Our builder says the only was is to suspend a metal grid and install ceiling tiles, but this would make our kitchen feel too much like an office. Is there a way of fixing a more substantial grid that could support plasterboard ceiling with downlighters? The ceiling is concrete and in a victorian mansion block, with a flat above.

这有点挑战…我想敲穿一层承重的砖墙，砖墙支撑着另一层，跨度为320厘米，两端都是砌块(希望石板可以放在上面，而不是建造任何桥墩)。

What elements are needed to calculate the RSJ spec... I guess its vertical and lateral load? Any clues on how to go about calculating that? Someone said to look at the size of the current joists and calculate from that but I'm unsure how to do that?

提前谢谢。..

去年这个时候，我们让人把车库改成了卧室。
It is so so cold in there, no where near anything like the house, is this normal?

Thank you for your response,

墙壁采用了(借口描述)压扁的绝缘材料，建筑检查员让他使用这种材料，而不是正常的有弹性的材料。有一个暖气片与房子同时启动。

I just remember the builder saying its going to be such a warm room, with the insulation in here, there am attic in there that is full to the brim with insulation.

What can I do to sort it out?

Hello everyone,

My builder is charging me £200 for 'wear and tear on his tools' The job was 11 days long and involved taking down a wall between 2 rooms and putting an RSJ in, bricking up 2 doorways, making a new dorway and opening up 2 fireplaces. He has told me that he is in fact reducing the charge from £400. In addition to the tollage charge, he is charging me £80 for drill bits related to the stonework. Making a total of £280 ('reduced' from £480). Also, £180 in diesel- I presume this must be for travel as there was no generator!

这些都是我认为的标准做法和合理的吗?

Thanks!!

补充:谢谢大家的反馈。Roc建造者-我完全理解建造者需要他的工具，我很高兴支付一个公平的价格来反映这一点。我主要有问题的是，我觉得他是在开玩笑，告诉我收取这个费用是正常的，我描述的11天的工作的价格是400英镑……我只收到了一个总价，尽管问了不止一次，但没有分解。我有真正的困难，因为这个人应该是一个好朋友-我知道我知道，永远不要把工作和娱乐混在一起!
I do feel that he is trying to list items to add up to the original price that doesn't reflect the job done and which took 2 weeks instead of 3 as quoted and this is with an additional £600 added to open up a fireplace which I requested after the job was started (which equates to about 5 days labour on the bill after materials!) :(
My house is a mess and I will need to pay someone else now to finish it :( Would it seem usual to add a toolage hike of this amount for a job of this nature, please be honest as I have no idea. Can you tell me if it is usual to add diesel/petrol to a bill as well? THANKS AGAIN

I’ve got a 1930’s 3 bed semi and it seems all of upstairs walls are brick/masonry built.

In theory, I want to move one wall about 10 inches to create enough space for a single bed in the currently snug office.

Firstly, How do I know if it is a supporting wall if all walls are of solid construction?

Secondly, Can I removed the wall and replace it with a stud wall?

And finally, Do I need to inform anybody or in fact request permission to do this?

提前谢谢。

Hello
I'm looking for quite a bit of work doing on my home, which includes taking walls down and fitting new stairs and a new French door, I'd like all the old wood work changing and the walls plastering if required once the work has been done, my questions is what realistic timescale am I looking at to do this type of work and will myself, my daughter and 2 small children be able to stay in the house while it being done?
Thanks in advance