always treat the cause not the symptom
if it is due to nabours path then you need to get it lowerd or otleast you need to be abel to excavate and tank externaly
try a new aproach with nabour (ask him if he knows anything about damp and if he implies he dose aske him to look at yours and tell...
private dwelling wc off kitchen ok but nobody likes them though.
If you don/t need it or particuarly want it Take it out and cap drain befor discussing your alterations with lbco, they dont like you takeing out downstairs w/c if they know about ithem but if it is taken out befor you start...
I wouldnt recomend a loft conversion if you need a bigger kitchen likewise if its more bedroom space you need then I wouldn0t consider a consevetory. :?
First think hard about your life and why you want to move/extend both are a major headace :cry:
if the answere is need bigger then realy...
why not look at a new heat detector type in the kitchen with optical or ionisation in the louge and near the bedrooms Im not sure which way around it is but one is less likley to triger because you have burnt the bacon.
as someone said the fire brigade will give v good free advice having looked...
depends were u are
most decent suppliers should be able to get them in a couple of days
Square D fit but some have vieu that mixing componants isnt a good idea
reply stateing that you refuse to move the flue because it is correctly installed x distance from the boundry of the 2 properties and add that you require your nabour to remove the fence which has been placed on your land.
Note you cant make him do anything and vice versa only a court can do...
I would go with his parents gave you verbel permission
If he wishes to pursue thriugh courts it will cost him and the most likley remedy a juge will give is to grant you an easment for which you will have to pay possibly £10.
He can't force you to do anything nore can he touch your property...
Kingspan or celotex are good you would now need about 120mm thickness of either to achive curent regs.
easy option would be to go for 50mm backed plasterboard and fix direct,
I would take off the old plasterboard and do the job right with insulation between rafters as well but its not a...
How wide are the cracks average - penney. pencil. :twisted: broom shaft
How old is your property is there an upstairs fireplace
Is this an external wall or party wall with next door
can you see any cracks externally
dose your chimney stack look straight