Recent content by jazzyman

Because there is a possibility that the landlord may have misinterpreted this regulation or perhaps this is an out of date regulation, I need verification from the Building Control or Planning Dept that there is no such regulation - under the Council's Building/Planning regulations. I don't...

Many thanks for all of the answers. I will be contacting my local Building Regulations and Planning Dept and the landlord this week to see if I can find what this 5 metre regulation is. I will update when I have news.

I live in a social housing property and I recently made a request to my landlord for permission to erect a small wooden garden shed (6'x3') in the rear garden. A landlord's representative called and stated that garden sheds were to be constructed at a distance of 5 metres of more from the main...

My daughter has a problem with her 2014 Astra MK6 1.7dti Eco. With the engine running if the brake pedal is held down you can feel the pedal dropping down towards the floor. It does not go down all the way to the floor, but there is a movement of around 3 inches. What would be the most likely...

The problem is that my mother is 94 and a bit unstable on her feet, with this she is blind. There are two problems with the door, the door closer that is fitted is very heavy to open the door, so she struggles to get the door open, with this she then has to be careful in case she trips over...

The problem is that my mother is blind and due to the threshold changing from a flush fitting to a 25mm heigh threshold, it is causing her problems. The manufacturers are stating that the threshold is Part M compliant, but this is incorrect to conform to Part M the maximum height must not be...

My elderly/disabled mother recently had to have a new front door fitted a fire door in a communal hallway. The door was fitted by the housing association contractors. It's a very nice door, however not suitable for a disabled person. One of the main problems is that a high threshold step...

Because the Part M Regulations are just advisory which is the excuse why the HA now have no interest in rectifying the problem. I believe that "a replacement door/window must not make Part M compliance worse" Is this correct? and if it is correct, would there be a legal obligation to rectify...

Tony unfortunately this HA are terrible to deal with they will not reply to any letters etc I did manage to contact the CEO of the HA and their reply was that before the fitting of the doors there were two consultations from the HA representative and there were not any objections and...

Some good advice there, thank you. The problem was reported to an occupational therapist, unfortunately there is a long waiting list and it could take months to get something done from social services.

My elderly disabled mother recently had to have a new front door (fire door) installed by the housing association. Before the new door was fitted a representative of the housing association said that the new door would be much easier to operate. The new door was fitted and it is proving a...

I am trying to get a key cut it's a yale type lock. The key seems unusual there is a spring loaded indent on the edge of the key. Any idea if it's a specialised type key?