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I back Woody on that .... it's a heap of fuss with BRegs and you'll do it right, i'm sure. My long essay was just for info, if and only if, you feel you want the paperwork to look good when shown to a buyer's Surveyor. In other wods - you're selling on the strength of an approved ,change of...

Craig Couldnae find the flexi on Screwfix ...I've used waste flexis, but never seen downpipes. Sppoked Yes..... I think I can see myself cutting and glueing. No doubt my cuts will be perfect and fit together like precision engineering - not ! Thanks all

I have a very specific run of downpipe (don't ask!) which basically needs a broad angle connector. The standards are 91 deg and 112 deg and straights .... I would love a nice shallow 160 , or the like - doesn't exist. Anyone know if there' a flexi-style square connector ? The other way is...

nothing special --- the formulations of the U Value reports/specs/rating charts comes into force April-June. Just rolling out the agreed amendments from Dec. - not a major review of specs at all ... but it makes the enforcement (especially on new build) full-on, especially for ventilation and...

Mmm - I asked about mining area, not becausee of the build material....but maybe what's underneath your house. It's possible the upper gable is stable - it's the rest that's moving away from it.

BRegs will definately want to play with you ... as you will be wanting them to register/sign off the alteration, whether that be "change of use" or "conversion". To get them to visit you will have to submit a quote for the work and then they charge based on a % of that. That's how you get them...

I think the main producers are iLEVEL Trussed joists...google it

Agree Woody, it's a linked-detached property and he can sell (barring those rare covenenets) same as selling the whole site. You would only get party wall involved if there was a PW dispute ...sold or not sold.

Do you mena 2/3 of an inch or 2 or 3 inches? Woody says the crack is not indicative of present movement - true, but at 3 inches it's indicative of a bad problem, for insulation or otherwise. A Surveyor wouldn't be a bad start, imho. At the very least he could put some glass crack guage on...

Agree with above on plaanning perm on dormer etc. Have a long chat with BRegs about their base requirements - especially as your build will almost definately complete close to summer 2008, when new Regs are arriving. A Surveyor can do your design, drawings and permissions etc.... although...

The lower airbricks should already face under the floors ... all the installer has to ensure is that they don't block them up with the pumped insulation gunge. New fits of double-glazing these days have to come with trickle vents - because new builds are so "tight" against air-flow/humidity...

I hope others have a bit more Fire-Regs knowledge to offer ... but I will say that Buidlings Fire Regs are often concerned with having a "place of safety/ passage" within a building. That means the common stairwell in 90% of cases, with flats. So, there is an obligation to stop fumes and fire...

Spark - agreed, it could blow into the other Daytona Backdraught shutters - that did occur to me, just to keep some degree of seperation. I also thought of getting to the back of the chimney and completely halving it's void with a baffle. Then, in theory, the exits are , essentially...

Thank You , Spark. Is your answer based on danger of fire ( Tumbles are renouned, as we know) with the possibility of one tube feeding the other? Or just because it sounds like a daft thing to do? With only one vent chimney punched through the roof - the convenience is very tempting...

The definition of "habitable" in the Regs is poor and plain bad english. But what you're suggesting wouldn't constitute habitable. To some extent, habitable is to do with 'intent'. You can sleep in and occupy a room without a ring main or heating, but you are intending to habitat it. Using as...

Hi there Hob vents by passing through main wall, turning "up" 18cm - and exits to a weatherproof vent chimney on the small flat roof adjacent "Outside" under the flat roof is a tumble dryer ... which is venting through an external doorway.The Tumble is right under access to the hob vent...