wall plate

I'm building a stud wall to partition off an en-suite, the new stud will run parallel to the existing joists, unfortunately it wont be close enough to an existing joist to sister it so needs a new double joist for the sole plate (as per the BCO request). BCO advised for the exterior wall that i...

Hello, I want to run 4 CAT6 ethernet cables to individual RJ45 wall outlets in 4 different rooms in my 1900's home. Please can anyone recommend how to connect the four cables to my router hub in a neat/integrated fashion. I have BT Openreach entering the front of the house and plan to run the...

Hi All I am planning ahead in regards to my flat roof for the garage. It is completely isolated in the garden and there are no walls on either side to use the bolted wall plate. The builder is in process of laying the block work sometimes this week. I have watched EPDM videos on youtube and it...

I’ve purchased a house recently with no issues noted on the survey, we have begun the process of having a new kitchen and when the plumber has pulled the floor up to run some new pipes we have noticed the joists at the back of the house are poorly fitted at the back of the house and not sitting...

Hi all, Just after a bit of advice/confirmation. We have haves a 2 storey side extensions. For the 1st floor I want to find the finished floor lever of the current house - transfer that point to the outside mark it etc. etc. The span is 4m Fix wood wall plates to the existing side wall and to...

Evening All. I am about to start constructing the roof on my extension, which is a typical single storey, with a lean to roof joining the house. The 'lower' wall plate, I.e. the one sat on the blockwork is best made from either 50x100 or 75x100 timber by the sound of it, to give enough to nail...

Hi I am nearly ready to install my wall plate for the roof trusses which have been ordered. The truss manufacturer has been out and measured so hopefully everything is going to be correct there. I asked the following question to the truss manufacturer (okay :rolleyes: might be a stupid...

After we had a leak from out flat roof I took down the plasterboard only to find that the joists are resting on a ledgerboard/wall plate instead of either resting inside the bricks or on the ledgerboard with joist hangers. I don't know why the previous builders did this when they could have...

Hi, I have installed a wall plate elbow (see attached the only photo I have of this) for shower hose elbow outlet, but the problem I have is that after 10mm WP board+grout and tile (assume 15mm WCS), the elbow will be short of the tile outer edge by 10-15mm. This will be an issue as how would I...

Hi I am building a small single storey lean two extension. My query relates to the eaves wall plate. I understand this is to be bedded on mortar on the inner skin of blockwork. Should the plate be cut to fit up to the inside of the return/gable blockwork, or should it pass through the gable...

Hi everyone, I'm in the middle of a self build rear extension. It's a single storey 2.6 x 7.3m ground floor kitchen extension which is the same width as existing detached property. I've built up as far as wall plate height and almost ready to set wall plate (100mm x 75mm) as recommended by BCO...

Hi all, I'm currently removing some patio doors to shorten the opening height to allow for double doors and a wall plate for a flat roof which will run across the sagging soldiers. I'm going to add a lintel as there's no external one at present (1930's semi). I just wanted to know if it's OK to...

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...