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Sorry I forgot to get back you, thanks for the input! Btw I was also thinking of taking a hammer to it lol. The wall hung pan won't slide off.. I do think the plumber may have added some adhesive to the pipes or the bolts when he put the pan on as it really will not budge. So I did my best to...

Hi, Can anyone please offer some advice on how I can remove a wall hung toilet pan? I have undone the Allen bolts and cut through all the adhesive around the perimeter of the bowl so it should simply slide off the pins now but it remains stuck. I suspect it is being held in place by the water...

Thanks for your input, I am hoping to get scaffolding for the full house in spring to add a flat roof dormer to the rear and at that point I intend to remove the stack as well. Currently I wanted to remove as many bricks internally as possible so I can make some progress on the internal work...

Hi, yes one angle is from the side and other from the front. There are about three courses for the stack

Don't know if this photo is clear enough, it shows there is only 1 brick course and behind it is the chimney cavity. In the centre you can see the half bricks.. these are running the other way into the protruding chimney stack supporting walls so I guess these are supporting the course of facing...

Yep that drawing shows it clearly. My problem is that the stack isn't deep enough at the point where I want to support it because the chimney breast slims into the gable wall. It looks like it is only 225mm so one brick length away from the wall. But I think I understand what you mean now. As...

Thanks for the advice! Yes the oak purlins either side of the chimney breast go into the gable end wall. The space between them is approx 1600mm. I had been thinking of a similar principle to what you have used before. I was thinking of getting 225mm joist and running it against the chimney...

Thanks for the reply still, nope my house is an end terrace and the stack is on the end of the terrace so only resting on my wall.

Hi, I am trying to remove my chimney from ceiling level in the loft down to the ground floor. I'm not sure how best to support the stack so I can remove the breast. Would I use acro props to hold the bricks while I install steel gallows and lintel? Will a timber lintel do it? As there are...

Hi, I wanted to thank you for your advice on my subfloor install. I have submitted the building notice now and just needed some advice with BC. Should I call BC and mention I will be using M12 sleeve anchors at 600mm staggered to bolt the timber wall plate and ask them if they approve it? Ady

Hey noseall and woody, I have attached two sets of photos. First set are the single leaf brick partition wall and it has a wooden lintel not concrete as I thought. So I can either attach a wall plate to the bricks just above the lintel or I can sit then onto the bricks and directly above the...

Thans for getting back to me, I will attach some photos when I go back on site today to show you what I mean. I'm looking to install the new subfloor to give a downstairs ceiling height of 2.1.. That's why the wall plate would line up with the lintel above the door. What happens if there is...

I'm not sure mice would travel through an air brick tbh but nevertheless to create an area to mount to I would suggest you simply raise the area surrounding the air brick to match the height of the air brick. This would give you a perfect rectangular border to fix the mesh to. Raise it by adding...

Hi Maymo, Why don't you attach a sketch so it is easier to understand which wall you are referring to and which face of the original property had been extended. Do not seal the air brick, it is necessary for good ventilation. As for the attic gap, I would simply put down wooden flooring to...

Hi! I have been reading through lots of posts on this forum and I think I have most of the information I need so I'm looking for clarification or confirmation on details pls I have removed the old subfloor in my property which was poorly installed on joust hangers embedded into the masonry...

@tony I am currently removing the subfloor to lower it and install a new layout for the staircase so access wouldn't be an issue. I'm going to speak to a SE and see what he/she comes up with!

Ah that makes sense..

Thanks for the replies, the roof did have a purlin each side of the pitch and I'm looking to replace one of them. Those steel beams are huge! @noseall. And the span is only abit longer than my house so perhaps mine will also be fairly deep. I have a steel beam which is 150x150 and that is...

Hello! I am looking to replace a purlin in my roof because the purlin is in two lengths and is supported by a prop at the point of overlap. I want to replace it with a single length of timber which does not need a prop underneath it. The span between gable wall end and party wall is 4900mm...