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So i had to cut a few hatches in my tongue and groove chipboard flooring, for my new kitchen for plumbers and electricians to get access. However when avoiding the nails there are some that dont rest on the joist. Is it ok to "daughter" the joist to support the new hatches? TIA

Hi, Looking for some advice on how to replace the rotten floorboards while supporting the wood / plaster board partition sitting on it. We have been told we have to replace the rotten floor joists in the cellar (under the front room) and the floorboards, but because a wall was built to turn...

Hello all Just had a quick question that I wondered if anyone knew the answer to. I'm going to be using ply and Hardiebacker on my bathroom floor before tanking then tiling with porcelain tiles. I was intending to tile up to just under where the bath panel will come down, but not all the way...

Hi folks, (Sorry for no pics, will add later) We are currently looking at ways of getting a bit more space in the house. Loft conversion is preferred but we are trying to suss out whether a rear extension would be easier and cheaper. We currently have a lean-to conservatory type thing built by...

Hi All, started noticing small mould spores around bottom of bathroom door, floor is tiled so difficult to see any water, I sanded, removed all of these spores and black marks and repainted using mold resistant paint but they are now reappearing and the wood is starting to push of wall on the...

Hi I'm looking to warm up the bedroom above our garage, the garage is cold, and not well insulated. I'm about to redo the bedroom above the garage and am looking at insulating between the joists under the bedroom floor/above garage cealing. Do I use 100mm celotex or go for rockwool? Do I...

Hello all, We are converting our garage but have hit a snag where the insulation of the floor is concerned. The height of the house level is only 2.54 cm above the level of the garage. Is it feasible to insulate the floor? What options do we have? Ideally, we want the floor to be level with...

Hi people! Am about to embark on a glue-down of a solid T&G wood floor onto a level new concrete sub-floor, with a layer of SLC on top. What type and brand of glue is best, for glueing down, and that will also work as well between the planks? All purpose construction adhesive, two-part epoxy...

Hi all I see mixed reviews of the different floor varnish brands, and wondered if anyone has an opinion on the best floor one for easy application, coverage, value, durability etc? Obvious one is Ronseal, but I don’t actually like any of the colours (fussy, I know) Have used Sadolin exterior...

The back story is floor is about 8 years old and there was a number of corners cut when building the house we've discovered over the years. The crack became evident when it came threw the kitchen tiles which have always been there. The legs in the photo are from the cooker which has also never...

Hello My house has a passageway between it as an the neighbors. It is about 1.2 m wide and over 15 meters long ending in a room in the back of the house. The bottom of the door facing the street is just few milliliters from the floor screed and it cannot be raised. I'm putting self...

Hi all. Sorry for what will be a big post and if this is in the wrong thread please move it to the more appropriate. I asked a builder to sort me a shed that could fit my motocycle in and do basic maintenance work on it, in the shed. He took the mick out of me on several occasions and I ended...

Evening guys, Hope you're all keeping safe Our kitchen has a solid 7 / 8 inch concrete slab which covers 95% of the kitchen - we've recently moved things around and now need to fill in the remaining 5% that isn't at the same level. I'd just like your opinions on ways I can fill it in My...

I have removed the old floors from a bathroom, around 5 square meter, and there was a celotex (50mm). It was sitting on a concrete slab. I repeated the same model, but I added a membering first then 50mm celotex then 12mm Hardibacker. I fixed the hardibacker with screws to the main concrete slab...

I have removed the old floors from a bathroom, around 5 square meter, and there was a celotex (50mm). It was sitting on a concrete slab. I repeated the same model, but I added a membering first then 50mm celotex then 12mm Hardibacker. I fixed the hardibacker with screws to the main concrete slab...

Hi all, I’m in the process of converting my garage into a warm room as a workshop, and the next step is to build a new floor as the concrete slab that’s there isn’t level and has lumps and bumps. As I have equipment on wheels, I want a nice flat floor to roll it around on. My plan is to use...

I had to remove portions of the existing subfloor chipboard panels (18mm depth), which now I need to replace (I already bought a new P5 panel). The problem is that one edge of the hole is irregular, and I'm worried that parts of the new chipboard won't have sufficient resting contact with the...

Hello I have a bathroom with black floor tiles and grey grout. Over time, some constant use areas near the bath/sink zone have developed fine hairline cracks in the grout and caused brown water stains. Most of the tiled area still looks good and I'd like to repair just the affected grout lines...

I need some advice on replacing wall plate in a late Georgian property. I took the carpet up in the front room and found period floorboards, spotted a bit of rot on the ends and went down to the untanked cellar underneath to take a look. Floor joists seem fine, but they sit on an extremely...

Hi All I am in the process of buying a house. It is about 80 - 90 years old and has a long list of problems that need to be sorted out. A number of the issues are to do with damp in some of the rooms due to some dodgy guttering. There is a concern that the floorboards are wet and might be...