joists

Hi all, I'm currently self building a single storey extension and I'm wondering wether I need a timber wall plate or not. Can I just run the timbers over the blockwork and brick and use restraint straps as pictured? My timbers are running the steels to give a flat ceiling and in years to come...

Hello all, I'm renovating my property completely and want to make it as airtight as possible so I can install a MVHR. The house is two storey detached and has cavity wall in the ground floor but single solid wall on the first floor. My questions are around the first floor joists, which they...

So we had central heating installed and were later told that the plumbers had cut through the joists when they shouldn't have- the floorboards were essentially resting on the pipes etc.... So then somebody came along and drilled holes through the joists under the cuts to feed the pipes through...

I have concerns about all the holes that have been drilled into the joists in our new extension. My understanding from documents like this (North Herts Council Building Control Technical Guidance Note No. 22 Notching Of Joists) is that holes should be: Drilled into center line. Drilled between...

There is a lot of conflicting methods on building a deck so i’m looking for your idea of best practices. I’m laying a deck that is approx 24m2 over 3 levels, each level is 40cm, 30cm and 15cm above ground respectively. Is the deck best going on 100mm x 100mm decking posts/stakes at 1.2m...

Floor by John Davison posted 10 Jun 2016 at 9:10 PMFloor by John Davison posted 10 Jun 2016 at 9:09 PMFloor joists by John Davison posted 10 Jun 2016 at 9:09 PMHi, we recently purchased a 1800s stone built house. The walls are approx 18 inches thick rubble filled stone. In the main bedroom we...

Hi everyone, After recently purchasing our property, I've found some patches woodworm holes in the main roof joists. They are mainly at the upper half of two joists and from what I can tell they don't seem to be active. I've attached the photos below and would appreciate any advice given. Thanks

Hi there I'm currently having some structural work completed at home. RSJs are in but I'm a bit suspicious of how upstairs floor joist have been supported. Basically the usual noggins have been wedged into RSJ and then another length of timber screwed to them. The upstairs floor joists are then...

Hello, I'm looking at buying an old Victorian house, irca 1890. Its in a row and is attached to houses either side. It has a few issues, but the most worrying one is sagging of the living room ceiling, and corresponding sagging of the floor above. I'd like to know what the most likely reason...

I've got a ceiling span of 2.15m Trying to keep ceiling joist depth to a minimum So am thinking 47 by 72 at 300 centres Do you think I'll have a happy, or saggy, ceiling on these figures? btw: I'm assuming I won't get away with smaller than 72 depth? loading is less than .25kn/m2 (floor above...

Needed to drill some holes through joists for a lump of 6mm T & E for a new shower. My trusty flat bits struggle through the 200 year old Douglas fir so thought I'd treat myself to some shiny new bits- these puppies...

Hi I'm in the process of renovating my house (built 1968) and I want to strengthen the floor joists to make the place feel a little more solid and to help reduce creaking sounds. As part of that I wanted to re-enforce the floor joists. I'm going to ask the contractor to add in some noggins to...