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Ideally the roof edge detail should be a projecting edge to protect the cladding, with a fascia and air gap which would have flashing and insect mesh. The images don't show much, we'd need to see the face and the side view to see what the eaves would look like and what's available. There's...

I hate it when inspectors think they know better. Fresh out of uni trying to tell us how to build. :mad: As for homeowners, what do they know. They are paying for our expertise, and then start moaning about things.

Wall starter ties are not designed for the horizontal movement of cavity wall leafs, but for the vertical movement of extensions.

Not buff that's for sure

The frame needs to breathe, steel wont allow that, and it will just rust away anyway. Also, timber cladding will still be a risk of external fire spread

Cost may be equivalent but risk and potential longer term costs are removed. There are also options for concrete or stone copings. But again, you need someone who knows what they are doing. But these will perform and have a life similar to lead. And may actually look better I don't think there...

As long as it's OSB 3 grade, as there is a moisture risk

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...

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

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...