Recent content by drpepe

Thanks for the comments. I’d hoped being a reinstated window, being ground floor, and the presence of the equivalent (larger) window in my neighbour’s house might mean I could avoid obscured glass. Do the requirements vary with councils or is that an absolute you think?

Hi Wayners, yes the work had planning permission. I guess that means I need permission to reverse that.

Around 2020 the previous owners of our standard 1930s semi blocked the kitchen side window and built an attached utility that overlaps approx half of the window width (so half the old opening would now be in the utility, half still on the side facing wall, nothing visible everything plastered or...

Hip to gable conversion about 5 years ago, and now stripping back wallpaper on the old part of the gable wall to find blown plaster and damp just to the side of the 1st floor landing window (you can see area of skim that came off quite easily). Also found several spots of damp and peeling...

I reused foundations for a new extension. Council BC asked for a couple holes to determine depth and width.

He knows it’s wrong but won’t admit it. That’s called Builder’s Brass Neck. You see it a lot when mistakes like this are made ! He’s clearly a crap builder, unfortunately the best you are likely to get now is a discount.

Thanks that’s helpful. So, cut a section from the ceiling, then: Saniflo white waste pipe - cut off in ceiling space and blank off? Polypipe? Similarly cut off in ceiling? Or do I need to go further back to the source? what’s the best way to safely blank polypipe? I need to remove more tiles...

Hi, spare room in our 1930s semi had an en suite built by previous owners. See pics, I am happy to smash out tiles and walls, but I also need to isolate/ remove power, lighting, saniflo outlet and water supply. I will probably reuse the light circuit for a wall light. Slight complication is...

Our loft dormer (2021ish) is easily the warmest part of our 1930s semi. Those cold studs suggest a problem! I’d agree with your builder that a loft is “meant to be cooler”, but not a converted loft…

Insulated plasterboard and soudal plasterboard adhesive seems to be a common method. Just did this in my house (I’m a diyer).

As there's no heating in the room, then you're going to get condensation damp.

Hi, back again considering how to achieve this insulation project. I have removed a few pieces of plasterboard near the front doors and unlike the plans suggest (see first post), the wall does not appear to be typical garage construction, single skin breeze block with piers. From the pics and...

Would you fix the battens into the wall through the glued on insulation? What fixings would you use?

So your assessment might be that it's not ideal but short term no significant damage being caused?

Yes we do. I understand that would be an issue with cold roof, but a well constructed warm roof wouldn't matter would it? I will note that as another cockup from the builders, then... Presumably no fix apart from taking plaster down inside or taking off the roof to refit?