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    Fence ownership query on my property

    Good or bad side makes no difference, whoever puts the fence up can have what side they want. You can purchase copy of deeds for any site from government web site. In future when you buy a house tell your solicitor to photostat the deeds.
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    Water dripping from soffit or fascia

    Now he's got leaking tiles?
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    Water dripping from soffit or fascia

    Possible overflow from central heating or dhw header tanks, report back when its stop raining
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    Anyone identify this make of stopcock

    When you say from the gland nut I assume you mean where the spindle goes through it?if so applying ptfe or loctite to thread will not solve the issue. If it is a leaking spindle close the valve,undo the spindle nut and slide to top end of handle, then get some small diameter cord with candle...
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    Two Storey Side Extension, To Step Back or To Not Step Back?

    Other examples don't set precedents so as woody says it's down to persuasion and/or appeal
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    Replace manhole cover - how much of a pain are water companies?

    As you say there has to be a fault and it sounds like just naff workmanship so best not get WC involved otherwise things could get messy re getting or doing any work on it. Son bought a house and there was a ic cover down the dividing alleyway that was severely corroded and had been covered...
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    Replace manhole cover - how much of a pain are water companies?

    Depends if its on a public sewer, and what do you mean by replace it
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    Frosted bricks

    What like a window cill on the outside?
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    Pump Speed adjustment

    Turn all other rads thermostatic valves down to zero and see if 2 radiators heat up if they do balancing needs redoing. Plenty of posts on here re that.
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    Help understanding why I'm not getting enough Hot Water for a full bath

    Turn off your central heating for an hour before you use the bath so all heating capabilities are directed to your hot water tank, also turn the boiler stat up to 6. I like a really full quite hot bath and have to do this when I use central heating in cold weather. The extra coldness of any cold...
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    Ukraine counter offensive

    Can only hope it all turns in to lead poisoning
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    Gaining access to insulate suspended concrete floor

    By gum lad thi are cautious.
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    Cost of piling — is this fair?

    I am sure it did but it still isn't incubent on a domestic client to make sure that the contractor is following CDM requirements, the duties of which usually pass to the contractor on engagement ( may alter if there are designers involved). However it is expected that the domestic client...
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    Cost of piling — is this fair?

    Domestic clients wouldn't have an inkling re CDM so no they are not part of the equation. Take your point about planning supervisor , should have called them CDM coordinators, bit like plumbers and heating engineers
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    Cost of piling — is this fair?

    Domestic clients are not expected to ensure any adherence to CDM any more than they would be expected to take on the role as Planning Supervisor as it would be completely outside their knowledge and understanding, in such a situation it is the contractor who will be required to take the lead role.
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    Cost of piling — is this fair?

    Typo, 6.5m meant not 8.5m
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    Can I ply a 1.2m gap between 8"x3" roof joists?

    Plasterboard weighs about 10kg/m2, 25mm ply about 15kg, so in effect you are increasing the design load on the joists by 150%, without doing the joist calcs it looks pretty iffy, but it depends if the joists were over designed and how much storage you are looking at
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