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It's the wall face and standard/typical eaves/gutters won't count, but should still be appropriately detailed to deal with fire spread. Be clear on the actual or likely boundary in case it's questioned. Middle/side of fence/wall, halfway between neighbouring houses etc. You won't have to go...

Thermal cracking can be caused by changes in the structure creating changes in the internal environment, but typically in those instances its making the environment warmer and dryer causing shrinkage - typically after things getting wet, then being repaired then drying out. However its also a...

Its the external face of the wall, not the frame.

Stay off Google or Ai for a diagnosis! All of those are bordering on theoretical science, not actual real world likelihood. Instruct a competent, experienced building surveyor to investigate and determine the issues. Alternatively, if the property had no problems before this poor roofing work...

Can't you remove the parapet and extend the roof over it?

You've got a bad, ill-conceived design of the frame and the cladding. No thought has been given to fire safety. You need a compliant design, and your designer will need to follow some standard approved details, else you won't be able to prove compliance as there won't be any test data. First...

Take out what you can within the floor, fit some timber trimmers (min 50x100) and board it. That allows you to finish the room and not need to disturb it again later Remember to seal the wall before plastering, to provide a barrier to combustion chemicals.

Just a calendar and kitchen clock by the look of it

That's part of the mess. The Act refers to designer needing the competent etc for the work they are doing, so that implies that someone who is not competent in certain aspects and does not profess to be, can't be responsible. eg the SE with training in and a lifetime of designing beams, and...

Some councils will accept standard UBs in common loading situations without the need for calculation. You need to ask them what their policy is. In that image, the screws imply that the joists are parallel to the wall, and in the absence of anything else above it, it won't be load bearing.

It's bizarre when an SE will suddenly not want to do work because of implications of being a designer under the BSA, when they have been happy for over 10 years to do the same work and be a designer under CDM and not conform to their responsibilities under those regulations - which imposes...

It's a waste of time insulating, or even highly insulating a wall and not floors and ceilings. Further, there is absolutely no benefit by insulating an unheated space - it does not make it warmer, nor does it create an even temperature environment. There is a difference in performance between...

Planners don't need to know about sections or details, just what it looks like and how it appears in context of the surrounding area, and list the materials and colours. BTW, you don't need to insulate or even build cavity walls to the same standard as a for a habitable room.

There is nothing simpler as a building control officer firstly checking that plans and specifications are satisfactory, and then checking that the work is done in accordance with those plans and specification - and any additions and alterations. Nothing. Ok, building control said that was too...

DIY does not invoke the need for a PD, as there is only one designer and contractor. Appointing occasional trades or a professional of some sort, does technically create a situation, even if brief of there potentially being more than one contractor or designer. This is a grey area, as the Act...

It's a bit of an oversimplification but in almost all cases, laws are not applied retrospectively. There's a premise that laws "look forward, not backward".

I am the Teflon Don :p

Thanks. I'd totally missed changes to enforcement time limits.

The hooks need to be hammered in to the battens. The length of the hook is determined by the lap of the tile/slate plus 5mm or so. Info here www.stoneleaftiles.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Stoneleaf-Slates-Guide-to-Hook-Fixing-illustrated.pdf

If the water stain does not move or dry out, then it smore likely condensation, and the area pf plaster may need replacing. If it recedes and expands, then its water penetration. Check the bottom fitting on the downpipe to see it water is escaping, but it may more likely be an issue with how...