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Thanks. So he should have used shallower boxes? What would be the proper way to sort it? (rather than a quick fix squirt of expanding foam)

As above - all 10 double sockets have the issue. Existing house is stone built c1901 and no draughty sockets. Builder has completed the extension and is in process of installing the kitchen. Construction is breezeblock with celotex in the cavity, rendered outside. Inside dotndab, and skimmed...

I don't think you have mentioned the door. If you have a standard garage door, it hardly seems worth insulating or heating.

Hi We have had a utility/wc installed in our terraced house - it has no external window. Due to our own indecisiveness, we have changed the opening orientation of the door to this room mid-build, so that now the light switch is behind the door when it is opened. One option I though of was to...

Our new extension is being built under PD (with an LDC), and will be off-white render versus the original stone of our c1900 terrace. Our architect justified this to us as the council generally interpreting 'similar visual appearance' as 'not radically out of character' - e.g. a steel glass box...

Always view a house for a last time just before exchange to check things out - after exchange you have absolutely no leverage.

Interesting thread - sorry to hear your problems OP. On a similar note, we are having an extension floor built with the insulation going on top of the concrete floor - presumably this will mean we won't necessarily have the cold issues associated with the drying concrete mentioned above? or...

Noseall: Open the file. Right-click on it. Select Rotate clockwise. :)

Indeed! That was the reason for my roll-eyes smiley-thing. It certainly doesn't have a cavity... just a lot of (rather nice) stone that is currently sat on my driveway from the knock-through. I assumed that the lead stops any water from getting into the house - or am i misunderstanding the...

"code 4 lead abutment flashing with cavity tray and weep vents over" ...says the arch techs drawings. :rolleyes:

they just look bizarre... probably (a bit) better when painted, but still... bizarre.

2016-01-12 14.15.15 by drpepe posted 16 Jan 2016 at 10:49 AM Well the extension is well under way and the knock-through complete (all the props removed since this picture). However, there was a lot of discussion regarding the steel and the foundations before everyone was happy (BR, SE, arch...

Do the air bricks and investigate the rot first. That may be enough and it is a lot of hassle to lift all the boards...

Need recommendations please for our ground floor renovation for an open-plan kitchen, diner, living room plus the front hall. i.e. high footfall in areas, plus risk of moisture etc in kitchen. The rear has a west facing 3m sliding door, so lots of sun exposure. We are considering engineered...

As above - I would look at condensation, especially as it is an external wall.