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Hello - I am building a new ensuite in my garage. On the plans the termal spec is to be better than 0.22w/m2 to meet. The arhitects plan ays use 100mm instalation and 75mm scree to scheive this value. However there is not room to do do this and still maintain a level floor across rooms...

Thanks - you have been most helpful! I shall give the archictect a slap on monday and hopefully iron out the problems. Have a great weekend.

Thanks! One other question.... I recently found out that my garden deck may have needed PP before it was constructed. When BC inspect the new drainage for the ensuite do you think they will ask about the deck?

Thanks for the advice. I shall talk to the archictect on Monday. Agree its crap of him to suggest a step up in the house. Any suggestions on fastening the timber frame to the floor with penetrating the DPM? Or will will it just be 'floating'? Cheers

Thanks. I wont have any problems with the builder as he is my uncle and I will be working with him on this one. One question I do have is the thermal insullation on the flooring. The garage floor is 80mm below the bedroom level. The plans say lay the damp proof membrane (would you use a...

Hi - I live in a 3 storey town house, with the fourth bedroom and garage downstairs. I have decided to install an ensuite shower room and walk in wardrobe in the garage - leaving me with a 'croppped' garage. This will involve 3 new openings into the garage (supported by lintels), errection of...

I am just changing my boiler and so after some advice on resolving the issues with the current system. I have income water pressure of 0.5 bar (working pressure) and flow rate of 12l/min :( On this basis have ruled out combi or mega system. I currently have a bathroom upstairs and plan to...

Thanks for the reply. What is the likely cost of getting PP? Can I draw scale diagrams myself without the need of a costly archictect? What are the consquences if the council did discover there was no planning permission? Cheers

I currently have a pre-existing deck hanging off my house at groud floor level. The deck is 1.3m high and measures 5m x 1m. The deck is part of the original design of the house when built in the 60's and all the house in the terrace have this feature. I would like to extend to extend the...

Can anyone advise on the process to cut into a cast iron soil stack and than join a length of plastic in. I need to do this to install a new ensuite Cheers

Thanks - are you aware of any products to patch up the DPC as I will need to dig a channel to run soil pipe in

Hi - I am hoping to instal an ensuite in my bedroom. However, drainage for the soil pipe and wastes is an issue. My opitions are: 1) dug up the floor (the bedroom is on the ground floor) or 2) Maserator Does anyone have experience with maserators eg are they noisy/prone to break down...

4-6 adults in the house. All professionals who what showers in the morning at 6-8am. One ensuite shower (yet to be constructed), the other is a bathroom with shower over the bath. Baths are rare. Lots of people use the water at the same time etc. Appreciate your thoughts. Cheers

I am renovating my home and thought it would be a good idea to update my hot water systemwhilst the house is in peices. The house is 4 bed,2 bathroom. Pressure is 3 bar on static test, 0.7 bar when I teat the pressure with a trap running and flow rate is 13l/min. I have ruled combi out...

We got the measurement from the same place - first tap connected to the mains. Really confused! But out of interest only one pumber out of 4 tested the pressure and this plumber only tested flow rate becasu I asked. He could have pu;lled the wool over my eyes on the test eg I assume you...

Thanks. Thats essentially what I did and got 13l/min. The plumber used a flow rate cup and got 20+l/min. I reckon he could have been pulling the wool over my eyes. What would be your recomendation for new boiler system? Currently on vented, but was thinking about unvented/combi?? but...

Hi can anyone tell me how to measure the flow rate from the mains? Cheers

So with the unvented system how bad will the perfromance be on my current pressure and flow rates? Also to measure the flow rate, one of the plumbers used a 'cup' and he told me I had in excess of 20l/min flow rates. However, I measured the rate again by turning on 2 taps at once. I then...

They sit under the deck. but are quite far in front. The walls are really a stand alone feature and the deck would be ok with out the walls as the front osts are down 90cm.

Thanks for the note. What is your view on the retaining walls? Permission required?