wall plates

  1. B

    wall plate fixing

    I am removing the old corrugated roof from some sheds. It's a very low pitch pent roof (just under 10deg) made of single skin blockwork with a couple of courses of brick to make the pitch. It has a single joist centrally, the length is about 2.3m. Then I'm planning to use a solid roof, poss 18mm...
  2. A

    Do wall plates have to be bedded on cement ?

    Hi All, Just doing the wall plates on a new build garage extension 6.5m x 6.5m, the brickwork is all done Now its ready for the wall plates at the front & rear, the walls are level and 4x2 timber brings the wall up to the correct height for the joists, just wondered if the wall plates need to...
  3. MrBird

    I'm detailing a secondary ceiling to separate two flats in an old Victorian town house.

    The proposed method is to use clear span secondary joists to support two layers of 12.5mm plasterboard with batts between the joists. I am trying to optimise joist spacing and depth. Joists to be support on hangers off new wall-plate under the existing sandtex-overpainted high-relief coving...
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