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Hi Dan im proposing having the loo in front of the boiler: this will be more appropriate due to the soil pipe being there i'm just a bit unsire on the slight kink layout but that's my OCD playing tricks :)

Yes one important thing I didnt mention was the garage will be the kitchen and the existing kitchen will be a hallway! apologies Dan!

Difficult one. What are peoples opinion on the layout plan above? ie having a bit of an agnled route near the stairs?

I am thinking about the macerator route then again visually i dont think that it would be much of an issue to have part of the wall protruding in the hall. I just like things to flow but I suppose chimney breasts are acceptible :)

Hello I really need some help on installing a downsairs WC. i'm turning my existing kitchen in to a hall way and converting my garage into the kitchen. As the hallway will be spacious due to taking a studwall down by the stairs I thought that it would be a good idea to install a small...

Thanks all for your help. I will let you know how I get on.

[/url] But my question is whether I can skip the SE to save on money. SE wold calculate the beam usually and ask the builder to fit but the beams are already in place. My question really is can building control tell me that all is adequate or do they solely rely on what the SE stipulates?

I've lost all of my photos. I'm trying to avoid the expense of an SE ad the cheapest quote for the Manchester area is £300 plus vat. I'm conscious that should anything happen in my home that I'm not going to be insured due to pack of building regs. I had the front of a chimney breast...

I have decided to get some structural work signed off. One being a chimney breast removal from the ground floor with an rsj spannin wall to wall, the other being an opening from the kitchen to the extension. There are suitably sized beams in place so I'm hoping to regularize the works through...

Thank you. What would be the minimum size beam expected for a 3 bed semi spanning wall to wall supporting upto the stack? I'm trying to ascertain whether I should get calculations done for he beam aswell as beams supporting a knock through that I Mentioned in a previous post. The chimney breast...

Hi all If a Chimney breast has been removed in the kitchen internally (between a kitchen and living room) in a 1930's semi from ground floor level what thickness should the brick be? Mine are half a brick in size? To put it into perspective I have a disused fire in the living room. If I were...

I know i'll send myself crazy. Now where's that forum on psychiatric help?

I know I think the issue is that I'm worried something could go wrong but I know beams are in place. I see what you're saying. There is such a high risk of me having a battle on my hands to get it approved. I think I've just too much on the internet re pad stones, beams needing to be bolted...

Thanks. I think that I'm looking at about £500 for SE and regularization. Then be risk of having to rip the bugger out if it isn't big enough but going off that google pic does the support look sufficient enough? I know it's hard for you to comment as we don't know the scale. The 2 beams seem to...

I have decided to stand directly under the beam 24/7 and if it does drop I'll just prop it up using my head!

Does to me as well. He can't remember. It looks like the same size rsj as the one in the google pic I posted so going to put some money aside for an engineer to put my mind at rest as it's driving me round the bend.

The builder has advised that he thinks it was an 8 x 6 rsj?

Haha the overflowing bin is a reoccurrence Minor cracking, think more due to plasterboard

Kitchen opening pic