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I'm in the process of recovering a flat roof, currently the drainage is a 75mm roof penetration which, whilst adequate, could be better. This drain connects into a 110mm soil pipe vent just under the roof level. Currently the Soil stack extends to just above the parapet level but i'm wondering...

Frank, Had I known what was lurking I wouldn't of touched it yet either :-) We have had similar issues elsewhere that were traced to sodden birds nests in the chimney and we gained great results from just having the flue swept and reinstating the grate. I was hoping that this chimney would be...

Vinn, Understand about the Mfr's dimensions but the prime desire right now is to secure the chimney breast, increase ventilation in the room and neaten it up. once that is done I'll select a stove that fits....if there isnt one that fits then i'll fit a pretend electric one for looks. Just...

Thanks bernardgreen...that's today's job then!

Thanks Vinn, That makes sense...I'll look up stove sizes etc. We hadnt really decided what we wanted as it was going to depend on what we found. A quick look online suggests that the width at the two blue lines should be sufficient which removes the need to take out any more "structural"...

We have been chasing damp in our house for a while and yesterday decided to open up the fireplace in our dining room in the hope that an increase in ventilation would help having removed the plaster board and wooden frame we found this.. (I have also removed the cement type stuff from the...

Well it seems i've been guilty of making too many assumptions! The extension roof covers 3 and a half rooms and i've previously had eyes in the ceiling void of 2 of them (a bathroom and entrance vestibule). Neither of these had any insulation at all and I incorrectly assumed that this was the...

Thankyou!

Thanks for the reply....I've got access to the underside of the deck and it and joists look OK. You say parapet walls can cause problems......is it worth building the roof up to the same level as the parapet with extra insulation and having a completely flat roof?

Over the winter the flat roof on our extension (40 sqm approx) has developed a leak. it appears that it has been patched on numerous occasions with a number of different materials including GRP.....the original layer appears to be felt or some derivative. I have come to the conclusion that...

Cable run is approx 10m but I don't know how it is routed and secured.

I am currently in the process of having a new kitchen fitted. I wanted to fit a large electric range cooker so I checked the current rating in the sales literature, confirmed that the MCB for the cooker circuit was the required 45A and ordered the thing. Unfortunately, when it arrived the...