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Absolutely correct, no fascia board, Its a rubble built (stone) house from 1870 so ideally no fascia board. Its only one face of the house, circa 25 m - I've spent 4 years building an extension so i was really hoping for no more jobs outwith the garden landscaping :( Thanks for your feedback by...

Simple question but I cant really find a simple answer, Cast Iron guttering on one side of house is knackered, cracked in places, leaking in joints. Is there any way to replace the full 25m with pvc guttering, but using the same brackets.

Curlewhouse, How's it going?

Hi there, Random question I know, but I've dug out a 5mx 5m x 3m Deep hole for a new soakaway which has left me with some rather large piles of grainy/gravelly sand. I'm not sure what to with it as I expected the hole to be solid clay down to 2.5 m as my test hole was and planned to just ship...

Hi there, thanks for replying I live on land that's clay down to 2 meters so I need to dig out regardless, that's a non issue, and I have land that I can dump the spoil on, so it's really just time. Stupidly never thought on just cutting a hole.. Any comment on the design of one entry point...

So my structural engineer has sized the required soakaway for my house (inc new extension) 22m long, 0.6m wide, 1.5m deep (starting from 1m down). 20m3 in total I'd like to dig and fill the soakaway myself as I have an old digger The soakaway is to take water from 300m2 of roof, as the...

Hi If I had been less rural, it would have been a public sewer option (unfortunately the nearest is literally miles away) wgt52, I hear what you are saying, the nearest watercourse if 150m away over my land and the farmers land, not so easy to do, but certainly doable. The sand layer I found...

I am glad to report that after some further digging (and shifting some large rock) 've found a sand layer at 2.8 m, which has since passed the test thanks for the input guys

Hi, I know what you mean logic dictates that it would be fine, show it away from the house Building control are asking for a soakaway design that works, certified by the structural engineer involved. He's categorically ruling out normal soakaway based on current percolation results. I found...

Morning All, thanks for getting back to me I appreciate it I had a long chat with Building Control Yesterday who basically pointed me back to my structural engineer, however he suggested I may have been unluck ot hit rock in the three trenches as others have managed to dig through clay to a...

Hi, thanks for getting back to me The structural engineer from the previous failed percolation test expressed surprise that any soakaway would work. My foul water is disposed off via septic tank and soakaway, and I suspect the puddle of water in the field beside the fould water soakaway...

Hi All, I'm looking for some advice, if there is any that can be given :( I'm in the midst of planning a large extension, and the last part of the building warrant requirement if the approval of a rainwater soakaway design. the roof is 180m2 We had a failed percolation test (the water didnt...

Curlew, thanks so much for taking the time to post your progress, I'm following keenly. Working up my own spreadsheets at the moment. do you mind me asking what type of windows you've sprung for?

Excellent, I've my plans to the local (as in scotland based) sips companies and found company who installs kingspantek to be the most competitive. Have you a start date?

Good Luck, I'll be following this with interest I'm just finishing off Building Warrant approvals on our House Extension (125m2) which like your house will be SIPS built, stone exterior. Schedule to start in a year. Have you selected a SIPs supplier yet?