I’m currently renovating an old flint cottage and the floor above the ceiling in the kitchen is sagging so I’ve asked a builder to replace all the joists in that area.
The beams that are currently in there are six inches tall and he is saying that the new joists should be 8 inches tall to spread the load.
I suggested just using more joists to spread the load which he agreed to, but he’s now saying that building regs state that the joists need to be 8 inches high, and I’m trying to find out whether this is accurate.
If the new joists are going to be 2 inches higher than the ones currently in there, I’m going to end up with either a 2 inch higher floor upstairs which means the staircase is going to be too short, or a 2 inch lower ceiling downstairs which will be lower than the ceiling in the rest of the house!
Please can somebody "in the know" tell me if it’s true that I have to use 8 inch joists and it’s stated in the building regs! I’d really appreciate it!
Just to add to this, the reason the floor was sagging is because there were brick partition walls built onto the old floor above without any kind of supports from underneath.
At this stage in the project, there would be nothing at all stopping me from changing from 2×6 to 3×6 or 4×6 etc and still use more beams if it would be okay.
This house is 150 years old - are there a different set of regs for older houses? There is nothing wrong with my house apart from me wanting arrow straight floors and ceilings and it seems crazy that I can’t replace like-for-like but beef it up substantially by using wider beams and more of them, instead of going for fewer 2×8 beams which means I have the knock on effect of a changed floor height upstairs or a changed ceiling height downstairs.
It seems like a ridiculously large problem being caused just for wanting a level ceiling and upstairs floor.
I’m having underfloor heating and thought it would be a good to level up the floor by changing the joists at the same time and thought it would be a simple case of taking out old beams and replacing with new.
Do I really need to get an inspector in for renewing wood?
We have notice lots of humidity in our cottage for weeks, and have been noticing the bathroom floor (linoleum) starting to bend and lift. The inside of the kitchen cabinets get wet everyday. We’ve had an ongoing discussion with our landlord and identified the sound of running water coming from the shower wall. A plumber is finally coming out tomorrow morning. If water has been running under the house/through the walls for weeks, causing mold, warping floors, etc… how long of a repair could be this be (realistically). We are just curious if we should plan on moving soon… Thanks!
i was walking through a store/mall and then all of the sudden a guy waiting in line collapses and they check his pulse and hes dead. then i keep walking and i find out lots of people are dying "randomly" but nobody knows why. i later find out its a flesh eating disease that eats you from the inside out and you cant be cured. theres no way to tell until its too late, and you can tell you have it when your skin turns black a little on your hands or limbs. i run into a bathroom to try to separate myself from everyone so i dont get it. theres a few people in there, including a guy who dies, then we know that we all have it and are going to die. two girls come in about 12 and one has black on her hands, i tell her theres nothing we can do and she starts crying and i let her cry on my shoulder. then a lady says that since we only have a few hours left to live we should keep ourselves occupied before we all die so we dont think about it. the bathroom then has a kitchen attached to it like part of a cottage and i see an overview of a lake at night, its like a camera in a movie, and its panning back towards the "cottage" and into where we are, she tells us to clean so we dont think about it, so we all start cleaning and it pulls back then the dream is over
Emma is odd but not peculiar. She hates arguments and is agreeable. She dates a programmer but loathes systems analysts. She would like to get married but dsnt know which month to do so. She narrowed it to summer or fall because spring and winter. She is sure to enjoy her wedding but not her reception. Emmas little cottage has three rooms. She likes the walls and floors but not the ceilings. She likes the doors but not the windows. She sleeps on cotton sheets and a pillowcases because she hates linen and silk. She likes dogwood trees and thier smallblossoms but dislikes flowers. Her favorite colors are yellow and green; she dosnt care for yellow and red. She wears dresses instead of blouses and skirts. Her hair is, of course, brunette. Emma has a tradmill but dosnt like to exercise. Shes chubby but not plump. She loves the wilderness but hates camping. She enjoys cooking but stays out of the kitchen. She lijkes books but not magazines. Does emma prefer alligators or crocodile? explain
You know your from Manitoba, Canada, when….
1.You only know three spices - salt, pepper and ketchup.
2.You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
3.The mosquitoes have landing lights and the most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.
4.You have more miles on your snowblower than your car and Canadian Tire on any Saturday is busier than the toy stores at Christmas.
5.You have 10 favourite recipes for moose meat and at least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.
6.You live in a house that has no front step, yet the door is one meter above the ground.
7.You’ve taken your kids trick-or-treating in a blizzard.
8.The local paper covers national and international headlines on 1/4 page, but requires 6 pages for sports.
9.You think the start of moose season is a national holiday.
10.You know which leaves make good toilet paper…
11.The major parish fund-raiser isn’t bingo - it’s sausage making.
12.You find -40C a little chilly.
13.You attend a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry and your Sorels.
14.You can play road hockey on skates.
15.You know 4 seasons - Winter, Still Winter, almost Winter and Construction and you always head south to go to your cottage.
16.You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Northern friends…
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I also have three sets of curtains I can choose from. (The room only has one window.) I can put up solid mauve pink with cream white lace accent w/ matching valance; a sheer white lace curtain with floral design; or a sheer material with an all over rose design that looks like watercolors in various shades of pink.
As you can tell, I’m a feminine decorator. I am 19 years old. I like vintage things. I love roses! I love the whole vintage shabby chic look, french boudoir, victorian, or chic beach cottage look.
Feel free to add other suggestions!!!!! I love decorating!
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Number two. I want a screened in front porch or deck really bad, I am pretty sure I can’t afford a wood deck so I was wondering if anyone has any ideas about what I could use for a floor for a screened in porch, I know cement is an option but it costs a cubic yard, does anyone know of any inexpensive ideas for a floor, the porch is going to wrap around and will be a total of 84 feet long, 7 feet wide, I thought about making a frame for concrete and maybe filling it in with something before I get the concrete, that would make the concrete cheaper…any ideas?
