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On the pic from the outside have they done anything to seal the external frame to the brickwork ? I would be expecting something in that gap then a nice angled mortar to the brick maybe ?

Try wiggling the valve float arm and see it it changes pitch. Sometimes as the valve ages or the washers deteriorate it has a funny effect.

Hi, I ordered 60m of Climaflex pipe insulation online. 15 x 25mm and 22 x 19. It has been delivered today and its branded Armacell Tobolit and not Climaflex. A google later and the spec seems pretty similar. Should I push to get what I actually ordered or is t all pretty much the same...

Would you care to enlighten us on the extra requirements then ? What I can say with certainty is when I went through my plans with BC they said thermal performance was to be equal to or better than existing and as long as I was fitting like for like and either used an approved installer or did...

Building control will insist the new windows are not poorer in thermal performance than the current ones. Not sure how you could actually make them worse mind but hey ho.

Thanks Gazman, Its part of a bigger project and we are quite lucky here in that Building Control are helpful and friendly so we have gone over windows & doors, also with input from my Architect to get over the regs etc so should be good to go. Just need to decide on a supplier. There are...

There are certainly benefits of buying local through a smaller firm if you don't mind paying for the installer side of things. My parents had all their windows replaced 15 years ago and 2 years ago some of the panels misted. Parents contacted the guy who installed them, he came over and measured...

Hi, Appreciate this has probably been asked to death but I am refurbishing a property which needs a set of French doors, new front door as well as the usual windows (including a flat bay). As I don't have the cash available to buy them all in one go, I need to prioritise on the front door...

That sounds good and yes they will all be insulated. The old pipe work was virtually all 15mm from the boiler with just the boiler tails in 22, then 8mm microbore to the rads, no insulation to speak of and the system couldn't be drained ... No drain cocks anywhere, I had to cut pipes in various...

Hi, thanks for the reply. I was going to angle grind 2 slots down and knock out the bit inbetween to make a recess. It's going to disturb the dpc though....

Hi, Would like some expert option please on this one. Currently replacing all my rads and heating copper as it was old and very badly installed. I have a pair of 22 mm running front to back which currently rest on top of the damp course of the sub walls the floor joists sit on. The 15mm...

Couldn't agree more, same for my architect but until we pursue the council for confirmation it's PD then it's up in the air. My architect has sent links to the very same document Simon has in his last post go the planner yet they won't budge until I either make an enquiry with cost or submit...

I sm not confused. As discussed I hsve been told by planning via my architect planning application will be required. I could submit an enquiry at £82 and still be told I need planning at £172. Which is very likely. I think it's PD, my architect thinks it should be PD, planning say no it's...

I had another google last night and found a planning application very similar to my intended works. They approved LDC. Sent the link to my architect so will see what comes back. Still think I'm flogging a dead horse mind, will let you know how it pans out. My head is more straying to which...

Perhaps policy was a bad choice of word, what I can say is my local authority are insisting on planning and they won't do a hip to gable as PD. it is them against me and my architect and I these cases they win most of the time. I don't agree trust me but it is what it is here and there is no...

Perhaps I didn't explain it properly. While my architect says its a bit unfair there is no black and white rule for PD on hip to gables and each local authority takes their own stand on planning needed yes or no. My local authority sets its policy that hip to gables need planning. My...

I have taken up a load of floorboards recently to rewire and replumb my house. I used a oscillating tool with half moon blades. Bought a load on ebay deep enough to go properly through the board if needed. Trick I found was to swap blades fairly often for a new one. Cutting across a board...

I'm not a professional roofer but even to my limited knowledge the lead looks wrong on the dormer valleys and is that mortar I see ontop of the flashing ? Also is building control ok with the different tile styles ? There are some thin strips of tile at the roof ends that look vulnerable...

More like my architect has had in depth conversations with 2 planners plus opinion from my BC guy as well. On the basis all the bodies from the local authority say planning is needed I can waste 85 on an enquiry then pay another 172 on top or I can just go with the advice I am being given and...