[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I treated the conc. base with sikka rapid dpm, then put membrane or damp course under the stud soles. I'll cover the whole base...
Hi all. Im currently doing a load of work on the house and decided the loft would be a good place to store some unused materials and some tools....
The bedroom floor joists in our old cottage need strengthening, the floor is very bouncy and noisy. Currently there’s a hardboard floor down which...
Hi, All my floor joist bounce but after recently rearranging my bedroom the joist next the wall is now getting walked on more and is bouncing. I...
Hi all, so im doing my flat garage roof and need to join the joists over the steel beam and just trying to find out how much overlap you need, is...
Hi All, We're in the middle of renovating a house built around 1905. The kitchen for the house is in an extension at the back, this extension...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi all, I’ve recently had some major renovation on our house with a number of walls removed...
As per title really - is it ok to hang joists on a joist which is already supported at either end on joist hangers? I'm looking to get rid of the...
Hi all, I want to replace the banister around my landing upstairs with a couple of stud walls so I can essentially create a separate enclosed...
Hi, Would be nice to put some boards down for storage in this Victorian roof space and be able to move around, store Christmas decorations and...
I'm looking to deck over an existing patio, the main issue is the low clearance from the door sill. There is roughly 75mm from the patio tiles to...
Evening chaps, I've just started to DIY a loft conversion of a Victorian terraced property. The existing ceiling joists run from front to back...
Hi all. I had a squeaky uneven upstairs bedroom floor that seemed to go downhill at one end. I removed old t&g floor to find the room straddled...
I've read a lot of really helpful stuff on her over the past three years as I renovate my 200 year old money-pit of a house.. I'm on to the...
Hi guys/gals, I’ve recently had my building regs drawings through from my architect for a loft conversion where the truss roof is coming down and...
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...
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