Hi everyone Can anyone recommend a calculator online that I could use to calculate the beam I need for my garage conversion? This means taking out...
Hello, I'm about to start a complete house refurbishment, including rewiring and insulating between floors. As I understand it building regs...
Background: Live in a 2 bed bungalow with a shoddily converted attic that should just be used for storage (I knew this when buying the property...
I’m looking into buying a recording booth to put into my home studio in a first floor flat. The booths I’m looking at weigh from 611kg up to 886kg...
Hi all, I could do with some advice from some pro builders on a knock through. I'm looking at creating an open space between my kitchen and dining...
I live in an old Victoria property and as expected with older properties, the floor slopes and sags from one end of the room to the other. In my...
Folks, A pal is fitting out his bathroom…. Waste for shower, ideally, would go straight out through wall… a short run, (less than a meter to the...
Just a quick question guys Im currently converting my loft, will be putting new joists in this week, what Is the minimum gap allowed between the...
Hi, Looking for some advice on how to replace the rotten floorboards while supporting the wood / plaster board partition sitting on it. We have...
Hi, my cellar beams in my Victorian Terrace house are very rotten and need replacing. My question is, the original beams are 7 inches high and...
Hey all, I will be installing a new ceiling in my kitchen next week. The joists have been replaced and are level upstairs, however downstairs...
I have an issue with a contractor who has built a timber subframe for our decking. Having reviewed the work I noticed joists were not flat. To...
Hi All, Is it possible to build a ground level deck of size 26x12 feet from 2x4s? I have height issue and can't go with 2x6 otherwise will have...
Hi folks, I have got a question about ceiling joists. I searched and saw a few posts which were helpful, but not quite the same scenario. This...
Hello everyone, I’m after a bit of advice, please. I have a couple rotten joists by the front door (hall) and a rotten lintel above the door on...
Hi folks. I am wanting to add some loft boards to the area already boarded by the previous owner of my house. The issue i have is that he didn't...
Hello there, Sorry if this is the wrong thread to post in, but I was hoping for some advice. The upstairs floorboards/joists (or both) are...
170 year old house. Front room, ground floor. Two adjacent floor joists are decayed at the ends where they are seated on the cellar walls. This...
Hi all For my warm roof, I want to know if I can hang the ceiling joists from the front and back double header plates (ie inside the structure)...
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