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As a bay window is not structural, the lintel is at the top or in the case of the 1930's bays absent - these just went ground to roof with the double stacked bays, you can achive a u value with any type of construction. Eg :

From a landlords perspective actually getting a job done to regulations is now a task in itself, I have lost count of the bad inspections, lack of building control notifications and the absolutely total lack of any policing by the so called trade bodies... complaints about our members... you...

I would ask the OP what that circuit is for....whats hanging off the back of it, just because its a ring that can carry 32amps is that actually needed ? Its pretty rare to get 32amps draw on any circuit these days.

As you pointed out the depression is small and will not take a fill, sanding the top layer will muck up the finish so you are left with two options. 1. Make the hole deeper to take a fill. 2. If you have an off cut with similar grain, use a plug / hole cutter and glue in a new plug.

seen that a few times , always on the bottom two or three courses on door fixed to a small return. Check where the door fixing goes in, normally they are not in the brick centre and are either on or close to the mortar line or are in a half brick. As the door closes the fixing does its job...

where does the 22mm stop ?

Hmm not a good sign for the federal reserve, high oil prices are one of the main guarantees of US economic dominance, low oil reduces the value of the dollar... stagflation is on the way for the US. Meanwhile in the rest of the world low dollar prices mean cheap commodities as we have to pay in...

Man like Mobeen.

this site may be of use : https://www.britishtelephones.com/tools/plierswiring.htm

its not a system... earth to orbiting freddy

Because its not needed.... hello earth calling.

a fire test for plasterboard fixed to the underneath of stairs does not exist - point proven. The absence of anything just proves absolutely nothing.

No freddy its your point to prove.

because again the plasterboard is the protection.....of everything that lays behind it....eg your ceiling joists.

it has been tested : to the standard A2-s1, d0 See https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-amendment-regulations-2018-frequently-asked-questions/building-amendment-regulations-2018-frequently-asked-questions

They haven't missed any trick...in the domestic house setting we are only concerned with premature collapse caused by fire which is what plasterboard installed in the proscribed manner delivers or even a coating of intumescent paint if exposed steels are your thing. Premature collapse is when a...

Because its the plasterboard that is fire tested not the structure that its fixed to, how else would we use timber joists to support floors or rafters to support ceilings when covered by plasterboard. The purpose is to provide 30 minutes before collapse, not to prevent collapse...

You could knock down the bit up to the rear wall of the house and turn that into a workshop and put up a timber open sided car port type supported on columns, that way when you drive in you could open the doors so to speak. It depends on what you want the garage for. As far as I remember if its...

we do but its not the issue you seem to have imagined.

You can normally find paving slabs free to a good home in local ads, as its under a shed just dig out gravel, sand blanking and pop the pavers down. All paving slabs are just concrete in a easy to move lump.