Search results

that is an excellent bit of kit, thank you very much. It is a lot of good imformation in there but my doubt lays on the difference between twist and bend vertical straps. :?: When to use any of those?? ta

vertical, sorry didnt say ta

Hello all..! I am refurbishing a two storeys detached cottage. Been told to use straps to tie the walls to the roof. I dont know wether to use twist restraint straps or bend ones. Done some research and know twist ones are use with pitch roof and bends are for flat roofs. Some...

Hello, Just had install oak patio door but need to seal them. Dont know wat kind of preservative use as I would not like to stain them. I d like to keep the oak color. Any advice. Thanks

Hello. I am planning to fit a solid oak floor (T&G) in an upstairs family bathroom. It s 1 incnh thick. Should I glued the joints ? Wat kind of nails shoul I use? Any advise availa ble is welcome. thanks

have to say thats a rip off sorry

yes dear, the joist below has been doubled up 2x(6x3)=6x6 ta

I am building a stud wall on 4x2 timber in an upstairs bedroom to house an onsuite. This stud wall runs paralell to the joist below (6x6) , but there is not a floor at the moment. So my wall plate is on top of the joists . I wonder whether the wall plate should go on top of the floor...

Hi there.! I am fiting a tongue and groove solid <8 inc wide> oak floor in a bathroom floor. I suppose it has to be seal in the TnG joints but not sure if it needs this. and if it does not sure how to do it. waiting for advice. thanks

Hello.. I will be laying some pipework for a central heating system very soon. been ask to do it in plastic but some bits will be in copper, just the exposed bits will be on cooper. can i do this ? thanks

Got and internal sandstone wall i d like to have it restored and exposed. I have been advised to use a low pressure sandblast but it needs repointing as the lime morter is perished. My question is when sould i blast the wall?? before repointing or after ?? thanks.

Got some pine furniture want to convert into shabby shic. Anybody knows how to achieve this look..? thanks

Hello! Bout 20 months ago had an oak floor ( 15mm. by 1m) fitted by a joiner, didnt have a clue how to do it been told later. I want to remove carefully as want to relaid ( its in very good conditioned itself, nothing wrong with it apart from the way it was laid). It is tongue and...

[/url][/img] [/url][/img]

Hello everyone.! Had to paint my ceiling kitchen. I had PVAed to seal all the grease stuck to it, let it dry and them paint over it. To my syurprise the pva and the grease had melted together ant it didnt work out the way I wanted as the paint was add to the PVA + GREASE mix. Any...

If I remove the purlin and put in a stud/dwarf wall will carry the weigh of the roof down on to the joist/beam? Will this stop the roof spreading?? Thanks>

forgot to say the house is in shell state at the moment so i feel is the rght way to go as will not be messy or invasive as you say. thanks

Its a detached house not conservation area. He is suggested to sister rafters and upgrade them to 8x2. Strengh the ridge board with a metal beam which will decrease my headroom (not happy with this as it is already not a lot of HR). plus a post in the middle of the room holding the beam.===...

just register, hello everyone: I am Converting my loft into living space. My rafters are 4x2. hold up by single purlin from wall to waal is about 7m. The space is very tight so i am dlowering dowm ceiling below to achieve more headroom into loft. To do this new floor joist will run from...