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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...

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...

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...

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