I've dug out a hearth and would like some advice on installing some joists. Please see photos. As you can see the hearth has left a gap. The...
Hi all, just in the final phases of planning a loft conversion, I am not going to apply for building regs but will be building to the regs, the...
Hi there. I am building a treehouse. It will be fixed to two joists that will sit either side of a tree. I plan to tighten the two joists toward...
I appreciate things are hard to explain without pics but here goes. I have a square house with an attached square garage (just say it is the same...
12mm PB going up on ceiling, what difference does it make wether twin or coarse? Are twin/coarse intended for different purposes? I had to shim...
If cable is installed perp to joists, threaded thru a series on in--line holes in joists, does the cable need support additional to and between...
I am replacing two windows in a victorian house from wooden sash windows to PVC windows. The windows are on opposite sides of the house with a...
Hi I am going to be installing the first floor joists and boards on my house extension and have a question about access! :unsure: After the...
Hi I am nearly at first floor height for my extension and I have made a hole to check the existing floor level. The bottom of the existing floor...
Hi, We have had an extension built and are having the layout of the house completey changed so thought it would be a good time to install...
Hi, I will be having a small flatroof to the side of the house (2m x 2m). Wanted to check if I need to put the Masonry Joist Hangers directly...
Hi All I am looking to cover an existing external balcony (currently no slope) with hollow composite decking boards. I want it to be slightly...
Hi all, I've just stumbled across this forum and am hoping someone will be able to shed light on the issue in my home. Whilst buying my house, we...
After we had a leak from out flat roof I took down the plasterboard only to find that the joists are resting on a ledgerboard/wall plate instead...
The 3 pitch pine joists shown are cross section 9.5" x 2.25". Supporting pitch pine beam is under joists as shown in picture below. Beam is...
Looking for some advice please. I need to remove a section of joist that is sitting on the padstone of a newly built structural wall in order to...
As part of an extension I'm converting a car port to a room, the old car port has another room above it. Would I plasterboard (insulated type...
I'm in the process of re-roofing my flat roof and was thinking about the possibility of using it as a roof terrace in the future. I've stripped...
Hi all, I’ll try to explain the situation. I have a rectangular ground floor room which currently has the joists above it for the first floor...
In my living room there is a sort of brick wall running lengthwise which supports the floor joists running across the room. Is there a name for...
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