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Hi, Looking for some advice. I'm running some joists across a room to rest on an existing wall that has joists already in place. When I level the new joists they're sitting 30mm higher than the existing joists. Can I run blocking inbetween the existing joists to give me a 30mm bump up or how...

Hi All, Looking for some advice. Opening out kitchen and as part of that bringing floor up to same level, only about 5sqm and for majority of that bringing 125mm up to match rest of kitchen. At the moment I can see under existing kitchen floor and no idea if there is any insulation under there...

Hi All, Replacing some ceiling joists that are pocketed into wall. Removed the old ones and been confronted with the setup in attached pics which I wasn't really expecting. The old joists were resting on a small bit of timber (50x20mm) and 50mm mortar bed behind this - so half timber batten and...

Just starting bit of work to open out a kitchen. Removing a wall that seemed butted up to the original back wall of the house. About halfway down or just over it starts to tie into the back wall. Any ideas what's going on here? The wall sits out 440mm from the wall, 300 wide (cavity). Don't know...

Hi All, Looking some advice for easy removal of part of a wall inside kitchen. It's painted brick so can see mortar lines, and point at which I'm removing is end of brick mortar line, half brick and so on all the way down. So do I hire or buy (for future use as well) a disc cutter and slice...

Hi All, I'm planning on opening out my kitchen and existing joists aren't the correct size for the wider span (going from 145 to 195). Pic attached of existing pocketed joist - assume there's no issue breaking out existing joist and mortar and slotting new joist in? Looks like I have a good blob...

Hi All, I have a kitchen that I'm looking to open up into a side entry to make it bit more open plan. The two are seperated by a wall that supports the ceiling and nothing else. The ceiling is quite low at just less than 2.3m and there are two steps down in the side entry of about 120mm and...

Hi all, Hoping someone has some advice for running a coaxial cable up through the soffit into the attic. Issue I have is I can't see down into the soffit, or even a glimmer of light from outside, from the attic. Even feeding through a rod from the underside of the soffit I can't get it to feed...

Hi All, Probably a simple question but driving me nuts. Fitting an interior sill, the gap at either side of the sill (wall back to window) is different by about 20mm. If I fit the sill butted to window, cut at same depth right across, I end up with the overhang and sill horns different at each...

Hi All, Looking some help, slightly tapped the radiator valve and a leak has appeared out of the top where the spindle is. Quick google and most suggestions are to tighten the gland nut. I've taken the spindle cap off, undone screw underneath but there's no gland nut (pic attached). What do I...

Doing a bit of decorating and had a sneaky look under the floorboards to see what the story was, floor bit bouncy (to very bouncy) in places. Much to my surprise the joists are 24mm thick (by about 100mm). House was built early 60s, would that have been common? Seems massively undersized, closer...

Hi All, Retiling corner shower and proposing layout in pic attached. Does this look sensible or should there be some other layout I should consider? I basically started with the widest wall, tile out from centre line on this wall and wrap around to other wall. Any suggestions welcome! Thanks

Hi All As always, nothing is straightforward... Aiming to do some tiling this weekend, retiling a shower. Had the levels out checking things, and 1 of the 2 shower walls is out of plumb 20mm top to bottom. Any suggestions for how to overcome this difference? Had been considering backer...

Picked up two differently marked C16 timbers from local builders merchant, who informed me they'd both cut the mustard in terms of being used as structural timber in a floor i.e. building control would be happy. Markings on each are attached, one with a lot more detail and the other just a red...

Hi All, Looking some practical advice on how to layer up SLC up to 55mm. Floor goes down in the middle to lowest point of 55mm, and gradually then rises to edges where i'll need to feather edge it or take it to 1mm max. I was thinking I need to use two different SLCs, one of the reinforced...

Hi all, Have to repair floor on pic attached, old solid floor. What's best approach to this, mix up some mortar and patch it in? Worried about mortar around copper pipes, or do I compact loose stone around them and mortar on top? Any advice appreciated! Thanks

Hi all, Retiling a shower and wondering if I can replace shower head (and pipe) on pic attached. It comes out and down well under head height for me. Do these screw off right back to the wall? Don't want to try in case they don't. Would this be a right pain to remove completely? Assume you take...

Finally getting around to levelling our dining room floor which I thought some self levelling would sort. Think i'm just on the cusp of what self levelling can handle (50mm). In process of establishing finished floor levels to level to, i've found that the dining room joins into two other areas...

Hi All, Hoping someone can help me make sense of guidance re renovation of a thermal element, specifically replacing a timber suspended floor. If you replace all the joists, I'm reading it that you have to meet the u-values of say a new build as opposed to renovation u-values (0.22 versus...

Hi there, Any advice would be appreciated on following topic. Live in a 1965 bungalow that has mix of flooring as follows: 3 bedrooms and 1 living room suspended timber floors, large main hallway victorian tiled and believe underneath no dpc/insulation etc just thin concrete layer at top and...