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by stoneyboy
Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:31 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Old house air vents
Replies: 1
Views: 15

Re: Old house air vents

Hi ljh, Whether these vents are still necessary will depend on your lifestyle eg do you dry clothes in the bedrooms, are the window always closed and do they have trickle vents. You could try sealing them up by fitting hit and miss grilles in place of the Louvre type vents. This will allow you to op...
by stoneyboy
Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:17 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Cutting a channel into a block wall.
Replies: 4
Views: 40

Re: Cutting a channel into a block wall.

Hi pablito, It is difficult to envisage the proposed geometric arrangement of the gates, steel piers, block wall and the gate operator. Once the gates are partly open the operator will be pulling sideways to the wall. Your proposal to build in a steel box may well work but you will be introducing a ...
by stoneyboy
Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:06 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Looking for advice on concrete for shed base
Replies: 8
Views: 82

Re: Looking for advice on concrete for shed base

Hi millsy5,
It looks like your gravel is actually Type 1 fill, if so, this is not suitable for a concrete mix.
If you are assured by your supplier that it is gravel I suggest you use a 2:3:4 mix.
Regards S
by stoneyboy
Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Cutting a channel into a block wall.
Replies: 4
Views: 40

Re: Cutting a channel into a block wall.

Hi pablito,
From your description it sounds like the gate hinges are centrally mounted in the posts/walls. Suggest you resite the hinges so that the operating mechanism will be outside the wall. Cutting a channel you describe in a 6ft wall is a recipe for a disaster.
Regards S
by stoneyboy
Thu Sep 12, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Looking for advice on concrete for shed base
Replies: 8
Views: 82

Re: Looking for advice on concrete for shed base

Hi millsy5, Due to the very irregular edge to the concrete under the shed walls a plastic sheet will not sit flat, will not support the concrete above it and will probably be pierced when you walk around laying the concrete. Use bits of roof tiles to raise the weld mesh above the base fill and cut t...
by stoneyboy
Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Looking for advice on concrete for shed base
Replies: 8
Views: 82

Re: Looking for advice on concrete for shed base

Hi millsy5, Have a look on line for weld or fabric mesh, it usually comes in flat sheets. See what your local builders merchants have in stock. A wicker plate is fine for compacting fine materials but will run on top of coarse rubble, better to use a club hammer and make sure compaction is even, ok ...
by stoneyboy
Sun Sep 08, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Weatherproofing porch plasterwork
Replies: 1
Views: 34

Re: Weatherproofing porch plasterwork

Hi homerenov2024, You do not give details of the construction so it is difficult to advise, generally use a breathable paint eg one for new plaster. Your main issue will be that rain may be driven into the open entrance and this may soak up into the walls. Use an adsorbent mat in the entrance to lim...
by stoneyboy
Sun Sep 08, 2024 9:52 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Looking for advice on concrete for shed base
Replies: 8
Views: 82

Re: Looking for advice on concrete for shed base

Hi millsys5, Sorry to read your tale about your contractor disappearing part way through a job and well done for picking up the pieces. Use whatever rubble you have to fill in the ground so you have 75-100mm of concrete to lay - compact the rubble. Check the base is square - measure diagonally corne...
by stoneyboy
Sat Aug 31, 2024 10:07 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: How to brace a feature brick wall to wall plate for a vaulted roof
Replies: 4
Views: 98

Re: How to brace a feature brick wall to wall plate for a vaulted roof

Hi linobuilder,
Since you have a double ridge plate the wall plates are a fixing feature rather than a structural one so 75x100 in the lowest grade you can buy will be fine.
You will need a rafter in line with the return wall so that you can fit a wall strap down the return wall.
Regards S
by stoneyboy
Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:59 pm
Forum: Architecture, Self Build and Design Forum
Topic: Installing PIR insulation between wonky donky joists
Replies: 4
Views: 114

Re: Installing PIR insulation between wonky donky joists

Hi diy_luke, Unless you have an exceptionally bad roof you will need to add a batten to every rafter, you can buy packs of plastic packing pieces (various thicknesses) do screw through these to keep them in place. Start with the lowest rafter, screw on a batten with no packers and work away from it ...
by stoneyboy
Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Floorboards on concrete slab
Replies: 1
Views: 64

Re: Floorboards on concrete slab

Hi sussex345, Due to the age of your flat it is likely that the floor and framing were added at a later date. There could be a number of reasons why the floor is flexing and the cause will dictate how you deal with the problem. If the flexing is because: the floor boards are insufficiently fixed to ...
by stoneyboy
Mon Aug 26, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: Architecture, Self Build and Design Forum
Topic: Installing PIR insulation between wonky donky joists
Replies: 4
Views: 114

Re: Installing PIR insulation between wonky donky joists

Hi diy_luke,
Screw 50x25 battens to the underneath of the rafters, use packing pieces to give an even surface across the rafters.
Regards S
by stoneyboy
Mon Aug 26, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: How to brace a feature brick wall to wall plate for a vaulted roof
Replies: 4
Views: 98

Re: How to brace a feature brick wall to wall plate for a vaulted roof

Hi linobuilder, You are in a sheltered location and the roof is small. Suggest you talk to the building inspector and see if bolting the first rafter to the existing house wall and fitting wall straps to the return wall would be acceptable. You may have to increase the size of the wall plate. I doub...
by stoneyboy
Tue Aug 20, 2024 11:09 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: installation of wood support beam in garage
Replies: 3
Views: 104

Re: installation of wood support beam in garage

Hi coreyspeed,
A lot depends on how much deflection of the beam is acceptable for your application. I would anticipate a mdeflection of around 3mm for a 47x95mm beam with a 30kg UDL over a 3m span.
Regards S
by stoneyboy
Mon Aug 19, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Conversion, Refurbishment and Renovation Forum
Topic: damp bathroom floor 1930s house
Replies: 3
Views: 123

Re: damp bathroom floor 1930s house

Hi lydialala,
Thanks for the update_
It’s worth cleaning out the hole and see if you can find any trace of a DPM.
Regards S
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