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I've booked an appointment for a visit from the inspector, but it's obvious lots don't and seem to get away with it. Observation rather than evidence of intent. Edit - and at £100-200 for the calcs and £200 for a council jobsworth to glance at it, even less surprising lots won't bother.

Yes, I know how it arises but I imagine 9 out of 10 knock-throughs (for example) never get near Buildings Control - who's to say when it was done? If every notifiable job was notified, they'd need an army of inspectors.

Practically speaking, what is the incentive to involve Buildings Control (not withstanding the legal requirement)?

Thanks, that makes sense.

I've set on a builder to knock through a wall to make two small rooms into one larger one. The wall is load-bearing and he has ordered the steel required after having a structural engineer provide the necessary calculations. Apart from this, I assume someone from the council should visit to...

Hmm. Looks like the room may need more plastering than initially thought so stripping the lot is sounding likely. Problems re papering over paper make sense.

Right. After further inspection I may put lining paper over the vinyl's backing paper.

Do you mean the success of the painting depends upon how the vinyl was originally applied?

I think I'll go ahead and treat it like lining paper, fine surface filler on the tears, paste on the loose edges.

I've peeled off a room full of old vinyl paper (and several layers of purple paint), leaving the backing paper which is largely in good condition. Is it possible to paint straight onto this backing paper (it looks and feels very much like normal lining paper), and if so, what's the best...

Thanks, I'll bear that in mind.

In which case my prospective purchaser/tenant will have to put up with an occasional scalding/freezing because I'm not forking out an extra £100+ and the associated hassle of burying pipes ... :D

Thanks, that's exactly what I was hoping to do.

Thanks - where should the vent fit? In the chimney breast or above the hearth in the flue?

I've just ripped out a redundant hearth and fireplace to reveal the original square fireplace opening - the intention is to plasterboard it to leave a closed recess. I'll be fitting a cowl to the chimney pot itself, but what sort of venting should be done in the fireplace? The recess will...

Thanks, that's useful. Thinking about it, why would a non-thermostatic mixer shower be any different from taking it from a mixer tap? Surely a similar valve inside.

Thanks, I appreciate there'll be a problem if other taps etc. are on, I was wondering more if the output from a combi is otherwise constant/consistent enough.

I'm in the process of doing a refurb project and would like to include a shower as a selling/letting point. I'm planning to use a bath mixer tap with shower take-off and a simple wall-mount. Without a thermostatic valve, will I have a problem with varying water temperature running this...

B&Q Bathroom & Kitchen paint - covers well, easy to apply. Good so far.

Saw the price of Dulux Diamond eggshell today. :shock: Only in brilliant white too. Bought some bathroom-specific paint and will see just how bad it is to apply. It can't be worse than the B&Q masonry paint I bought last week.