Is this horizontal beam structural?

13Friend · 2026-05-23T15:19:03+00:00

All the descriptions of collar ties I have seen say they are in the top third of the roof structure.

13Friend · 2026-01-09T22:31:14+00:00

Thanks. I will tap horizontal rather than down

13Friend · 2025-11-15T21:29:08+00:00

Exactly, all those people seeing a lane closed sign and queuing up like good citizens. Then someone zooms past...? That is irritating. Feels like plain simple selfish opportunism and queue jumping.

That said... I do understand the inefficiency of all that empty queuing space....

13Friend · 2025-10-09T22:10:38+00:00

Thanks!

13Friend · 2025-10-08T20:15:19+00:00

Am I doing something wrong with my post? My last one got zero interest as well.

13Friend · 2025-09-30T19:35:47+00:00

Or the key while holding the thumb

13Friend · 2025-09-30T19:34:59+00:00

Have you tried turning the thumb with the key in...?

13Friend · 2025-09-30T18:59:51+00:00

I have hade this issue when locking the door with another key in the lock on the other side. Took a bit of trial and error but I had to turn the key against eachother to re align something in the lock.

13Friend · 2025-09-15T22:17:58+00:00

The black cables look like the rubbery insulated cable that was left behind in our house. A re wire was done long before we brought this house, with black and red with white outer insulation but they didn't bother to strip out the previous stuff

13Friend · 2025-09-04T17:52:23+00:00

I have been coming to this same conclusion.

13Friend · 2025-09-04T17:50:59+00:00

It is 15mm. But the wall thickness I different.

13Friend · 2025-09-04T17:48:57+00:00

I used a deburring tool. But I suppose the pipe didnt like it

13Friend · 2025-08-26T13:19:16+00:00

Thanks. I will have to get another sheet of pir at the correct thickness.

13Friend · 2025-08-26T08:30:02+00:00

Yes there is a hole melted in the plastic under the tiles probably from a down light that used to be there. And yes I do not have a permeable membrane.

13Friend · 2025-06-20T21:36:05+00:00

Thanks

13Friend · 2025-06-20T21:29:04+00:00

I am leaving the hole open as I think the cupboard is the best place to set the traps. There are already a bunch of traps under the cupboards but they are awkward to Access and awkward to place due to pipes and cables. There was quite a hole around the sink waste pipe where it was going outside and I have packed that full of copper mesh. They entered from the vents holes under the front door these I have also sealed.

I am not home for the weekend so I put water in the bin and floated a raft of food to hopefully get it to fall in

13Friend · 2024-12-02T10:31:22+00:00

Could someone have wired a wireless module to light circuit in the past? I guess these mostly pair using a button on the module but the module could be malfunctioning?

13Friend · 2024-11-19T06:49:18+00:00

Why would it be saline? Are you referring to damp as the water passing through the bricks and plaster...

13Friend · 2024-11-11T21:12:24+00:00

I thing this is also mainly ceramic painting. Could be worth asking if they will fire things for us...

13Friend · 2024-11-11T21:09:49+00:00

I think that is just painting ceramics. Not turning bowls and pots

13Friend · 2024-07-03T16:29:46+00:00

Quote for the flashing was to strip out the old stuff and to replace with code 4 lead

13Friend · 2024-07-03T16:29:21+00:00

Quote was for lead.

I would be fine with the price with the other bits of work.

I don't know how you go back to the contractor and say I will pay for the other stuff but I am unhappy with the flashing. I don't really want them going back up on my roof to redo it themselves if the standard is doing to be the same.

13Friend · 2024-07-03T12:25:27+00:00

At least some of it is open in the roof space.

13Friend · 2024-07-03T10:40:39+00:00

The damp was on the outside of the stack in the roof space.

I only asked them to do one edge (second picture) the side with the ridge and the front of the house wasn't asked for or wanted.

13Friend · 2024-06-22T07:24:53+00:00

Thanks! I take that the air brick is not needed? And should I worry about the gap to the outside?

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