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fanning the embers but... How thick can a Party Wall be? Given (I hope we all agree ;)) that the conclusion above is that the neigbours structure does overhang the party wall, what if the wall was 2m thick?

Hi geraldthehamster, I was referred to 2(2)h, recently by a Party Wall Surveyor, for what I thought was a similar situation: We needed to remove a render finish to a neighbours ground floor wall which sat adjacent to the party wall, which we were extending... if that makes sense. So the render...

As above, it is a building regulations issue. In guidance document Approved Document B (Fire Safety) Volume 1 - Dwellinghouses 2013 pg 15 it states: Provision for escape fro the ground storey 2.3 Except for kitchens, all habitable rooms in the ground storey should either: a. open directly onto...

Have a look at section 2(2) of the Act: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/40/section/2 This allows the OP to strip back the tiles as required; leaving any back-board in place would probably be best. I imagine you would then form a suitable timber structure which allows for the right...

Hi Alan, 'existing building' would refer to the fact you are converting or extending a building rather than building a new seperate structure. So, in your case, the proposals for the garage would need to meet the U-value required of an 'existing building', which are slightly less stringent than...

Have a look at this: http://www.pavingexpert.com/featur08.htm Should Help.

Replacing the whole ground floor would be a big messy job, and sounds like you have a lot of void to fill with material which will become expensive. Also, suspended floors will be ventilated to help stop damp creeping from foundations which is probably useful in an older home. You could retrofit...

Ask: https://www.promain.co.uk/ Very helpful, have used their paint-on line marking paint before and works a treat.

This might help: http://www.partywalladvice.com/2011/06/28/extension-involves-demolishing-garage-that-shares-a-party-wall-what-protection-do-i-owe-my-neighbour/

Just went through something similar with a refurbishment of an Edwardian terrace with a new loft conversion. Because we had installed mains supplied smoke detectors (heat detector in kitchen) in habitable rooms we didn't need to install fire doors at all. However, when Building Inspector came...

You could run a main drain (say 150mm perforated pipe) from top left of your garden to bottom right then connecting with your solid pipe at a uniform 600mm deep; with 80mm perforated pipes running into it at right angles across the rest of the garden area. Back-fill with pea gravel or something...