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In the process of having an extension and loft conversion on my bungalow but appear to have a problem with the structural engineers calcs. My existing hip rafters are 5" x1.5" and approx 7m long. Now the engineer has specified that the new hip rafters on the back need to be 12" x2" :shock...

So many ways to achieve a 0.2 rating for insulating my roof for my loft conversion, but which is the cheapest way as far as materials are concerned? I am doing it myself and I have lots of time but budget is an important factor for materials. Ive seen cellotex between joists then TLX multi...

Im having all sorts of problems trying to find the Wooden I-Joist sizes specified on my plans so im now thinking of going for standard timber joists, this will work out slightly cheaper too. They have to go on 400mm centers to match the roof but what size should I go for, its for a loft...

What would work out cheaper, using solid timber joists for my loft conversion or using the engineered timber I-joists. I need about 64 of them all about 4.5 meters long. cheers

AS above, Ive just put in the lintel specified above my 3.6m bi-fold doors in my new bungalow extension. The lintel had to be an extra heavy duty catnic style. Having now done some further measuring it would appear that the top of the lintel is now too high for the wall plate to go on top and...

I have a large radiator mounted behind my sofa, unfortunately there is no wall space to move it elsewhere in the room, is there anything I can do to increase its output, ive seen the fan units that sit on top but they look **** and make a noise, is there a better fan unit that I could mount...

I will soon be needing a set of 3.6 metre wide Bi-Fold doors as well as 2 sets of 1500mm wide french doors and a 1200mm wide window. The french doors and the window are all off the shelf items but they will need to match the Bi-folds, which is where Im after some advice: They will be going...

Ive just finished laying my block and beam floor on my bungalow extension, ive sat all the beams on a DPC strip as requested by the manufacturer. I now need to run 1 course of cut blocks ontop of the floor before I reach the bungalows existing DPC where I will put my new DPC strip for the...

Hi Guys, I have a slight dilema with my extension, the guy who poured the concrete footing poured it slightly too high and now im struggling to match up to my existing brickwork level. I now have to either cut loads of bricks or blocks into 45mm thick slithers for my first course ontop of my...

I had my plans passed about 3 weeks ago but my architect has been slow to apply for my building regs so now I am hugely behind shedule. Ive been told I can start without regs but at my own risk. So if I dig my footings and get them filled with concrete, how can I prove to the BCO they are deep...

Just trying to get a heads up before I speak to the BCO about my new extension. I have a 7 meter long wall which has a 50mm cavity, I will be extending the wall by another 1.2meters and joining the cavities up, however the new regs specify a 100mm cavity which means im going to have a stupid...

Hi, My new ground floor extension will have a beam and block floor covered with 75mm of cellotex and then a 65mm screed finish, My questions are: how much clearance will I need to allow under the beams to allow ventilation and will the area need to be covered with anything or can it just be left...

Hope you guys can help me, I currently have an old manhole in my garden which only really acts as an inspection hatch and only has 1 inlet and 1 outlet on to the next manhole, I have been told I can remove it as it will be in the way of a new internal wall foundation. So my plan is to break it...

Recently built a new garage and one of the walls is made from single skin concrete blocks, I sealed the entire garage with a really good coat of Thompsons Ultra one coat water seal and yet the wall is still getting wet on the muck joints. I rang thompsons and they were very unhelpful and said I...

Greetings to you all. I currently have a bathroom at the back of by bungalow which I cannot move due to the layout of the place, running up the rear exterior wall is the vent pipe for the toilet but I am building an extension on the rear and this will mean removing the outer skin of the rear...

Ok, so as usual the government has made it as clear as mud with this one. I have a detatched bungalow that is 78m2 which includes an extension that comes out the back 3meters and half way along the width of the bungalow. I have applied for planning permission to increase this to 4 meters and...

Hi Huys Hope somebody can help me out here, firstly I know there are major issues with this boiler and i have searched to death to find a solution but to no avail. I have the above boiler which has PCB problems, but my boiler has already been replaced with the latest Siemens 5111603 enclosed...

I have just completed the felt and battoning on my garage roof and have ordered all my tiles etc to start tiling, ive done a few small roofs before but never one with a hip running down each corner. The tiles im using are the redland plain type about 10.5 inches by 6.5 inches. Ive just layed...