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In case anybody has the same question in the future: you can remove the cill onsite, but this requires the whole window to be removed.

Heres what we have right now...

Does anybody have experience installing an Origin OW70 frame? We have a 95 cill on it. Would be good to understand if this is actually detachable...

Thanks for ideas. The frames we have are aluminium. Will see if the cill can be omitted as you have suggested. May have to just live with it if that does not work...

We have a window frame where the top course of bricks on the outer wall is made up of bullnosed bricks. Something like this: We have bought a window and the installation has not completed yet. The window has been installed on top of the outer wall. Like this: From the inside: It...

JohnD - thank you for this. Before I go into the detail about the exact positioning of the fence I have a more basic question. What is the difference between the Title Plan and Title Register that I downloaded from the Land Registry vs the "deed" that you mention? Are these different words...

Hi, Chapter 1 - The Fence and the Boundary When we bought our place we were left a note by the previous owner to let us know that they believed that it was our responsibility to look after the fence on the LEFT of the house. However, several years ago, the neighbour on the left removed the...

We do not have anything down yet and are still at the planning stage. Just keen to not have a floor that requires heavy maintenance in the future.

do polished concrete floors require much maintenance after installation?

Hi - not sure if you are still on this forum, but I was just wondering what your polished concrete floor looks like now after several years. We are considering having this too, but one of the builders we met told us that residential polished concrete floors chipped and cracked and they have had...

Hi we have some structural calcuations and drawings which ask for the following: "Minimum foundation formation level 1000mm from ground level" "New 450 M/C Trench Foundation" Does this mean that we need a trench foundation like the following? Thanks!

Sorry false alarm. I just reread the instruction and noted that it was only the floorplan that needs the existing. Apparently I don't qualify for self certification :( (According to the Q&A thing they have on their website...

Hi - I am applying for a build over agreement with Thames Water to build over a sewer. They require "Existing" and "Proposed": a) Cross-sectional foundation plan b) Ground floor plans How do people usually determine the existing foundation plan? Do you actually dig down until you see the...

I can confirm that the single storey pitched roof part is original. We will keep the pitch the same and the footprint will also remain the same. Can they really class the original outrigger is part of the extension?

The existing rear extension (current flat-roof section) which is attached to the rear-most part of the outrigger is 3m so we should be OK to just rebuild this. This is also < 4m at its peak and < 3m at the eaves. The extension which is closer to the main house is < 50% width of the whole house...