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Hi all, I'm about to embark on a barn conversion in the south of France (next year) and I was hoping someone might have had some experience in doing so. The barn has 500mm thick walls and has enough height for 2 stories. It is currently open plan and I'm wondering how to create the first floor. The ...

bigtone

Excuse me if this is a bit long winded. I live in the top floor (loft conversion) of a converted house. Recently, the owner had a water meter installed. The mains pipe comes through the floor by the front door (ground floor). Originally the mains ran diagonally up the stairs to the first floor. Now ...

bigtone

Hi, I was wondering if you can help me. I have a flat roof that is used as a roof terrace and there are wooden posts used as guardrails. These need to be replaced but the felt has upstands around the base of the posts. The posts are inserted into metal bases that bolt up. I need to unbolt the posts ...

bigtone

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me. I have a flat roof that is used as a roof terrace and there are wooden posts used as guardrails. These need to be replaced but the felt has upstands around the base of the posts. The posts are inserted into metal bases that bolt up. I need to unbolt the pos...

bigtone

As the man says, thats a big no no unless you want your roof to collapse. The reason for that beam is to hold the frame together. If you think of the letter 'A' as the frame. Take away the horizontal part of the letter (i.e. your 7m beam). Then add some weight to the top of the letter 'A' (i.e. your...

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Barn conversion first floor construction???

Installation of water meter has reduced pressure. Help!!

Flat roof guardrails need replacing, how do I loosen felt?

Renewing guardrail posts on flat roof terrace????????

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