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Giles and Paula Add a Room Onto the Side of The House

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  • G
    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    Joists arrived.  All going well, Les and I will start getting these up on Tuesday…..

    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      neph93
      見習いボス
      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

      Are those timber/metal combo joists based on 2x4’s? They’re sexy.

      “Some of those that work forces
      Are the same that burn crosses”

      • Virginia Woolf
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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        They are what are called posijoists.

        Here is the sales blurb:

        Listed below are just some of the benefits of using Posijoists.

        Open web system gives almost uninterrupted access for the passage of services.
        Minimum 72mm wide flanges provide a large area for the fixing of floor deck and ceiling.
        Depth compatible with solid joist sizes.
        Made to measure, reducing on site wastage.
        Minimal shrinkage or swelling meaning a squeak free floor.
        Reduction or elimination of surface run pipework.
        Lightweight construction.
        Erected in approximately 50% of the time required for conventional joists.
        Can be top chord supported onto steel beams.
        DWB Posijoists are PEFC Certified.

        Although they will appear more expensive than traditional timber joists, the savings become evident as the building work progresses.

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          @neph93 I have just sent you the structural drawings and specs.  Don't make a mess on your screen…. :o :o

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            neph93
            見習いボス
            Joined: 18 Aug 2014

            Oh shit. I’ll be sending Hot Ingrid off to bed on her own and early tonight…

            “Some of those that work forces
            Are the same that burn crosses”

            • Virginia Woolf
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              Matty123
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 4 Apr 2017

              HA^ u guys  😃

              Maybe so. Maybe not

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                Clint_D
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 5 Jun 2011

                I'm impressed with all the amazing progress that's been made @Giles!

                I'm still waiting on a building permit  😢

                ATX IH Hoarder

                last edited by 23 Sept 2018, 16:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  Thanks Clint, I'm hoping I can get it waterproof (at least the roof- possibly not the window or doors, but I can bodge that with tarps in the short term) within the next 3 weeks.  Then I can get the floor liquid screeded, that takes ages to dry enough to be able to lay tiles, so it is on the critical path…..

                  If it is any consolation, I applied for permits about a year ago......(I'm really ignoring a lot of what I got permission for, but I am confident that I am doing it better than what I have permission for)..... 😶 ::) ???

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    I'm chippies mate today….

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          mclaincausey
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                          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                          Well, if an earthquake ever hits Gosport, I feel like you'll just laugh it off….

                          Think it, be it.

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            I was only saying to Les earlier "slightly over-engineered….."....

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              Illegal, Moi?

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                den1mhead
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                                Joined: 6 Oct 2014

                                [emoji112][emoji112]

                                Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

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                                  Chris
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                  Honest question- that's illegal?

                                  I see worse things on the road here on a daily basis.  In Houston, I saw worse things on an hourly basis…

                                  last edited by 28 Sept 2018, 11:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    Graeme
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                    @Chris:

                                    I do worse things on the road here on a daily basis. In Houston, I did worse things on an hourly basis…

                                    last edited by 28 Sept 2018, 11:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      organisys
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                                      Joined: 24 Mar 2015

                                      nothing to see here officer

                                      @Chris  Slightly open to interpretation, but a Police Officer or a DVSA representative might well take a dim view of Giles' load.

                                      https://www.hsl.gov.uk/products/transport-safety/what-the-law-says

                                      I once had to 'straddle' a concrete paving slab at ~70mph on the outside lane of a motorway (Freeway), fortunately I didn't hit it. A few people a few hundred meters down the road where not quite so lucky given the resultant destruction I saw.

                                      Pride of Japan :-)

                                      last edited by 28 Sept 2018, 11:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                        I actually don't know, but the guys in the wood yard were pissing themselves laughing.  I'd certainly have had my collar felt for not having a high-vis flag on the end of the stack of wood.  The bit of plastic sheeting that I tore off a pallet of bricks, does not really count….

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                                        last edited by 28 Sept 2018, 12:09 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          Much nicer.  New roof tiles too?

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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