ceiling joist

hi I had to pull down part of out kitchen ceiling due to water damage, I have fixed the water leak issue, and ready to put up new ceiling. In the void/between the joist was earthwool insulation, just rammed in there no matter what pipes or electricty cables there are, would repeating this be...

I am in the planning stages of a bathroom refurb and have come across my first major hurdle. There is a gap under the bath where the angled ceiling is on the stairs, image attached. This is exactly where I'm wanting the shower to go and unfortunately there are some angled joists projecting...

Right lads, belt up, I am renovating a 1957 brick cavity wall-built bungalow an am planning to remove the wall between the kitchen and lounge as one of my first jobs. I had designed a beam to span the opening on the basis that the ceiling joists coloured pink in the attached plan would be...

I'd like to add a couple of roof windows to the pitched roof above our kitchen to let more light in, as well as a window on the external wall but that is more straightforward. The kitchen is a combination of an old off-shot kitchen (half the width) plus a later (but still old) addition to make...

Hi, I am in the process of renovating a home gym where I live and i really want to plaster board this ceiling and remove the central beam to make it a flat surface. Does anyone know if I would be ok to take this beam out? The width is 4 meters and its a flat roof with felt on it. thanks,

Hi all, Planning to decorate a house we've just moved into, first job to plaster over the artex ceilings. Wondering if anyone can answer why the ceilings slope towards the outer walls at the front and back of the house - the ceilings are the same in every room on the first (top) floor of the...

I need to add more attic storage space, so I want to put a floor down in an unfinished section of the attic. Joists are 2"x6" and 16" on center with 10" of blown insulation. My plan is to strap another 2"x6" perpendicular to the joists giving me 11" of space for the insulation, and then...

Hi everyone! I'm new here and a new homeowner. I was recently in the attic trying to drop an electrical wire to add a new light switch. In a rush and not thinking, I started drilling a hole in the exterior-facing ceiling joist with a 7/8" spade bit. After drilling ~2" deep, I stopped and...