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Hi Smoke alarm triggered a couple of days ago but now bleeps constantly every 30 seconds or so There is no reset button (only a test button which you press and hold to trigger instant deafness) There is no battery - appears to be wired into the mains. Devise was installed when house built...

Thanks again for the replies, we've managed to figure out how we can securely attach a section of timber to provide a support batten. There is a vertical stud halfway along the width of where the wall unit is going, which the batten can be secured onto, plus a fixing point into solid brick...

Foxhole, Have tried your suggestion in cutting away a section of plasterboard but have found the following. On the left hand side securing position (i.e. top left bracket position for the wall unit), there is pipework in the void behind. This is flush to the brickwork, at a depth of about...

Thanks for the reply - we may have to do that However just been to the local diy shop and explained the issue and they suggested using a 10mm expanding Rosette fixing which is new to me. Supports up to 38kg on the plasterboard, you just tighten until the 'rosette' expands behind the...

Hoping for some advice hanging kitchen wall units. We have a plasterboard stud wall, behind which is blockwork (extension newly built). So far we've mounted one wall unit by drilling straight thru the plasterboard and into the blockwork. The plasterboard in this area is almost flush mounted...

Hi We have taken up a wooden ground floor (joists and fibreboard) due to problems with joists rotting caused by inadequate airflow. We want to install a concrete floor as a replacement. Having done a bit of research about how to go about this, would like to know if we are proceeding...

Well, if garden space is not an issue and also potentially your (semi-detached) neighbours may also wish to extend at some point, what's wrong with an extra 1m which would make a big difference?

Apologies if the content of this post has been repeated elsewhere I installed fresh insulation in our loft last year but only one level of thickness from a standard roll. So probably between 5 to 10 cm deep. This fitted neatly in between the rafters. On top of the rafters I have fitted...

Thanks again for your replies Assumptions are correct about it being just a standard flat semi at the back and Rob good ideas Unfortunately our build is already under way and footings are now in place so it's too late now anyway. It'll still be worth it I think but pity about the...

Rob that would certainly explain things, can't remember which year but I will confirm that. OK but here the plot thickens - *their* neighbours have built an extension on the other side in the last two years - and of the same length. So I assume that if your neighbours extension was built...

Hi We're currently having an extension built on a semi, to the permitted development length of 3m. However, the house a couple of doors down (same type of house) has a 4m extension which was built in the last 5 years. When we asked our architect about applying for planning permission...

Hi We are about to embark on an extension project. However, the gas meter is currently on the back wall which will be coming down as part of the works. Therefore it needs moving round to the side of the house, a distance of perhaps a meter or so. We understand that this job *has* to be...

Hi I understand that builders have insurance in the event that the house collapses (for example) during extension works. However, should the owner of the house also have buildings insurance in place? Does this type of insurance also cover disasters caused by the builder? (I suspect not)

Hi The fee quoted includes structural calculations for two steels. Other than that I don't know what we are getting for our money apart from a 'full set' of drawings. I have spoken to several friends in the last couple of days having learned that they had extensions done, and only where...

forgot to say ... 1k *PLUS* VAT on top

Nope, the building regs £200 fee and certificate of lawfulness £75 are ON TOP OF THE ARCHITECTS FEE. I get the feeling we're being done over here. For building work, clients get say 3 quotes off different builders, but no-one talks about getting several architects in for quotes for the...

Thanks all so much for your excellent replies. I phoned a local builder tonight just to see if they would give a ball park figure or even just pop round and have a look but they wanted drawings drawings and more drawings before they would even give a quote. So I can see how important they're...

Hi We are hoping to have a single storey extension built at the back of our semi, up to 3m as per the permitted size. This would be a sloping roof extension with velux windows etc, and part of the work would involve removing a supporting wall in the existing kitchen to open up the space...

Hi We had two burners installed earlier this year, both with flexible liners. Occasionally we come home to find the whole downstairs smelling strongly of an odour which can only be described as a mixture of woodsmoke and something else. Very noticeable yesterday after the ambient...

So many awesome replies! Thanks to all More info - DG installed CH installed Solid brick 1930s semi-detached The stove was installed and commissioned by a hetas engineer. The main reason for installing the burner is the potential heat output so we don't have to rely on CH so much. And...