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I'll sort out some photos That wasnt very well worded by me. What i meant was that the "party wall" doesnt actually sit flush with the roof and as such the purlins from both houses pass through where the party wall should be but are in no way sitting on or supported by the wall that is there

Yep diagonal struts - there are 6 each side of the roof They actually come down beside the joists at the base ending near to where the lathes are of the ceiling below - they go past the purlin also and end almost flush against the rafters and are nailed to both the purlin and rafters...

We've had our house for about a year now, it's old build (1920's-50's) with a hipped roof Been trying to work out "the lay of the land" as it were as to whether any of the internal walls were loadbearing, so i took a look in the loft. Anyways, the purlins have struts running down to the...

That's good to know i couldnt find anything saying yes or no to it being a problem I'd actually got everything ready to go - was just concerned about the risks We're hoping to board out a good size area, and we put loose boards in our old house (rented) so am using them to stand on to do the...

The law is that HIDS should only be in headlights made for HIDS They need a washer system to keep them clean They also need a self levelling system I've had a few friends fail the MOT for their HIDS with places that they normally pass

First post so please go gently We have recently bought an ex council semi - built circa 1920's The loft hatch is only half size, which we are having changed for a larger one I want to board some of the loft out for storage, and we also need to replace part of the ceiling in one of the...