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I know this one isn't as the level it is at now was from soil removed from when a concrete base was put in around the rear of the house for a shed 3 or 4 years ago.

Does the type of soil and amount of water it holds etc not have a bearing on this although I will be raising it with cleaned stone as I have a supply handy? Haven't had any builders look at it yet but I will be wanting them to stand over it with something in writing as I'm not being held...

Its not really just the small amount of ground but the fact that I'm going to be raising it and turning it into hard standing with drainage to park a vehicle on so the wall needs to be able to support that and to last.

I'm in Northern Ireland where the legislation differs greatly. From what I can see I don't need planning permission for erecting a wall as long as the height does not exceed 2 metres https://www.housingadviceni.org/boundary-disputes. I will be consulting a few builders and will be making the...

I was informed that I would require a structural engineer to design the wall due to the height and the amount it is retaining. I was also told that it may prove more economical the way as it would be built to spec rather than extra materials being used to overbuild it as such if the builder was...

Hoping someone on here can help me with this specific problem. Have done a search but can't find anything like this unfortunately. I have a space beside my house which I refer to as the 'blind side'. Useless space, can't grow anything except weeds with it's aspect but it would be wide enough to...

Another fine mess Stanley.....

I'll get some 200 x 50 sorted out then. I have 1/2" WBP, 3/4" probably be better but I'll put extra 200 x 50 in to compensate for that and above the stud as suggested. I'm sure if the plumbers not happy he'll let me know. Thanks for your help. Every day's a school day

That's what i thought. Have seen a raised platform on the trusses before for a coffin tank. There is a stud wall in roughly the centre of the house there so that would work. Sorry for all the questions. The 200 side downwards I assume? Not sure of the height required by the plumber for the...

Attach the 200 x 50 to the diagonals instead of laying onto the ceiling joists?

That wasn't my plan, thats what the existing cold water tank is sitting on at the moment but I assume some of the height is to account for it being gravity fed to give pressure. I need to lose some of the above in my new plinth to allow for the extra height of the unvented cylinder. My plan...

Am I overthinking this and should I just floor across the joists in ply? The existing tank is 200 litres and plastic. I am going to put in a 210 litre cylinder.

The main reason for me is mains hot water pressure to the shower in the bathroom and ensuite without any noisy power showers or pumps. You will find that most countries in Europe have pressurised hot water systems and the UK is one of few who are 50/50. Manufacturers tend to make more taps...

I currently have a 200 litre cold water storage tank for a gravity fed system in my loft as pictured below and my plumber is replacing it with an unvented 210 litre cylinder at the end of the loft against the wall. I am going to prepare the plinth for the tank to sit on along with the walkway...

Answered flow rate and pressure are good enough.

I currently have a 200 litre cold water storage tank for a gravity fed system in my loft as pictured below and my plumber is replacing it with an unvented 210 litre cylinder at the end of the loft against the wall. I am going to prepare the plinth for the tank to sit on along with the walkway...

If this is for a children's play area with some types of this there is a certain underfelt type product to be put down under it to soften the blow should one of them fall from a height on say a swing or slide as the sub base wouldn't absorb the impact the same way. Had a product called...

I take it any qualified plumber should be able to test my mains pressure and flow rate?

And am I right in saying a 300ltr unvented tank is what I'm looking for. It's a 4 bedroom house with 3 bathrooms and oil heating. I won't be diy'ing this one by the way. Someone qualified will be doing it, just looking at options and trying to work out how much disruption there will be to other...