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    Digging footing next to neighbours wall

    Hi all, I plan to put a single storey extension in, down the side of my house, with the wall being as close as it can be to the boundary to maximise the internal size. The boundary is effectively a 3ft high garden wall, I haven't dug a trial pit but i'd be amazed if there was more than a foot...
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    Existing loft conversion - building regs

    Hi all, Just a question. I currently have an attic room which I am about to decorate. The conversion was done early nineties by the look of the materials and dates on plasterboard etc. I contacted my local council to see if this work was done under building control, which it wasn't (as...
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    Boiler cuts out when tap is run

    Hi All, I have a very rubbish Biasi boiler. Never come across a worse boiler and I have been in the building trade long enough. Anyway typically the worst boiler is in my own home. the problem is, if I now turn the heating on, it fires up, house gets warm. However if I run a tap the boiler...
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    determine what flue I have

    Hi guys. I recently bought a house. Its a victorian house with chimney etc. I want to put a multifuel stove in my lounge. Now i know this requies a class 1 flue and relevant certified engineer etc. There is already a flue in place, no idea what for, i did a makeshift pressure test on it...
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    lead flashing

    Hi, Im putting a flashing like this on a slate foof, purely so it matches in with the apron/flashing at the top of an abutment bay window. Do i need to put soakers in under it all. Im sure you dont but ive begun questioning myself cheers
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