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Any advice legsakimbo??? Was hoping you might frequent this post with some rendering advice if poss please :)

The walls are solid so i'm guessing a cavity tray is not appropriate. The drawings were passed by building regs but didn't have anything related to windows and the building surveyor didn't specify anything either with respect for the lintel specs.

A year ago I converted a house into 3 flats. The ground floor windows were totally replaced with new upvc. 2 windows were fitted into existing sized gaps and 1 resized larger to match a previously smaller window space. There is now substantial damp on internal plasterboard reveal of resized...

I am currently converting a 3 storey house in 3 flats one on each level. Could anyone tell me please what I need to do internally to make sure there is a phone line provision. Do I need to install the Cat5 master sockets in the relevant room and then feed it to where I think BT might come into...

Hi there I have searched all over and read building regs Part B Vol 1 and I need some help please. I am midway through a 3 story house into flats conversion and building regs require a smoke vent installed in the common lobby/stairwell area that is activated by smoke detectors as part of the...