Hi Could anyone tell me or send me a link to the best plywood to replace the old sagging chipboard flooring is please? Know it needs to be a...
Hi, Does anybody have any recommendations for joist hangers for 8"x2" timber, attaching it to brick wall? What bolts do you use?
I have an issue with squeaky floorboards in my flat and I would like to get them fixed. As it is a leasehold property and the council is the...
These joists appear to be badly bolted together. The bolts are sporadically placed and most of them are at very jaunty angles. Please advise....
Trying to find a ceiling joist in my apartment (if it helps - a fairly modern block built sometime around 2006-08 I think) to screw into - unable...
I need to upgrade the floor joists in my dormer which involves removing 6x2's & replacing with 8x3's. They span a solid wall on the front of the...
I live in an old house & have an issue with the dormers which I'm trying to rectify. Basically they've sunk quite a bit, so much so that the...
Hi, I'm moving into a new home with unbelievably squeaky floorboards and carpet already laid over the top. I've researched briefly and found that...
I am building a new ceiling in place of a mono pitched roof so its easier and warmer to heat. I have constructed the ceiling with 6x2 joists...
I am about to rip out old wooden joists that are in a stone cottage. They done the job well and I am sure when they were done back in the day that...
I have a rotten floor joist, I’ve cut out the wood and treated it, I need to install a sister joist, I’ve read all about it and I’m ready to get...
We have moved in to a house built in 1989. All the floors seem to be bouncy all over the house. The floor joists are 2" by 8" 600mm apart. The...
What’s the best thing to do with this joist? It’s only supported by 20mm of the frame below. Is this safe? House was built in the 60s, floor seems...
I have an already converted loft but they have blocked off a quarter of the roof for in the eves for storage. I'm wanting to knock this out and...
We’ve started doing some work on our stairway, where we need to replace the 2x6 with 2 2x7s because we are making the clearance bigger. We’ve...
Hi All, so i’m looking to take down what I thought was a simple stud partition. i’ve started cutting into the ceiling to take a look (see...
Noone has answered my other question yet on here, but I'll ask a simpler one whilst that one gets answers! :D. If 2 2x2s are sistered together,...
Hi guys, so we are swapping out the current joist on our stairway for a bigger one 2x7 instead of 2x6 as we are making the head clearance more....
I'm about to level some floor joists but I'm just deciding whether to add noggins before or after sistering new 4x2s onto them. I'm edging towards...
I'm currently renovating one of the rooms on the first floor of my house and I've come across some damp in the joists. The weird thing is it's...
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