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Hi everyone I am going to prepare and lay the concrete floor to my extension myself. I will need to run a pipe under the floor to provide ventilation to the existing suspended floor. I have already laid down hardcore and sand. I wanted to do the concrete slab first and then the...

Hi, I am planning on laying hardcore myself before getting concrete poured for a self build extension. Which MOT should i be ordering?

I put a laser line on the frame today. The right had side is bowed. I have attached a couple of pictures Casements all close and open fine.

Yes this is the upstairs bay. No jacking poles were fitted to this

Thank you so much for your reply! However the replacement frames were only fitted today! Before the fitted the frames I inspected them, and they all seemed square. Just as they fitted the frame, thats when its become out of square

Hi Everyone, I needed some advice please on new windows I have had installed. I had bay windows installed, and the end frames (with the openings) that were fitted against the wall on either side were warped/bowed and the window openings were out of square. The window company then ordered in...

Hi! So the windows are currently fitted. The bottom bay's have the jacks and the top windows don't have the jacks. Only issue now that i am getting them to rectify is that the frames against the walls are all bowed and our of square! they have ordered replacement frames.

Thank you! I have attached some pictures of my loft in the thread above as well.

I have attached some pictures of the loft. Can someone with more experience than me advise?

I have no idea what i am looking at really. But if i take some pictures up there this evening, i can post them on this thread and see if anyone get better understand.

Nope, they never went into the roof to check at all. My worry is they are just trying to bodge it best they can as they really don't want to remove all the frames.

Would you say that I should push for jacks on the top windows too?

They are registered with CERTASS only by searching the databases just now

Hi Everyone, The window company have agreed to take out the frames on the bottom, and re-do it properly with Pole Jacks sitting on the brickwork. They are however adamant that the top window does not need window jacks and claim that it is not load bearing. They are intent on leaving the poles...

Another mix to the story...When i initally booked them, they said they were Fensa registered. I have e-mailed Fensa today and they have said that the company is not on their list. I have not approached the company about this yet...