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Just for clarity, its my rafters. Not the joists. If that makes a difference. At the moment I'm just trying to work out the cost difference. A) Nail 6"x1" to existing rafters 26 lengths of 6"x1" is going to cost £160. + The cost of the nails. B) Glue and screw 2"x2" to underside of...

Cheers Job, Any particular brands to look out for? Naturally, I'm looking for affordability + performance. Shame about the gripfill (ease of application/cheap)

Whilst my loft plans state to attach 6"x1" to my existing 4"x2" rafters. My BCO said he would be happy with 2"x2" glued and screwed to the existing 4"x2". Just wondered what everyones adhesive of choice would be for this? Gripfill? Pva wood glue? Epoxy resin?

Sorry for the delay on the photos, been busy. Will try later. "dont take the struts out til you have beefed up the rafters!" How do I go about beefing up the rafters with the purlin in the way?? Plans state to attach 6"x1" to my existing 4"x2" rafters (BCO said he would be happy...

When BC came round last, the purlin wall had not been built. All the Officer saw was the steels in place (bricked in) and the new joists hung / nailed in place. Structurally, according to the plans, the only thing that I have left to do is to beef up the rafters. Unable to do this until the...

Apologies in advance if I get the terminology wrong... I just wanted to check that my loft was ready to have its struts and Purlin removed. 1. The steels are in.... 2. New joists hung off steels + on load bearing wall in middle of house. Both Checked and passed by BC. Got told "Good...

Job done. Hired a Spit P370. 5 minutes work. Bit worried before using it (no experience). But a doddle as it turned out.

The width of the steel is approx 8" The width of the timber is approx 4"

I'm in the process of the worlds slowest loft conversion (Getting things done in my own time as and when time money allows). BC have been notified, all above board. So far as I can tell, there are 2 ways of connecting the purlin wall to the top of the steels. 1. pre-drill top of steel...

Sorry, sorry .... wrong place.... feel free to move.

After 13 years in the same Garage/unit, My step dad is finally retiring from the world of mechanics.. However, when leaving the unit, he has to decorate the place back to its original condition to get his deposit back from the landlord in full. We're ok with the emulsion & woodwork... but the...

Hello all. Our neighbours have had some work done recently, and I just wondered where we stand on a couple of things. First off, we do get on with these neighbours, so dont wish to fall out. Originally, at the bottom of the garden our garage joined theirs. Our neighbours (with all...

I ordered some 6 x 2 C16 timber from Covers (for joists as stated in my plans) At the time, the man I spoke to did state that all their timber was regularised. Upon trying to fit a tripled up joist into a hanger (150mm wide) I'm left with a fairly large gap. approx 15mm How do I...