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Or if it is not acceptable to code I suppose I could just construct blockwork on the inside, and then have insulation between the blockwork and the existing wall ?.

lol yes I figured that out after I had posted it, as the planning drawing software only asks for lengths and works out the angle using that, I was over thinking it all !.

Can I use the double skin wall as an external wall ok, is there any building controls that say that I cant use it as a garage / shed wall, with it not having cavity wall insulation, not that I need it as its going to be a shed, but wasn't sure if building control was really backwards in that...

Im guessing this will work ? : http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-DWM40L-17-Inch-Digital-Protractor/dp/B00002255G

Hi, im trying to re create the layout of an area outside my house for some planning documents and can measure the wall lengths just fine using a tape measure to the mm, but cant work out how to work out the angles of the walls. Is there a tool I can use for this, I can put in the corners and...

lol sorry I just wondered if there was a central location, like a website where it all wall listed with pdf's to download under each subject e.g roofing - then all the requirements listed on that page, as I know when I was doing cabling inside there was a document that listed all the required...

Where can I find details about regulations on wood thickness for beams, walls , floors etc, or do I need to ask building regulations about my particular case ?.

Yes if I did a flat roof you wouldnt be able to see it at all from the road, but id like to do it properly, and add value to the house in the long run, as it has no storage at present, so I want to build it to look look similar to the garages and porches on other houses, as they are all new build.

Ok thanks :) , I thought as much, the wall is about the height of door frame, so about 2 metres give or take a few cm. Its two bricks thick, and looks like you could run a car into it and it'd still be standing as its pretty substantial.

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Hi, im just wondering if this will need planning permission and building control, or if it will even be allowed at all, as I see there is a rule about extensions on the side of houses fronting a road. Basically at the moment I have a garden wall that runs down the side of my house, my house...