notches

Plumber has notched across all the joists far beyond the 35mm allowable by building regs. As a fix — after raising concerns — the contractors are offering to brace/bridge the joists. My concern is that will do little to address the problem as it’s adding strength in the wrong direction and it...

Hi All I'm currently having the existing basement of my Edwardian semi-detached property made more 'user friendly' via the installation of a proprietary (Triton) cavity drain system, plaster board/plaster walls & ceilings & a wooden floor. One of the main tasks is to 'hide' the myriad of...

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 bathroom, not a huge space, approx 3m X 3m. It has old hand cut elm boards of varying sizes and elm joists every 35cm. The board are beyond saving due to...