higher due to shear point on timber. Can the existing wall plate (4x2) be notched at points say 0-30mm to allow new floor...

Hi, Thanks for all your previous help as I normally always seem to find the answers to any other enquiry’s I have. Renovating a house atm and the overall build is around 25/30mm out to one side (over around 10m), the brickwork, ceiling joists, wall plate, rafters etc. No cracks on the...

Hi, Thanks for all your previous help as I normally always seem to find the answers to any other enquiry’s I have. Renovating a house atm and the overall build is around 25/30mm out to one side (over around 10m), the brickwork, ceiling joists, wall plate, rafters etc. No cracks on the...

Hi, Probably be a quick yes or no! Looking to try and maximise roof pitch, have a lean to extension going in under current windows. So height of ledger plate is already set. We have a bi fold door going in with a catnic cavity lintel above. To match existing I’m going to finish with headers...

Hi, First post here. Must say thanks to you all for helping me to renovate my house so far. I've tried looking through previous posts on this matter but struggled to get much clarity. The house is a small victorian cottage with tall sash type windows so height of extension is limited. So...