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It does allow for a 10mm cavity but it isn't essential. It can equally be fitted tight. My advice is fix the insulation in place and build the blocks as tight as you like to it, You could split the difference between the two; start with a 5, 6, 7mm overhang and then follow the bow. Once dot and...

Months, the last 10 or 12 months.

Mineral wool insulation won't comply with regs at that thickness.

It has none of the signs of being a load bearing partition and is 99% certain not to be. Cut square through a stud, one at a time. If there is any downward movement it will become obvious immediately. The upper part of the stud should more or less swing free. If it bites down hard on the lower...

Ordinarily you'd be right, but rules are less stringent for existing footprints within existing settlements. If there is resistance to a separate dwelling, an alternative route is an annex and then sit on it.

I don’t see any immediate issue. Losing an amount of floor area to accommodate the thickness of new insulated walls etc. you should end up with approximately 75² - 76m². That will give you a 2 bed - 4 person house or you could squeeze a 3 bed house but you don’t gain any more persons – i.e. it...

My advice would be a renovating plaster - Limelite or similar. There does appear to be some penetrating dampness but once the cause of that is dealt with everything else will be condensation dampness, which can only be made worse by cement render. PS. once hacked off back to brick, you might...

This is really the primary reason why the gun had to have been thrown by Duggan and not planted. If plod planted it, why in the field? It serves no benefit to them that it was in the field unless one of them said they saw him chuck it. Much better to tuck it under the body. I see no doubt that...

Earlier intelligence was that a gun was to be passed to Duggan 'in a shoe box'. Crims don't keep their guns at home under the bed - they get some other sop to keep it for them and retrieve it when they need it. 15 minutes later - at the Duggan shooting scene - there's an empty shoe box in the...

If the extension caused damp ingress due to lack of maintenance, that would certainly be an issue and they might well be liable for any damage caused to you. No harm in mentioning that to the neighbour in a 'I'm a bit concerned' tone. Hopefully they would do something about it. But if they don't...

Or the Wimpey no-fines.

It's their wall and their responsibility to maintain it. If they choose to, of course, nothing to say they have to unless it becomes hazardous or a nuisance.

It's all about molecules. Water molecules big. Vapour molecules small. I've worked extensively on commercial solid masonry buildings in the past where we used Liquid Plastics K501. It has its uses but even than has to be specified carefully. In your case, check all the stuff that George listed...

The video is interesting but there are parts I find a bit weird. As the taxi stopped, why did Duggan immediately open the door and jump out? It doesn't feel like a natural thing to do to me. He was obviously aware of what was occurring before the vehicles finally came to a stop, you would think...

Two things; How have you calculated your RPA? It should be the stem diameter x 12, which makes your tree stem diameter 400mm - which is pretty small for an Oak. Secondly, the tree is well inside the zone of influence and you should design your foundation accordingly. Off the top of my head, I'd...

Did the damp company not say anything about clearing/repairing gutters, repairing/replacing window frames, clearing up the yard and altering external levels or drainage, etc? I would do all those things before any tanking or injecting. Secondly, I would look closely at the type of plaster used...

There are two methods of producing an EPC. One is the SAP method which requires entry of a multitude of details including specific individual windows, doors, etc. That method is normally used for new builds but can also be used for existing properties that have been altered or updated over the...

It was within the rules, so Bairstow was out. When a batter plays and misses a shot it's easy to get off balance and self preservation has you putting your feet where you don't really want them to stop you ending up on your arse. It's not unusual for a keeper to run the ball at the stumps in...

There are 34 house types on the designated defective list, all of which are precast except for one or two very obscure ones. There are 62 in-situ house types, none of which are designated defective. I can't say the houses down the road from you are not in-situ concrete, but the stats are against...

They will be prefab houses, not poured concrete houses.