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Thank you .... that's some great advice. Really appreciate it!

We've just got planning permission (home counties area) for a loft conversion and second-storey extension, and I'm after some advice on how to get realistic prices, please. We currently have a square box 8.5m x 7.5m with a four-hipped roof and a 4m single-storey kitchen extension coming out the...

The concrete base is already there! The studs will be 2x4. It’s just the battens underneath that are 2x2s.

I guess 2 inches from the 2x2 battens, if I’ve understood your question correctly.

Apologies if this is a duplicate, but I have tried searching for exactly my situation without success. I have an existing pre-fab shed on a 6m x 3m concrete slab but it's rotting and has been flimsy from when it was first built. I'm looking to replace it with a custom build (partly so it's...

Yeah, a very valid point!

Thanks!

I'm building a deck for my garden. It's being built from 4x4 posts, with 2x8 beams bolted to them and 2x8 joists resting on top of the beams. I'm fairly confident in my centres and spans for the beams and joists, however I have a question about connecting the beams to the posts, none of which...

Thanks for all the ideas, guys. I think the option I'm going to go with is a couple of 6x6 posts buried 1 metre in the ground and a crossbar between them. Definitely not as traditional as a standard round-post a-frame design, but also looks a bit neater to my eyes than a 2x4 (or similar)...

It's also been mentioned, but my wife flat-out refused to consider the idea!

Unfortunately the prices are eye-watering in comparison to the normal ones, but the point is well made.

Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately the boss has said she wouldn't be happy with that.

Just been on the phone to a local timber merchant and they've said that their machined round posts/poles are not rated for commercial playground usage, but I reckon that 125mm/150mm machined round poles ought to be strong enough for a pair of swings for two young children (4/6), even lasting up...

Thank you. The finish has turned out better than expected actually. It's a 2x4 skeleton with 12mm MDF on top. Plenty of wood filler and sanding then 2 coats of Zinser BIN and 2 coats of some fancy kid-friendly paint my wife found. Two small 500ml tins did the full two coats on the whole thing.

Strong enough for my wife (normal size) or myself (above average!) to lie on the top bunk to get to the girls and/or change the bed though? How strong is a glued butt-joint? :)

It's more the attachment of the batten to those side rails. I think the rails are pretty solid, but I am mostly concerned about the batten I've just glue/screwed onto them :)

Hi guys. Looking for some advice as a paranoid father and pretty inexperienced woodworker on whether the bunk beds I've built will be strong enough, given that my younger daughter is lying underneath the top bunk. I've put some photos below, but basically the sides of the bed are 1x6 planks...