Recent content by Jazz1966

Hi, Please can I have some advice on behalf of someone? They have had an two storey side extension done. It was completed around 3 months ago. I was there last week and notice hairline cracks in the ceiling. I have attached pictures. The cracks are straight lines and look as though they follow...

Thank you for that. If the units are put 200mm out on the right hand side, will it not be the case that the back of the units will not touch the back wall as they will be 20cm out? Will this mean the creation of a 20cm partition wall?

The dimensions are: 1. New kitchen extension 5m wide by 2.8m. 1. Previous kitchen 5.2m wide by 3m.

Hi, This has happened to one of my neighbours and I would appreciate your advice to share with her. My neighbours was having a bathroom renovated by a builder. While the builder was working on her upstairs bathroom, one of his workers managed to damage the kitchen ceiling, which was below the...

I have a strange problem that I would appreciate advice on. I am having a kitchen extension done. The old kitchen is say x cm wide. The kitchen extension can only be x-20cm wide due to an external wall - see my attached drawing. The difference between the two is 20cm. When kitchen units are...

I saw a video on YouTube where one side of a house collapsed because the builder had not installed enough support before knocking out a load-bearing wall. I was just wondering, if the builder had Public Liability Insurance, would the insurance pay out for the damage this caused?

Agree, so much crap about her being grommed.

Final payment is around 2% of the total.

Update: I called him in yesterday and spoke with him. He came out with a whole load of bull about rooms always not being rectangular. He walked out and told me he wouldn't sign the 'Duty Contractor' my Building Inspector wants him to sign for final completion. Not sure what I can do now, as...

The sad thing is that the two-story extension has been built. I do have a written contract, but that does not mention accuracy. I do have the BC drawings submitted to the council. They definitely show the extension to be rectangular. We didn't notice it before, as the downstairs floor is...

When I measured it on the outside I measured 10 inches but I may have messed up my measurement.

I have measured it internally. The floorboard is approximately 5.5 inches wider on one side. I know it may not seem much, but when you put a bed across there, my wife is worried that you will then be able to tell, as one side will have a larger gap than the other.

I chose a private BC inspector. It is one of the largest companies in the Midlands.

"Most importantly, check that the out of square wall is not further out than the planning permission allowed, or nearer the boundary than building regulations or party wall issues permit - otherwise you have potential legal and sale-time issues." The problem is the opposite. One wall is flush...