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Just starting renovations and planning on taking a wall out that is directly opposite front door to create a nice big hallway to rea of house as bit weird at moment as you go through what is being used as an office at moment to get through to back of house (moving office elsewhere). Picture...

Thanks for comments, as you can tell certainly no expert in this area and was worrying myself last night trying to read regs that to the most part now don't seem to apply. As far as I can now tell the part M regs apply to disabled access and so for upstairs doesn't apply and also I found on...

Thanks, for quick reply, do the regs only apply to downstairs ? Been trying to read part M and other resources (new to all this) and sounded like all hallways, few places mentioned for moving furniture and access. Hoping okay as would hope architect would know and no easy solution as walls...

Hi, Was just working out some finer details of downstairs layout and was looking at minimum hallway widths which seems to be for a standard 762 door if head on 900mm and if side on 1200mm, all good so far on the downstairs but then suddenly though mmm what about what the architect has designed...

Probably just updated version of what is there : https://www.security.honeywell.com/uk/product-repository/8ep396a-uk with an add on dialler https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DS6PBU2/?coliid=I35CVJ5XK6S9XP&colid=3RSF8WTFDY1N4&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Renovating so can easily wire in the PIR's...

Cool, I can see why 300 would not be great as yes the blockwork is 300mm and if welded as shown will protrude for no real good reason, will speak to SE tomorrow and ask about that, many thanks as now understand and you will have saved me a piece of protruding plate. Many thanks, Lawrence

Cheer, tried that took black wire number 8 from bell and touched it to green number 6 SCB and nothing - could it be because panel is beeping away as not been on in years ? Many thanks, Lawrence

Many thanks for response, powered up panel, beeps continuously even if press in the tamper switch - hasn't been powered on in years and all of the wireless units now gone so probably panel is a weird state, took the blue wire number 10 (strobe) and touched it to the green wire 6 SCB and nothing...

Cool many thanks for that, I now understand having seen both pictures, was really struggling from engineers explanation. Cheers, much appreciated taken time to reply, Lawrence

A picture paints a thousand word, many thanks for that, will the edge of that plate show the whole way along on the outside ? Guess if that is the case then a very small area to paint and blend in, was worried would be a section of beam showing. Many thanks, Lawrence

Hi, Have an old ADT installed alarm that hasn't been on in 10+ years been living in house, going to replace the panel but wandered if the ADT alarm box and wiring to the outside is still good as box still looks good and if doesn't need replacing then could save bit of money. Have attached...

Many thanks for detail posted, attached is engineers notes on the beam and does seem gone for a 300mm plate and the rendered wall is 300mm, wander if he means just plate will be showing or if one of the other measurements maybe the 250 when boxed in inside means beam will be showing outside...

Hi, Have single storey extension at back of house and had planning approved for some renovation works. Part of that is to have 4.5m (3 panel) sliding doors at back in the single storey part. Had structural engineer design the beam needed and design says : 250 x 150 x 80 RHS with 300mm 8mm...

Hi we live in a 1950's detached house with a conventional boiler system with the two tanks in the attic, hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard and boiler in the garage. We have never had any problems with it in 10 years lived here but about to do two storey extension which at the end will...

Thanks for quick reply, quite happy with all the work outside the property, guess what can't get my head round is how big a job it is to lay new pipe from manhole 2 in the garage to manhole 3 outside, - about 3.5m which means digging trench in concrete floor in extension that was done about 10...

Hi, We bought house a few years ago and now looking at doing some work and had planning approved for a double height extension to replace a conservatory and add an extra bedroom. We were aware of a buried man hole under the conservatory but didn't realise the ramifications of it. Please see...

Hi, We have moved into house with an old ADT alarm that has not been used in 10+ years (had couple of what appear to be wireless PIR's in the house), the power is off to it. It has a classic yellow ADT alarm bell box with blue light as part of it. The panel instructions say Accenta/Optima G3...

Hi, Had a new gas cooker (hotpoint HAG60P) fitted on Friday by a guy that had very good reviews on checkatrade (new to area). Have tried oven twice so far (without food) and it literally stunk the whole house out with terrible chemical smell, only had it on gas mark 7 for half hour at a time...