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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...

Looks like you a lintel with a stone facing. The stone facing definitely needs attention, and may be insecure, it needs looking at urgently. The lintel may or may not need replacing, again it needs closer inspection. You'd be wise to sort out the cill too and provide a proper projection past...

The planning and building control people do talk to each other and possible contraventions are referred amongst them for possible investigation. Whether the local teams have the time and resources is another matter, but the risk remains. This is not the same as one application for permission...

The question "Is this any good?" needs the context of "How much did you pay?" and perhaps "Who did it?" From close up there seems be a lack of care and finesse, that's not to say that its bad quality or a poor job. From further back it looks fine. The visuals are just part of what makes a...

1000 a day is no problem. And I will always guarantee clients that at least 50 of them will be good.

Well if you want to do it to UK standards then you'll need to drill the base. But then you really would need to check the rest of the build as there is no point in having one column to a better standard than all the other work. Otherwise, check what the local standards are and see if that...

Whatever the choice of plaster, it's bad practice to fit [significant] infill pieces to linings as that can cause cracking to finishes from use of the door. Secure large infills to the structure.

The neighbouring ground looks like concrete, in which case there is no need for any retaining. In any case, how have you got to that stage of construction without the designer even considering the adjacent ground levels?

Rebar is extended via wire tying. The overlap depends on the bar diameter and other factors but it's normally around 500mm

Slate hooks. But you may be better off using a stainless steel type if the tiles are heavy. Google, they are commonly available

The issue is that the planning approval was granted based on the information (e.g. drawing) submitted at the time. So potentially, if the loft conversion was built first then the approved drawing is inaccurate and the decision compromised. The same principle applies if the extension was to be...

If you have existing planning permission for the extension, how did you show it with the proposed new roof joining a gable that is not actually there yet?

You don't need air bricks on all sides. The idea is to provide cross ventilation and that means air bricks on opposite sides. Fitting airbricks on all sides can actually reduce cross ventilation as air will tend to get pulled between those on corners, so parts of the void don't get the...

You're home insurer may be able to help, as this will be a risk to them with the costs of damage. You could also also take legal action against the 'roofer' for damage and costs of remedial works

Three is enough for a typical house width. What are you actually trying to improve, or what problem are you trying to solve?

You're thinking too much. Just use lime.

You don't normally need fire detection in an extension. If the type and scope of works requires new detectors, wireless could potentially be used as part of a system, and must be mains powered and interlinked.

Houses with no corner returns were all the rage for about 1000 years, right up until the mid 1980's when some bloke (probably a shrewd engineer) invented Wind Posts, and the rest is history. I've yet to see or hear of any of the millions of houses lacking this apparently essential 550mm of...

IIRC, you'll find that's not a valid excuse under many laws.