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Thanks for the response , we presently have 2 tanks in the loft , but i wonder if there would be any benefit / possibility of having both tanks feeding the first floor bathrooms on the one circuit ie would you get anymore pressure from the tanks or would it cause a problem elsewhere

We have a long house that has a tank in the loft at each end. it seems that at some time or other the water supply to the first floor has been changed from the tanks , to be fed by a T from the mains riser. We have lowish mains pressure and have just had a water softener fitted ( tapworks...

I have a suspicion you may mean " pebbledash "

Be aware that knocking the conservatory and living room into one is highly likely to cause you all sorts of problems with the Building Inspector . The conservatory area will now need to be treated as habitable accomodation . Overcoming the heat loss calcs will be your greatest problem

Thats not what the board manufacturers will tell you nowadays . White side for everything nowadays according to Lafarge. The paper backing on the back is too thin to be skimmed

Thats true , but a workshop isnt a place where i would like to be trapped, or anywhere else actually. :D I would suggest that it would be prudent to include such a facility in any area where you may spend some time

if the only access to the workshop is via the utility room then it becomes an internal room You need to make sure you have a window that is fitted with escape hinges

you will need to let peeps know if there is a flat roof , pitched roof bearing onto that opening . if theres any loading, i doubt you will make any sensibly sized angle work on that span

did you factor in the min 65% discount that trade accounts get ?

That is a mess , It may be less intrusive to the overall look if the mortar was tinted by one of the many specialists around

once an application has 5 objections it becomes "listed " meaning that it will go before the Blue Rinse planning committee . They should be taking the planning officers recomendations for approval or refusal, so speak to your planner first chance to see what their recomendation is. Its...

Chopping in a concrete block also makes for a good padstone

Hi Richard , Christmas eve and I am reading the Building regs :lol: Seems i need to challenge him on this , Wokingham BC have been hitting on this 550 all year , i suspect it comes from their interpretation of Diagram 12 . But diagram 14 clearly shows the 665 external return :shock...

No problem Richard I will try to sort it out over the holiday , I have had it come back a couple of times this last week :D A site carpenter I know has just turned game keeper and is giving me a relatively hard tome at the moment :D and this is his baby for December

Building regs require a return measured on the inside of 550 . But an engineer would easily prove that less is ok .

I know of only one council that accepts that insulation on its own , others within the same unitary require a back up of rigid board insulation , and . Whilst being a lot easier to install , and cheaper , i truly wouldnt put it in my house in lieu of tried and tested iinsulation . I...

I am having our 1936 house insulated next Monday so will be able to see if my house is warmer with a cavity full of air , or filled with insulation

If it was my house , i would definitely go for extending the existing , as mentioned previously , plates and bolts would also be a common solution for the joint , I have heard before that this actually takes a lot of the deflection out of the beam . A number of loft extensions I have drawn...

depending on the weight of the existing 203 UC , I would be very surprised if it couldt deal with your needs. I assume you have a plate welded to the top to carry the width of a cavity wall

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