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Thanks :) What happens I wonder when neighbours refuse all access to their property?

It was watching the first in the new series of Neighbours From Hell that prompted my fears :lol: I was concerned about a sale going through without the new occupiers having any knowledge of the planning permission - for which as neighbours they would quite rightly have an opportunity to...

Hi all I had planning permission granted last year for a single storey extension to my property which reaches to the boundary fence with my neighbour. My current neighbours who I get on with very well were supportive of the application and it was all passed without any issues. I have as yet...

OK - I have come up with another solution and one which I quite like the idea of if it would be deemed acceptable - brick slips! The walls highlighted in blue above are formed from dot / dab plasterboard - thermalite block inner leaf - 50mm cavity with blown knauf wool insulation - brick...

Hi - thanks for the replies :) Maybe I should reiterate here what I have posted before - this includes an image of the problem wall and an update at the foot of the post including a plan drawing to highlight the walls: Well I finally got around to removing the masonry paint on my bungalow...

I'm wondering if I should have posted here all along re: my dilemma? Anyway I am still in a quandary - and I wondered if anyone could advise regarding two scenarios. Please have a look HERE for the story and the two possible avenues I have decided upon. Many thanks

This is a dilemma I am still yet to resolve... Could anyone give me an idea of the cost comparison for two scenarios: 1) Replace the 1980s metric brick outer leaf of the painted elevation shown above which incorporates three windows & will have a new door opening fitted. The bricks would...

I am researching EPDM roofing products - and have been looking in particular at Rubberbond fleece backed EPDM. I understand this product is only available to registered installers (unless anyone knows otherwise?). Now I have just come across DuoPly fleece backed EPDM which is available to...

Hi all :D I'm about to start work extending / making changes to my bungalow. It was built in 1980 - and one elevation was built with new bricks at the time - the other elevations were formed from an existing building dating back to the '20's. The new brick elevation was painted before I...

I am actually extending the bungalow and moving a few things around (bricking up a window - creating a new door opening etc). My first job was to be rid of the paint - which has thrown up this dilemma. Here is the 9 metre stretch of painted wall. There is another 1 metre painted stretch...

Hmmm - I'm pretty unhappy with how it looks :( The chimney is built from the same bricks - and two of them have the faces completely blown off. Considering the bungalow is only 34 years old - I suspect these are just crap quality bricks. My worry is that now I am stripping the paint off -...

Hi all! Well I finally got around to removing the masonry paint on my bungalow which was built in 1980 (I really dislike painted brickwork!). Anyway - it has indeed exposed the probable reason the bricks were painted in the first place. I thought it was due to the large 'spots' left by the...