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...
Unfortunately we are already amidst our renovation job, which includes also the redoing of a flat roof and upgrading it to a warm roof and I have...
So after a long weekend of removing my chimney from the attic and 1st floor I’m stuck! It looks like the 1st floor joists are sitting on timbers...
Hi All, I am currently re-boarding my loft after lifting old chipboard to put down insulation. I am using 22mm P5 T&G Caberfloor boards. 2400mm...
Hi all, first post but I think I'm going to end up a regular here! I've recently moved into a house that needs plenty doing, and one of the first...
I installed a loft hatch today, and in the process found that the joists on either side are at different heights, an entire inch apart! I'm...
Hi all I have a garage with flat roof neglected for years hence the joists are rotting away, I need to replace them but only problem is these...
Hi, I'm refurbing the galley kitchen in our Victorian terrace (solid brick walls, no cavity). Three of ceiling joists (which are the floor joists...
Basically I wonder if anybody could give me any tips on making my loft space into a nice clean usable area. First of all I am not putting in any...
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