Hi , can anyone tell me - are there any sort of rules or recomendations on when you should have guttering for the roof of a dormer window? on...
Hi all, can anyone advise on the best way to damp proof a solid stone wall which now forms an internal wall to my newly built extension - to...
hello. can anyone tell me if i need a trickle vent on a bathroom window? or can you do without as the bathroom will have an extractor anyway? (its...
HI, can anyone tell me, when building in a window, is it necessary to leave a 5mm expansion gap around it or can i just build right up tight to...
Hi all does anyone want to quote for doing my roof timbers in chippenham (Wilts). its about a weeks work i reckon, there maybe more later when...
HI all, please can someone explain what my plans mean when they say 'wall plates fixed down with brackets @ 1200 c/c and clips @ 450 c/c'? i...
Hi All, I want to put a lintel in an internal wall where one meets the other in a T juction, but the internal wall is 100 thick and you need 150...
Hi All, my extension has one cavity wall which is internal on the ground floor and external on the first floor - above a lean to roof. i believe...
I have a box lintel which is about 60cm longer than i need it. All the literature says you shouldn't cut lintels because of structural integrity...
Hi all I am bolting wood into the webbing of my rsj to nail speedy hangers to - do i need a piece of wood on top of the beam as well to nail the...
Hi all, I need to double up my floor joists to trim around one of my windows but you can't build in two joist hangers close enough together to...
Hi all, Can anyone tell me what lintel i should use for the stone facing on my extension? I have 100mm inner wall, 100mm cavity, 75mm block outer...
Hi Guys, I am just about to pour the concrete slab for my floor, but am thinking now i'd like the insulation on top of the concrete instead of...
i've got this bit of land that i want to build a small house on, and i can't decide if i should project manage it myself or just pay a contractor...
so i'm about to order my readymix right, only i don't have good access, and the pump won't be long enough to reach the back of the site. i've not...
Hi all, can anyone advise me on the best way to tie my new extension wall into the existing wall - it' s an old rubble stone wall and i'm not sure...
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