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no expert, so dont take my advice without more knowledgeable oppinions. but id guess one way to remove the support would be to double up the purlings to increase their thickness by bolting and laminating another piece of timber to it.

Building control have been involved in any roof repairs and replacements since 2006. You need building notification if you are repairing or replacing more than 20% of the surface of the roof iicrc. Lots of roofers though are ignoring this though and doing repairs and replacements anyway...

Hi, Never realised before until now, that replacing more than 25% of a roof is notifiable to building control. Now after doing some reading, I understand that part of a replacement or repair job consisting of more than 25% of the surface needs to be insulated to meet the requirements...

And I did not ask because I do not want them! I am in no way here blaming the manufacturer Just trying to clear up some legislation because I was underthe impression these things were compulsory but now realising that it's only under certain circumstances they become compulsory. Which is...

Np, thanks If they require it I guess we could always remove the openings and send em back to the manufacturer for the trickle vents to be fitted

Well hope they aren't like that here.. From what I've read due to pressure from the glass and glazing federation they dropped the requirement of trickle vents on replacement windows and it was just new builds and extensions that required it. Using building control because Fensa will only sign...

Hi, lol true, well I prefer without them anyway :) My point of view is why have legislation that worries about energy ratings and drafts, only to stick a vent in that creates a big draft. Was just worried about problems with building control.

I know it's our responsibility to specify but I'd also assume that if required by building control under all circumstances it would be fitted anyway.. As there wouldn't be a situation where it is not required. So because they haven't fitted it there must be cases where it does become an...

Hi thanks for the replies, We initially submitted drawings showing the openers and sizes and labelled which room went where. Only thing we didn't specify was the toughened glass but they seemed to automatically give that to us, all has the mark on. They specified it on the patio door...

Hi they did know where to put toughened glass as they automatically specified the toughened glass without my request.. Also when we submitted the drawings with measurements so they knew where the openings should be everything was labelled up as to which room it was for. I was just saying if...

Hi just had delivered an order of 8 windows, a patio door and front door. But I can't see any trickle vents? The company is reputable and uses good quality saint gobain planitherm glass and profile 22 extrusions.. All rated "A" and they are also a fensa registered company and known to...

Some right clowns around, went to a job this week, where the idiot couldnt find a terminal on the light switch for the earth, so they cut it off.. they was supposed to of been an electrician also. co-incidently.. in the same room.. an idiot had installed a gas isolation point for the cooker...

Hi, Ok I will setup a new zone 1 for the front door on the porch, which leads from porch to outside..currently only have door contact on 2nd front door which leads from porch into house, reason being is first front door has glass in it, and 2nd front door is solid mahoghany. Then new zone 1...

Hi, ok I've reconnected the tamper connections and it's acting funny... I can set it and unset several times door open and closed and it's now working perfectly fine. Then it will randomly start showing setting failure on random zones.. Then set perfectly fine after.

Hi just checked continuity between 2 tamper terminals.. That's fine, and 2 trigger wires that's fine, then checked continuity between all wires and 0v and no continuity so that's fine, no short.. Just can't understand why it will only set if I break the circuit either by disconnecting one of the...

Hi, tampers currently disconnected and bridged terminals inside the panel because I had to open the shock sensors to adjust the sensitivity.

Hi, just attempted to wire up my new alarm system. on zone 1, I have 3 shock sensors, one on each window, and 2 pairs of magnetic contacts, for front and back door. connected everything in series, with 1 wire going from the panel to the furthest sensor, and the other wire looping into...

Hi, just doing some renovations, and want to create a downstairs cloakroom toilet. so I wondered, how much roughly would I be expecting to pay for the following work...quite a long list lol excluding materials.. just for the labour work as I will be supplying all materials But dont want...

Hi, had the same problem previously. you will probably find it is the flex inside the downlighter. when you push the bulb up into the housing, the flex is supposed to also push back through the entry hole, so all the slack cable is on the outside of the downlighter... but it doesnt always...

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