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Well I have never broken one and cant see a bend on any of mine, it took me 4 pages of google images for spirit level vials before I found some bent ones and they are considered to be for less sensitive applications so im not sure being bent is the answer. Pics of several types here...

I was using my cheapo 24" Stanley level yesterday while putting some extra c24 timber up to reinforce a wooden lintel, while up the steps I thought I would check the levels of the joists as I have to fit a ceiling soon. To my horror there seemed to be a run out of 1/4 inch in 24", quick maths...

He did almost exactly what was on the shedule, there was to be an extra charge for altering my mains water in from old copper to new plastic pipe and a new shut off valve which I had agreed to, but one pane of glass cracked 36hrs after fitting by the builder and the suppliers sent a fitter to...

He's finished! Straps & hangers nailed, I got him to remove some thermolite blocks above the lintel and take out the 2 loose bricks, clear the lintel top of cement droppings and put insulation right up to the top of the void. I just need to sort the Latex leveling out for the floor edges and...

The BCO has been and looked, he's asked the builder to fit resraint straps and to nail the metal joist hangers through every available hole rather than just a few. He was happy with the damp proofing paint. He also visually checked the drains, but said until the bathroom work and new kitchen are...

Well its pretty much done now, the windows and walls have been removed, the ends of the old cavities bricked up, the house covered in a layer of dust.. I put a prop in for when the builders went on the new roof to fit the lead flashing and finish off the drainpipes and such. The old...

Coming on nicely, been following this with interest. How do you find the time!

Nicely done Bob, looking forward to the next editions. xy's mention of Hughs had me looking upwards to my bookshelf, I have the 6th edition so I wasnt the one to borrow yours :wink:

Hi Trousers, this project was set up as a fixed price job, he wasnt the cheapest builder to quote but I got feedback from satisfied customers with this one, its was spec'd as shell only (no plasterboard even) and the specifications of work I drew up was detailed from quotes I had from others. I...

Remember a few posts back when the builders stripped the old roof covering and timbers they said that the roof not only had firings to shute the water to the direction of the now new ext but also the joists were set lower in the middle too. Well I just found out why the roof dips in the middle...

Steve, thought so :wink: I am going to strip off a covering of 3mm ply which is hiding the wall plate and joist ends and I will take some pics so its clear what I have at present. The bco didnt want the 2 buildings joined as he was unsure of the original foundations, he didnt want the old...

Steve, I think you dont quite understand what I have over the window. I guess you assumed all the old joists run from house wall outwards, but no they run the same way as the new ones do parallel to the existing house. As far as I can see there is a 4x3" wall plate running the whole width over...

We have at present this huge window in the old extension, its 1.5mtr tall by 3.10mtr wide. (something up with imageshack, not all stored pics are available) Now originally when the new extension timbers went up the tripple beam was supposed to be tight against the old ext roof, the idea...

They wanted to come knock out walls and remove windows today but as its a long weekend I put them off doing that till Tuesday, so today was guttering and downpipes, cut and lay more replacement flags and do a second bench up in the manhole. Now the vent stack and downpipe for the downstairs loo...

Right next instalment... Thursday the roofers were left to felt the whole roof, they had to take felt over where I originally had a cavity wall between the old extension and garage as the builder had removed the capping stones (blue house roof shaped blocks) down to new roof top level. The...

Thanks for the replies guys, not looking forward to 8am. I'm not too good at confrontations and the builders already have me marked down as a picky bugger. From what I could find on the net so far it seems that I have a small list of items to address. Lack of insulation at top end of cavity...

Going on the form of my day I just typed a very long detailed reply and somehow hit a key near Z which completely cleared all I wrote! :evil: So again... Tuesday I did all the plumbing jobs ready for the old kitchen wall to come down and fitted a new outside tap for them while they were away...

A bitty day today with firings and osb laid on the new roof joists. Getting the sheets up there disturbed the top row of outer bricks so bricky had to pull the row off and start again. The trap and connecting pipework went in for the Aco drains though he was short of a connector so the Aco...

OK Studders, its as you say on the shortest span, just didnt seem logical to me that way round. Trousers, you win, you were closer than me. The old existing extension has 4" wide by 3" wall plates on top of the final brick course, then 2 1/4" x 7" joists with 3 3/4" x 1 1/4" boards close...

Would anyone like to comment on the chosen direction of joists on this extension? Seems to me as a layperson that they have run them a strange way, I would have bolted a wall plate to the main house wall and run the joists from there to over the window opening allowing the firings to then sit...