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Can anyone recommend some structural engineers for a refurbishment project in Surrey? We need to put right one load bearing wall and add a new load bearing wall into an extension. Any structural engineers reading this do also feel free to PM me your details.

Thank you for the reply :). In which situations would you fix a barge board (with or without a ladder rafter)?

On a lean-to extension, are bargeboards required along the verges (i.e. with or without a ladder protrusion and a soffit)? Or is it just as acceptable to bed an undercloak onto the block wall overhanging by approx 50mm with bedded tiles and render upto the bottom of the undercloak?

Do correct me if I am wrong, but would the height of the side extension not be measured from the rear end where the ground level is highest? Making that side extension 3.75m high (4.3m high from the front elevation). Again, correct me if I have misunderstood a part of the PD, but the side and...

Hmmm, any chance you could point out which rules it will fail on under Class A? In terms of Class B, is this because we are enlarging the roof over the existing house? The void in the roof is still no larger than circa 1.2m high (i.e. no where near the height for a loft conversion) and lower...

We are wanting to extend our very small bungalow and feel the Permitted Development route will offer sufficient scope for this. Our bungalow is attached, we want to extend to the rear and to the side. Attached are some drawings we have come up with and wonder whether anyone could offer some...

Can anyone offer any advice please?

We have boxed and plastered our old fireplace and now want to level the floor with an 'attractive' coloured screed of sorts. We only have approx 25mm of depth. Are there any coloured screeds (suitable for a small depth) or levelling compounds on the market?

We are wanting to rip out our existing gas fireplace and plasterboard the recess. Do we need a gas-safe engineer or is it sufficient for us to turn the supply off at the tap next to the hearth? If the latter, then do we turn the screw anti-clockwise and remove the 10mm supply pipe? Will this...

Nigel F, yes it goes into a water seal. dann09, This will form part of a utility space (and a bedroom on the other side of a partition wall). No intention of using the drain in the future and the existing pipes are in use (shower and washing machine). So, how should this drain be upgraded...

What could the possible causes be of the heating turning on at random moments and for various amount of time on a Vokera Linea Max combi? For instance, the digital programmer was set to 'override On' for the evening, then to 'override Off' at night, and the heating came back on all night...

We're converting an outbuilding (all above board) and are wondering what to do with this internal drain to make sure it's adequately sealed. I believe that the mortar around the two waste pipes should be replaced with a rubber seal. But is this easily available for clay drains...