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looking to install a timber gate in between fence panels for access other than front door. Looking for hardware recommendations. Ideally want some sort of keypad/key system to gain entry. Recommendations? Decent hinges too

i need to add some balustrade (decking style) around the perimeter of the raised patio. Patio is retaining with soft wood sleepers, not oak. Other than bolt downs, what is the strongest and neatest way to fix 4x4 posts down into a sleeper?

Get you, will have a measure up tomo thanks for that

Bob I can’t work out what the pitch will be if ridge is at cill height. Sorry don’t understand the rise Have you heard of Permavent easy roof? I already have enough tiles but they only go to 22 deg so wonder if this product is the solution? Yes lead valley

There will be a valley between house and roof Dual pitch so ridge will be a couple of metres away from house

it’s dual pitch not mono

Noseall, sorry that is from the DPC to window cill. I’m aiming for the ridge to be the same height as window cill, not below, I know that’s the best I can get. Really don’t fancy a 45m2 flat roof at all.

3.5m from ground to bedroom window cills

Thanks, what sort of pitch can be achieve on a 5m out?

Looking for advice on a single storey extension. 5m out x 9m wide. Definitely can’t go mono pitch. I’m struggling with dual pitch, at 22 deg the roof is blocking most view from bedrooms. Windows are as high as poss. Are there any low pitch tiles to complement Forticrete Gemini plain...

Woody I agree, maybe it’s just my particular BCO. But i feel that telling me to ‘add fire doors’ isn’t enough. BC should be advsing people to add alarms, sprinklers & doors. Or at least explaining the options rather than just the FD30 requirement cited on the plans

Well I’m going to keep the existing frames, hang fire doors with both intumescent strips and smoke seals. And FR hinges. And of course keep the mains linked detectors on landing hall & kitchen. I hope that will be enough to satisfy BC. I’m not going to change the frames to 25mm stops.

WISH I had put smoke detectors everywhere before all plastered!!!

I know the answer. What I’m saying is not everyone closes every door every night & every time they go out. Especially kids/teenagers. I wouldn’t close my bedroom door because I wouldn’t hear the baby cry. Plus it gets so hot. My opinion is there should be additional smoke alarms. The...

Yeah right. You’ve clearly never lived in a house with kids who are up and down all night. Smoke alarms in every room should be mandatory IMO.

Well another day and still no response from BCO. I see Woody. So it’s actually down to the individual BCO whether he thinks it meet the regulations? So what are the actual regulations? Like I say, I have mains interlinked smoke alarms on the landing, hall & kitchen (plus heat detector). I...

Tony, I hear what you’re saying about the smoke not setting the alarm off. But isn’t that the whole idea, that the fire and smoke is contained within the room as long as possible, so that occupants can escape? If the landing is full of smoke from a burning bedroom for example, that could make...

Why is there no definitive guidance? For something that is so common & also could be life saving? Why can’t it just be detailed properly in a document B. It goes into enough detail on everything else. It takes days, sometimes a week to get a response from a BCO. Fair enough, they’re busy & im...

Domestic family home, having loft conversion. In process of upgrading all bedroom doors to fire doors. I have 45mm fire doors, fire rated 4 inch hinges & hinge pads. Have sent the BCO several emails & phone calls but still not heard back. looked through approved doc B but cannot find guidance...

Ah, I see. Had a response from BC saying hinge top, middle, bottom. No intumescent strip, fit a 25mm slamming strip. Ive been googling for 2 hours & am now proper confused & wont get a reply from BC until at least tomorrow. I won’t sleep now!! It’s a standard 3 bed house, adding a loft room...