storage

Good Morning, I have an integral garage which is double skin contruction where part of the main house (about 1500 mm) and then single skin with piers for the protrusion. The upstairs wall is supported by a concrete lintel. The floor is concrete and stepped down from the main house. I am...

Good Morning, The previous owners started to utilse the space underneath the stairs as storage and I want to open it up a lot more. I have the following challenges: 1) The stairs creak underfoot. 2) You will see from the images its a mess and the classic a block of wood and more nails will do...

Hi there, I'm looking at boarding and insulating my loft. I was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers. I've got a couple of questions on the picture attached 1. Would it be able to carry the weight of boards and then storage? Would I need to add any supporting beams? 2. The loft is...

Hi all. I recently moved house and am trying to get the study sorted. I have mounted the wall rails for some shelves I had in my old house, but unfortunately most of the shelf brackets were lost during the move. I've bought a few others online that are the same length (170mm) but none of them...

I have a couple of solid core 44mm fire doors that won’t be fitted for a few months. One is finished and the other has a narrow glazed panel and hasnt been finished. I did have them vertical leant against the wall for about a month, but I just read that can warp them. I don’t have room to lay...

Hello all. We are having a loft conversion and would really like some built in wardobes to fill most of one of the walls. After hearing some pretty frightening quotes from other people who have had built in recently, I have decided to get the wardrobe CNC'd at a local place in 18mm MR MDF...

Hi, I got a new shed installed and I was wondering about insulating it. Its your basic shed with 2x3 timber frame with cladding over it. I was wondering if I wanted to add insulation to the inside of the shed should I put a breathable membrane to the inside of the shed, stapled to the cladding...

I want to maximize the space in my sons small bedroom by creating him some storage utilizing the large stairwell that protrudes into his room. I am aware I need to maintain head clearance on the stairs so the bottom of the wardrobe will be a couple of feet off the floor in the room, but that's...

I am looking to install a a couple of niches in a bathroom and bedroom. I have a picture of the type I want but I can't find it. I tried searching for "bathroom niche" but all I can find are frames, which need to be tiled over. The one I want seems to be a complete unit, possibly oak veneer and...

Hi all, I'm looking to replace my existing shelving unit with a newer bigger version, and wondered if there were recommendations for items to look at - it's a reasonable size I have to fill, so anything around 1800mm x 1200mm x 60mm would fit. Doesn't need to hold massive weight. Prefer a...

I've got an open plan double garage approx 5m across by 5m deep and want to create some storage up in the roof. The existing roof support doesn't look like it could take much more weight, and I'm not convinced I want to test it out :(:(:( I'm particularly anxious about the large 5m garage width...