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What I am trying to say is that I don't want to create myself work when it is not necessary. I am not going to sell the property or flats on, I am going to rent them out. If I can get the layout I want, then I can do a fair chunk of the work myself. That way I have saved myself a lot of grief...

There are already full height doors under the stairs going from reception 1 into reception 2, although only just. That is why my original question was about the ceiling height under the stairs. the property is an end terrace, so the rear entrance is on the next street, which makes it more...

The upstairs flat would be the front door and the downstairs flat would be the back gate with a box on it.

I had not thought of that idea. However this does seem a lot of work considering there is already a kitchen at the rear of the property for the downstairs flat. What would you do with this space? Reception 1 would be quite a small living space with the kitchen in it and I can't see a benefit...

I realise it is not just blocking off the doors. I was just showing how the layout would be. The hall would not be communal as this entrance is only for the upstairs flat. I would be adding a further stud wall and insulation to the hall wall that meets the front room, both sides of the stairs...

Has anyone got any issues they can see with the plan to convert this into two flats. The upstairs flat has the front door for access and the downstairs flat has the rear door into the kitchen. As said, the doors into the ground floor rooms from the hall will be blocked off. any thoughts...

Below is a plan of the building. On the ground floor I will block the door off from the front room into the hall way and lock the door from the hall to the back room so that I can have access if I want to. Upstairs, bedroom two would become the kitchen. The bathroom is already there. The...

It is the compartmentation to pass fire safety under the stairs that concerns me. I am just wandering if anyone knows what would meet fire regulations below the stairs! If I had to drop the ceiling below the stairs by say 100mm that would probably not work, but if I could get away with two...

I have a property that I am thinking of converting into two flats. Before I approach planning I just want to know, if by putting a door under the stairs to the front room, this would be ok to pass building regs. below is a plan of the downstairs. I need to be able to do this to create the...

Boiler now seems to be working as it should for the time being without doing anything. The hot water and c/h are both working. When it goes wrong it is both that play up identical. Could this narrow down what the problem might be.

Thanks for that. Are there any internal filters that can be cleaned. My parents have a SIME and i have had to drain and clean out a filter on two occassions to get it to run successfuly.

Hi Tony, Thanks for your quick response. I was hoping you may have ideas of what it might be. I have a gas safe plumber coming round this afternoon, but on the phone he is talking about cleaning the burners and the like. My gut feeling is that this is not the problem and he might be just...

Hi all i have a biasi m96.24sm/c RIVA COMPACT HE combi boiler i believe it was fitted in 2007/8 new system then with all new rads. The boiler fires up for dhw and c/h but in both cases only lasts for 10 seconds and then the flame goes out. Not always, but mostly the red light in the middle...

This is getting interesting. I have been quoted around £150 for a catnic lintel 3.3 metres long. They seem to be a nice weight for two people to lift in. If i don't need calculations why would anyone bother anyway or is this incase you are using a made up beem. If i can get away without...

ok. How do i go about getting calculations. I have got no idea about this. Do i look in yellow pages or something. I presume someone comes round and does the calculation. What sort of price do they charge for this?

That sounds good. Regarding the trickle vent, i have had to have a vent cut into the wall when i had cavity wall insulation fitted because i have an open fire., so i presume i will need to do the same on the extension which means i shouldn't need trickle vents in the doors. Is this the case. Or...

I am having my dining room extended soon and was wandering if i can use second hand french doors. I realise the glass will have to be toughened but new builds have to have special thermal qualities i am aware. Will the inspectors check to see if the glass has this "U" value or will they just...

Hi. I am having my rear dining room extended soon and wanted to know what type of lintel to use when the outside load bearing walls are opened up. The opening will be 3 metres so i am assuming i would need a 3.3 metre lintel. Could a catnic lintel be used or do i need an RSJ. The house is a...

I disconnected the old boiler myself as the old boiler is not being used. The gas has been turned off at the meter with a blanking plug and also sealed at the other end. The new boiler will be connected up by the corgi man and commissioned in its new position but I want to flush the hole...

This is to bengasman. What is illegal about adding two more radiators and pipeing up the water supply and return pipes to a new boiler myself. I have moved the boiler position into the garage and the two 22mm flow and return pipes are sticking out in the garage at the moment ready for the...