A plan view would be helpful, difficult to tell from the photo...

Pm sent

I rang and got the following prices on the timber:

builder rang and got these:

I'll find it tomorrow at work if I have a chance and post it up for ya..

Hi mrmr,
I considered putting down timber, not sure where your located, but I would try and find a builder who will do it for cost plus.
I looked around for what…

all done...

Thanks for the generous offer mgilla! And photos paulmac, I took the chisel to it again and voila, the timber pieces separated..... However it has been nailed not screwed so…

Hi,
My name is Adam, long time lurker, first time poster. I am a Surveyor by trade and have done a couple of small subdivisions and reno's.
I joined a couple…

Exactly what I thought, it's definately the one piece of timber, despite that line in the middle that I tried to put the chisel through. You can see my attempted…

Thanks mate, I kind of figured that was what I needed to do. The timber piece you are referring to I have referred to as the "pelmet" timber. …

Hi all! Been a member here for a while and full of great info..... But have struck a problem that I cannot resolve by myself.
My home is 12 months old…