Recent content by F54Mini

Fair enough, thanks for clarifying. I will put it down as a study then, a builder will be doing the actual work and has said he can do it on a building notice anyway rather than submitting full plans for BR. He wasn’t entirely sure about PP, hence the question. Looking on the planning...

Hi We have an internal garage with bedroom above which was built as a two storey extension in the 80s. Planning was given for this but I am unsure if the planning conditions of that mean I have to apply for permission to convert the internal garage to a guest room? We have an external garage...

Hi We live in a mid 60s house which has a chimney stack on the party wall. Previous owner removed the downstairs section on our side about 25 years ago, I believe the other side still have theirs. We want to get a wood burner for the lounge and the logical place for it would be where the...

Hi I have a Redring Selectronic Plus Shower and its started to drip from the head constantly. Its dripping from the unit itself as removing the hose, it still drips. I replaced the flow control valve to no avail so I am thinking its likely to be the Solenoid Valve and Seals next? If I remove...

Hi We currently have 40sqm of block paving in the back garden which we want rid of, it doesn’t look great and it’s a pain to keep weeds and other gunk off it. To that end, we want to remove the block paving and replace with sandstone paving. I am hoping we can pull up all the block paving...

Hi We are having the kitchen replaced and in pulling up the laminate, the concrete next to the patio doors seems to have cracked and broken up. The rest of the slab seems fine, no cracks anywhere else. No damp as far as I can see, the house is mid 60s so likely no DPM in the slab anyway. Am I...

Has a door into the hallway right next to the front door. No different to a bedroom or many other rooms in the house. Must be thousands of houses with garage conversions without building regs. It’s literally a stud wall and some flooring to be fair. Let’s assume I’m going to use it as a...

Hi We have an internal garage with bedroom above, whole thing was done as a two storey extension in the mid 80s Bedroom above is fairly cold and we simply use the garage as dumping space. To that end I want to convert the garage into usable space but with the ability to put it back...

Will try to get a photo, the side with condensation is North facing and the side which is dry is south facing. I don’t recall condensation in the summer months as the insulation was added in July. It only started getting wet on that side in the past few weeks.

Weirdly the bathroom is on the side of the house where the loft felt is dry as a bone. It’s the front of the house that has the wet felt. I don’t understand why it’s wet on one side only, both sides have identical insulation down to the eaves. I have been using a heater up there recently to...

Hi I have part converted our loft to use as an office so 50mm rockwall between rafters and 50mm Celotex over them. The eaves have sliding doors so no insulation in those. At the moment one side of the roof is wet, presumably its condensation causing it. The felt is dripping slightly on that...

Got one quote so far. £13800. Making me re think if it’s worth while and if it’s possible to do a lot DIY and just get the door bricked up by someone

Hi We have Amtico Spacia glue down being laid this week. Flooring company came out and said they could do it over the thermoplastic tiles we have as they are all well glued down. I have pulled up the carpet today and under the floor is not quite as good as I had expected, its reasonably flat...

Hi My wife insisted on these bronze radiator valves which comes with tails that are slightly longer than the standard valves you get from the likes of Screwfix You can see the comparison in the image. Screwing the valve in without PTFE tape seems snug, it doesn’t rattle but I don’t want to...

Hi We have an internal garage which we want to turn into a habitable room, it's going to be a playroom and a gym. I realise we will need building regs. Walls are cavity as there is a bedroom above already so walls have insulation, albeit to mid 80s standards when it was built. It already has...