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Exactly what I needed, thank you :D

Yes, that is why I wanted wooden door.With a step down to the garage. Sorry, should have said that before. Any ideas FMST?

Hi, Currently need access to & from garage through kitchen, specially as we will be renovating kitchen area. Problem is I need a door space of approx 38 inches wide. Reason is we would like to install an american fridge as you know the buggers are massive. So have worked out I would need that...

Sorry for the confusion Richard, I will put up a pic of what I am proposing to do very soon ( Pc crashed, lost everything :-( ) Regarding the clay work, there are a lot of cracks around and inside it. So was going to class this as a repair?

Since last posting - I have pulled up manhole covers & only MH1 has soil pipe connected to it. However the open gully (its all brick and clay work) is only 19 inches deep going into main sewer pipe leading out of property? Is this deep enough?? I know looking at regs that the max depth for...

Thanks for all the replies :D

Thanks guys, Call me daft if I have this wrong. But regarding the gap between the engineering bricks up to the DPC - what do I fill the gap with in between them, concretete? As above the DPC the gap will be filled with celotex? Thanks

Hey guys, Digging a foundation for porch, spoke to LABC who stated 1m deep and 600mm wide for double wall. regarding the depth of concrete, I have been told I should do min 300mm. Question is can I actually fill greater than this, ie 600mm then use less bricks to get to ground level? Also...

Guys, Whats the best type of fixer for securing a sole plate to a concrete floor? Thanks

Guys, Whats the best type of fixer for securing a sole plate to a concrete floor? Thanks *** sorry wrong topic board - please delete- reposted in building***

gulf, I have been pondering the same and found the following from my council. A conservatory needs no building or planning consent from council (under 30m²) However a rear porch (under 30m²) accessible from an extrnal door of the house will require planning BUT not building regs.

Do the local authority need to be made aware a new boiler has been fitted?

Why not put a set of external doors in and seperate the conservatory from the dining room?? Best quick fix surely?

Richard, The svp actually connects to MH2, so all waste is down that way. So what your saying is the LABC will stil give advice even though building Regs dont apply?? If I was to introduce a new waste pipe outside the property, for access for rodding, that may work?

Tim, pic may be a bit off, but, the porch is on the back of the house - off the kitchen. So the main wall is against neighbours boundary wall. The drain runs into back of neighbours garage, where it is shared to the main. I will update pic with soil pipe location, but no work has ever been done...

[/url] We already have planning for a single storey extension - but failed Building regs as we have a mineshaft within 10m of the house. So I am considering Cons/porch, as building regs aren't required. The area is approx. 3m x 5m. So if I were to go for a porch, I dont believe PP that would be...

Hi, Where I am planning to have my Porch (outline in Red) The floor as you can see in the picture has 3 metal manhole covers. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what I can do regarding them. I dont really want to start digging the drainage system up. I know I would need access...

There is a step down already, but honestly now a days is that any use?? I dont know many ppl who use their single bay garage to store a car, mainly storage area, in my opinion.