Recent content by Richrara

Cheers for the thorough insights. We meet all the criteria of our water company not to need a build-over agreement - unless when we get underground we find that the pipe would unexpectedly sit underneath the wall (it's 500mm away we believe - and on that basis we def meet all the eight...

The issue we have is that the drain bends and then straightens up. We just don't know how quickly it bends, and - bizzarely(?) - the guys doing the CCTV drain survey said that CCTV wouldn't be able to establish this. Does anyone know if that's correct or not? As long as the drain bends before 4m...

Cheers both - all sound advice. The piling company suggesting rafts have been established locally since the 1970's so it should be safe to assume they know what they're talking about. They also provide a guarantee with the work. That said, if the price difference between rafts and beams isn't...

Cheers woody. Update: I've now spoken to the structural engineer who said if you require foundations that go below 2.5m's, it's cheaper just to pile. The piling company hadn't mentioned the cost of ground beams would also need to be taken into consideration for a piled solution (boy am I glad...

Thanks for the replies. Mag, I was told by a structural engineer that a pad and beam solution would be signed off by building control without any issues as being a suitable solution to having an oak tree so nearby? Re the type of piles, all I know is they're 'auger' piles. Special K - the quote...

And having just had a look around the forum, I'm now concerned about the cost of piling: I've been given a quote by a piling contractor of £3k for 6 piles - which is doable, but I'm seeing threads describing piled foundations for smaller extensions costing £10k+. In which case, would my best bet...

Hi, we're about to do an 8m x 4m 2-storey extension and have an oak tree 4metres from the proposed extension flank wall. We're also on heavily clay-based soil. One structural engineer has suggested pad and beams as being the easiest and most cost-effective solution, whilst another has said we...

Hi, I'm looking to build a two story extension on the side of the house. Size will be approx 10m x 5m. Before I apply for planning however, I'm aware that the water mains for the street runs through the plot to the side of the house where we intend to build. There's a manhole cover which...

The heating being on causes more ceiling damage so am gonna wait and see what BG say. Ta for reply though.

The morning after BG came out and repressurised the system, a leak appeared in the ceiling. They're coming back today. When I got home yesterday the pressure was at zero again, and the pump had turned off and was RED hot...which hadn't happened before.

Cheers Dave. I've now paid four different plumbers around a grand not to fix it. There's only so long you can go on forking out for 'could be this...maybe...£500 please'. At least with BG they come back, and prioritise us as we have kids. Its clear a good, honest and decent plumber is hard to...

Why a new heat exchanger btw?

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