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Doing a loft conversion - am taking every opportunity to strengthen the roof as I come across it; so the ensuite wall is going to act as an extra roof support wall / knee wall type thing running about 1000mmm parallel alongside the purlin. Whats the best way to attach the timber for this...

Currently doing my own loft conversion and about to fit the 18mm m/r t+g chipboard flooring. I *think* I know the answer but a carpenter friend has got me questioning my own opinion and just wanted some clarification. Am I right to glue the t+g joints and screw all boards down into floor joists...

Doing my own loft conversion and about to break through the ceiling to install new stairs. New floor joists are all flying above current ceiling joists and don't touch them. Question is, when I cut the existing ceiling joists to chop out the hole, how do I secure them? Do I just screw trimmer...

Doing my loft extension; total house width span is around 6400. I have a steel beam in the middle and joists (3m and 3.6m joists) will meet in the middle resting on the beam for support. Is it ok to simply m10 coach bolt the joists on the beam together where they overlap slightly? As opposed to...

I have finally bolted the steel beams together in the loft for our loft conversion, and there is a 6m beam bolted together resting on concrete blocks either end. There is about a 15mm height difference to make the beam level at one end needed. (The beam is probably sagging at the joint where...

Connecting universal beam using welded plate connections for loft conversion floor; should the m20 bolts be tightened to a specific torque or do I just tighten them as tight as I can with a socket wrench? Can’t find any info online apart from specific torques in commercial large scale applications

How far should an m16 stud be inserted into the wall to hold up a trimmer joist? Held in with resin. I'm thinking 190mm studs should do the trick, 50mm thickness for the joist that leaves 140mm in the wall. These =...

hi all, so am doing a loft conversion and we have to lift 3x 2m steel beams into the loft. I’ve had the 6m beam needed split into 3 sections and fabricated to be bolted together to avoid cranes etc. Each beam is only 50kg but we tried to lift them through the small hatch yesterday and it’s too...

(Posted under projects and advised to move) Hi all, first time poster so please go easy! I'm doing a loft conversion on my 3 bed end-terrace. I'm planning on doing most, if not all the work myself. I'm a handyman / joiner, but never undertaken anything this big myself before so am happy taking...

Hi all, first time poster so please go easy! I'm doing a loft conversion on my 3 bed end-terrace. I'm planning on doing most, if not all the work myself. I'm a handyman / joiner, but never undertaken anything this big myself before so am happy taking my time with the complicated aspects...

*Think* I might have made a mistake; I've plumbed a new shower; just pipe work so far nothing else, and used a mixture of grey 15mm polyplumb pipe, speedfit and polyplumb connections. I've used the smooth metal inserts on all connections. It's a cold water supply to electric shower from 22mm...

Getting my laminate flooring project well under way now, and after levelling the very wonky hallway there is a 25 to 30mm drop into the living room. Will a quick-step incizo 5-1 threshold bar cover this height? Can't find any info on the height tolerance for the reducer bar. Or does anyone...

Is there a 'rule' for screwing ply down into floorboards? Am getting 18mm and 12mm ply to screw into floorboards. Am thinking 6' intervals along the edges but do I have to screw through the middle as well? Or will edges be enough? Also is 12mm ply thick enough to level wonky floorboards? Floors...

Ok, please bear with me on this one! Looking for confirmation that my plan is the right one... Planning to laminate the downstairs of house, (1908 Sheffield semi - wonky floors a-go-go). Have had wall including fireplace and chimney beast removed between kitchen and dining room leaving gaping...

Any advice is much appreciated. I have a new light fitted, 10 x E27 40watt filament bulbs. Its this one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-Lights-Edison-Chandelier-Pendant-Lamp-Ceiling-Light-Bulbs-Remote-Control-/230945347394 I have now fitted 5 dimmer switches and not found one that works...

Hi all advice needed please! I have stripped my hallway and exposed some old concretey crappy plaster underneath but mainly solid. The rest of the hallway has been drylined and looking fine. I want to have a go at skimming this wall as the victorian stringer going up the stairs is original and...

Hi folks, new to this forum so amy advice much appreciated! Im about to start a lot of work on my house so will be posting here frequently I think! First job is the kitchen door to outside is being bricked up (new kitchen put in) and I need to plaster the doorway over and the wall its in...