Recent content by Marc1912

Hi there, Hope this is the correct forum for this question. Am fitting a PIV in loft. I know the ideal location is in ceiling at top of stairs, various reasons why this is difficult in my house. The landing upstairs is long and thin, with stairs at one end. Would it matter too much if I put it...

I expected old fashioned breathable matt paint, though oviously I am out of touch! Thanks for the advice, will try that and see how it goes ...

I've realised that a few months ago I painted a newly plastered wall in my extension (old style plaster, not plasterboard) with vinyl matt emulsion paint. I asked shop for standard flat matt paint, they gave me vinyl matt, which was not what I was expecting or thought I had asked for. I didn't...

Because I’m a dunce. Not used to this stuff. To begin with he came across as very engaged and helpful. Because I had been trying to find someone to do the work for a long time and he came recommended by someone I trusted and those were his terms. But basically because I’m a dunce.

Quote was for piles alone ...no ring beam included. Mine were poured piles, 6.5m

Thanks to everyone, this is really helpful. A bit more detail. The original quote was for piles 2.5 m deep. I was very busy and distracted at the time, and just didn't notice the discrepancy. Also at the time I knew nothing whatsoever about piles, or foundations, or engineers reports. I felt...

Thanks JKS

Thanks JKS—and woody, in this case I don't believe it's a genuine mistake, he's trying it on.

He is claiming that he made a mistake in the calculations, i.e. that he allowed for the wrong length of pile. It's all a nonsense (as it has been from the beginning with this contractor who I have now sacked, hence why he is acting like a $%@^@), but I would like to establish roughly if the...

Hi there I'm having a small extension built (16m2). It has a piled foundation. The contractor originally estimated £7600 for the piles (8 piles, poured concrete, 6.5m deep, no particular complications, clay soil) he is now claiming he made a mistake in the estimate, and really it should have...

Hi there I'm building a small extension. The plan is for a shallow-pitched warm roof (22 degrees). The architect chappy reckons that I should put 18mm birch ply as the 'deck' on top of the rafters (supported by a ridge beam) with 6" insulation and slates on top of that, leaving the rafters...

It was blatantly obviously unsafe. However, the good news is that they suddenly appeared and finished it over the weekend (y) How long it will take to get them to remove it when the job is done remains to be seen though :unsure:

So far he is asking them to come and finish it and being repeatedly promised and then blown out.

Yes, although legally speaking I guess they have left a load of unsafe and presumably uninspected scaffolding at my house ...

Hi there, So I’m having my roof re-tiled, the roofer booked a scaffolder who came for a day and did half the job and then vanished. Three weeks ago. For a while they kept saying they would come ‘tomorrow’ but didn’t. They are no longer answering calls or messages from my roofer, who has now got...