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thanks for all your replies oldbutnotdead said - "Are you planning on living in the place or tarting it up and flogging it on" - no & yes - should have mentioned that - would definitely need the kitchen extension as it can presently barely hold 2 people. however i also forgot to mention that...

i was willed a 3 story terrace house (attics inc.) it needs windows, heating, plumbing, ground level flooring replaced, damp proofing etc. i also wish to extend the small kitchen into the backyard. is my first step to engage a surveyor or other? many thanks.

thanks for your reply - as i mentioned with the present incorrectly sized window i can fit a step under the rad with no clearance to give a step to window height of 1.08m. as "woody" said it may look a bit odd but in its favour it cost nothing to sort. i got a quote today for £590 (new window)...

thanks for that - just what i needed but unfortunately they don't deliver to n ireland.

thanks - i am worried about that as i'm going to sell but it's really a cheap/quick fix & your idea was great. however i could either move the rad away from the window & fit the step flush or just get a new window - the width of the opening would be ok (i'm just going to "paint bricks" in the...

thanks for your replies - i contacted BC & they said size was ok - they also said that "the floor height to window" (over by about 14cm) could be corrected by adding a permanent step - however there's a small rad below the window so i doubt if they'll let me put the step in front of it - will...

the builder, now bust, twice messed up the installation of the fire window in the gable wall of my loft conversion - size & height above floor. i posted regarding above in "building regulations" part of the forum & after contacting my local BR depy they said a step would be accepted to allow...

had loft of my bungelow coverted about 5 years ago but the builder screwed up the size of the fire escape window twice ie too small & too high - he went bust. i need to get the conversion passed by BC - i know the dimensions (min 450mm & 0.33m2 area) & height above the floor etc but don't know...

thanks guys - the owner is afraid to contact building control in case they make him do a complete rebuild of the loft under the new regs - he hasn't got the money. i would buy the house if the old regs still applied - it would only cost me about £300/400 to move the fire window & lintel down 3...

hi i live in n. ireland (uk). i'm looking to buy a bungalow that has a 2 bedroom loft conversion. the conversion was completed about 12 years ago but was not issued with a building certificate due to the builder not fitting the correct fire window with regards to size & height above the floor...

hi i've just noticed that the toilet has just began to leak only when i flush - it has a back soil pipe so i can see the leak coming from the joint. my neighbour give me some "everbuild" plumbers putty but i've read that "plumbers mait" would be better - can anyone please advise? the bathroom...

thanks - i just checked the continuity of the solenoid coil wires blue>black & blue>brown - the blue>black is "open". i'll try a new coil (& a photocell anyway) cheers

hi - have a riello 40 + 530se c/box. the heating hasn't been used since beginning of last summer as i've been abroad. it had a leak at the air flap control jack that i've just replaced with a new seal. when switched on the boiler motor just continues to run with no lockout. as...

hi - i have a leaking hydraulic ram on my Riello 40 burner - the ram is the "short type". i see seals are available, part no 3007132 but it doesn't say what ram they fit - long or short. can anyone please advise?

you can get a gold mirror effect by spraying "chrome" on a black gloss base & then tinting with a candy yellow however i've examined many gold mirror plated items (even cheap toys) & they that are not painted that way.