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Cheers for the prompt reply Tony. Is that because it is changing the appearance of the frint or because "No extension beyond the plane of the existing roof slope of the principal elevation that fronts the highway"? Thanks

I have a small flat roof dormer out the front of the house which I would like to widen by approx 1m. If it's relevant my next door neighbour has an identical property with a wider dormer. Can anyone help me decipher the meaning if these permitted development rules below to see if this is...

I’m thinking about removing a timber post in a new loft conversion. (See pic). this is to allow for built in storage. I’m thinking goalpost frame with box steel will do this okay? Dimensions are W 755mm H 1125 So not very big at all. Posts are C16 Timber @ 94mm. Steel I beam sits under all...

isnt a professional just a DIYer with more experience anyway :-P I really appreciate your opinion SFK I've got a few longish lengths of C16 4x2 and C24 5x2 (which I think might fit) anyway so might as well utilise these if I can. I've got the frame packers and no-more nails too. to be...

pipe and cables are not a problem for me so I think I've found my solution. Although there are noggins already in place. Should I remove theese nogs and replace at the new level of leave them in and sister new timbers around them? Do you know if 4x2 CLS is okay or does it have to be C16 rated...

Cheers I must admit I didn’t even think about sistering more timber. Would you notch out the timber to overhang the steel?

Cheers All I’ve made a slight cock up with my measurements so ignore the 31mm part- this is 27mm, same as the rest of the existing floor height. (I was going off the old wall plate, which I still need to plane down). Which leaves this: 27+0= 27 - 22= 5mm of spacer wood + 22mm floor board...

really appreciate some expertise on my flooring height issue. As you can see I’ve got the existing floor level, steel and new joists all at different levels. There is between 0-8mm from the joists to the steel and between 27-31mm between the steel and the final floor height. I was thinking of...