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Clearly was a silly question then. I said the roof will overhang - not the joists.

There will also be brackets on the blocks supporting the gully. I am overthinking this possibly….

Hi Maybe a silly question. Flat roof - will overhang the outskin by approx 32cm. Of that - 20cm is a gully ( epdm lined ). All works a treat on paper :). My question - do the joists need to finish at the start of the cavity or can they extend into the cavity as long as they don’t touch...

VDPC - vertical DPC? Surely not :). That really helps - thanks woody.

that’s the bottom of the frame ( I think you’re referring to ). The side frames, I have cavity closures - but can I fit the frame flush to the front of the outer leaf or do I need to set it back? Maybe a drawing or two would help decipher my waffle - will post something…. Thanks woody.

Hi Fitting 3x 4 panel French doors. 2.4m wide. Do these fit (almost ) flush with brickwork or do they need to be recessed? Can’t find anything definitive. LBC are inside with everything I’ve done up to now ( no small thanks to this forum! ) and would like the doors to go as well. No...

https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/adding-wall-ties-after.530907/ I did search - honest

Hypothetical question :). Let’s just say someone was daft enough not to realise cable ties need to be every 300mm near an opening ( French doors ) and had placed them every 450mm. They are horizonatally fine but should have been every course near the edge. Now to add to that - let’s say...

Him Just realised I have had 3x SK90 cavity lintels waiting to be used and removing the roof ( single storey extension going to flat roof ) the cavity is only 75. Well, anything from 70 to 90 it seems. With help on here (thanks woody) I’ve stepped in to the main house - looks good - but now...

Woody - last question - would building control have a preference in extending the 75mm cavity under the beam into the extension (100mm cavity) - so effectively reducing the cavity width of the extension for then length of a block and a half ( assuming that’s sufficient distance from the beam to...

Going for the 100mm walk in with expanded steel. Wouldn’t have been able to sort this this week without you Woody. Thank you sir.

Thanks again woody. Toothing in by half a block will leave overhang on alternate rows , front and back - shades area in pic. Is that going to be ok or should i fill these? ( really so appreciate the advice ).

When you say bond - I assume there will be an40mm step in ( or out ) where the leafs join. Will that bond still transfer the beam load onto the second leaf? I don’t mind the step in / out as I will batten a false front - I just need that beam load to be fully spread / handled sufficient for...

We had a kitchen extension many years ago - and now we’ve widened the opening flush to the walls, steels are in. ( sort of ) and now I need to tooth in the extension to main house. On removing the nib it became obvious the cavity on the extension is different. Measures 90mm - main house is...

Beam in. Padstones in. Now I need to dry pack the brickwork above the steel. The bricks are frog down - any tips on the best way of tackling this? Or pack as any other but expecting to use more mortar. cheersw