Hello - been lurking for a while and got some great advice from here. However, now have a question.
My girlfriend's uncle, a chartered surveyor, gave my house a once over when I bought it.
There was some plaster cracking (about one metre long) in the external wall of the bathroom around the window and both he and the official surveyor said it was historical movement likely to have been caused when the kitchen extension was added downstairs.
However, as a precaution, my gf's uncle recommended that I get some metal straps and 'strap' the floor joists to the wall to stop any further movement in the future.
I have done loads of searching on the Internet and cannot find any reference to this type of 'strapping' - except for this, which looks bang on what I need:
http://www.falconstructural.co.uk/pdfs/Tie_Bar_and_Straps.pdf
But can I get this sort of thing from Jewson / Selco etc.... and is there another name it goes by? Any advice on doing this type of job yourself?
Alex
My girlfriend's uncle, a chartered surveyor, gave my house a once over when I bought it.
There was some plaster cracking (about one metre long) in the external wall of the bathroom around the window and both he and the official surveyor said it was historical movement likely to have been caused when the kitchen extension was added downstairs.
However, as a precaution, my gf's uncle recommended that I get some metal straps and 'strap' the floor joists to the wall to stop any further movement in the future.
I have done loads of searching on the Internet and cannot find any reference to this type of 'strapping' - except for this, which looks bang on what I need:
http://www.falconstructural.co.uk/pdfs/Tie_Bar_and_Straps.pdf
But can I get this sort of thing from Jewson / Selco etc.... and is there another name it goes by? Any advice on doing this type of job yourself?
Alex