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When selling a property, I've seen a form that asks for details of all mods done to the property under current ownership and any supporting building regs approval. It didn't give a time limit which makes sense to me cos if structural work is done without building regs and then turns out to be...

That's great advice thanks. :D MFI sold me a kitchen with sink and taps but without the worktops. :shock: MFI did say that the carcusses need to be strengthened if you put granite worktops on them but the guy was a bit shady about telling me how exactly. Anyone know about this...

Hello All, Fitting a new kitchen soon and still have to decide what type of worktops to fit. I'd like to fit granite worktops - anyone have any good / bad experience with them ? Cheers, P.J.

Dear ALl, Just for info, my building control guy said a concrete lintel is fine, and that the 200mm length I was quoted by my structural engineer is an absolute minimum, so I'll make them 300mm long.

Hi masona, Sorry for lack of detail. It's a concrete floor. Regards, P.J.

Hi All, Project: I'm moving my kitchen sink about 6 foot away from the outside wall - like an 'island' but the sink unit will butt up to the understairs cupboard at 90 degrees (in plan view). I need to get water supply to (that's sorted), and waste water from this unit and that's the problem...

Maxhat, Silly question: are you sure both valves on the new rads are open ? There seems to be some sort of back pressure from the new rads to stop the tee distributing hot water out of both ends. Otherwise, all I can think of is that the water flow wants to go to the old rad, maybe cos...

Dear All, Thanks for the information - very helpful. Yes I can see the waste will pose the biggest problem, unfortunately the kitchen units are ordered! :oops: Oh well, where there's a well there's a way - maybe I need a well ?! :? All further advice most welcome. Thanks again, P.J.

Dear All, I'm moving my kitchen sink from in front of the window to an island type unit so I've got to get the water supply and waste to/from the new sink location. The floor is concrete. Can I just channel the floor to suit and bury the pipes under floor level ? Do I have to use any...

Julio, Thanks for the advice. I happen to have a concrete lintel lying around so if the Build Regs guy says OK then I'll use that. Job's a good 'un. Cheers, P.J.

Hi All, I need 2 padstones 100x200x100 DP Concrete padstones. Where can I get this size of padstone ? (My local merchants only stock other size which are too wide for my wall which is 100mm block). Thanks, P.J. :D

Sorry to hear about that - here's what I would do: Get some photos showing the mortar on your side and the work that was done next door, in the same shot if possible to show how it happened - you never know when you may need them. Protect your relationship with your neighbour, but get the...

Hello all :D Can you use padstones on their side or must they be used a certain way up ? The ones I've got are 102 high and 140 deep, but my walls are 100mm so I want to use the 102 dimension as the depth i.e. use the stone on its side. Also, can padstones be cut to size or should they...

Thanks, Chappers. I'm using a 178 x 102 x 19 universal beam. I'm guessing that's H x W (mm) x KG/m and it's a standard I section. How will I attach the board when I box it in ? Regards, P.J.

Dear All, Firstly I think the advice available here is excellent and it's a real help to someone like me who is not in the trade but likes to take on more than your average DIY project. Thanks. :D Quick sanity check: A ceiling must be cut away where a supporting beam is to be added, so...

Cheers, masona, appreciate the advice. Regards, P.J. :D

Hello all :D Thought I'd run this one by you for some thoughts: I have a detached garage that sits at about 30 degrees to the house. The front of the garage is about 1m away from the front corner of the house. I'm looking to cover the triangular area between the garage and the house...

Just a thought... How's about building your other side up by 100mm first, then supporting with strongboy, then take outl intel a chop in at 100mm over from the original position ? Cheers, P.J.

When you pay your fee you get 2 coloured cards by return, one to send 2 days prior to work commencing, to give them a chance to visit as chappers says, and one to send in when the job's done, so they can inspect the work. I don't know if the 48 hours can differ between different districts...

As above, plus: I am doing a similar thing. I got a couple of quotes to get an idea of cost and some details about what needed doing. Both builders told me to chop into the ceiling a bit to check joist direction. Personally, I've had no joy from my building regs department regarding...