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by deepseaball
Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:58 pm
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Drilling into web chords
Replies: 2
Views: 1936

Re: Drilling into web chords

Thanks for that! I'll sleep a little easier now. Thanks for responding.
by deepseaball
Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:23 pm
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Drilling into web chords
Replies: 2
Views: 1936

Drilling into web chords

Years ago, before stilts were available, I suspended timber over the insulation in my attic (house built around 2005) to take boards. I attached each timber to the web trusses with four 6mm bolts through the web trusses (one bolt per truss) This was perfectly adequate in terms of rigidity and after ...
by deepseaball
Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:28 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Internal Efflourescence in Passage Behind Front Door
Replies: 0
Views: 1914

Internal Efflourescence in Passage Behind Front Door

Property mid-terraced, brick built around 1902. Passage behind the front door for approx 5 metres has a band of white efflourescence at about knee-height. No mold or obvious wetness & the plaster is as old as the house. A length of skirting board which was installed about 20 years ago is still s...
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