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good idea to speak to planning and BCO if the house has already had any sort of extension it may have used up any permitted development allowances the existing stair (ground to first floor) angle does not need to be changed (to 42 or less) just the new stairs to the loft conversion

# They be Rafters Monkey boy :lol: 4 x 7 (100mm x 175mm) rafters do sound massive but it all depends on the span and pitch Also are you 8 stone dripping wet or 18 stone on a good day? You may have to check the weather forecast on the days you want to spend 'hanging out' in the...

Mick is your building regs application a Building Notice or Full Plans application Ifs its Full Plans then the design and roof timber sizes are likely to have been checked when you application was approved. So the sizes are likely to be on the drawings. Check with your BCO to see if the...

Mick, shoot me if im wrong but............ polyethelene is just another name for polythene (visqueen type material) :wink: . I think (if you mean the kingspan/celotex/xtratherm insulations) youre refering to polyurethane which is as you say better at insulating than polystyrene, and as my...

ITEM 5 - angle of stairs shuld be no more than 42 degrees maximum

simplepimple -your right when you say that the extract will have to go to outside air. i dont know of any firerated ducting. you could use a fire rated extract fan (with intuemescent foam)whihc would be fitted on the kitchen/garage wall. The intumescent fitting would expand at a certain...

am i right in assuming these airbricks are ventilating the floor void? if so they should be ventilating to fresh air rather than the conservatory enclosure so i cant imagine that blocking them temporarily ( a few weeks?) would be that much worse. ultimately i would put supplementry air...

are you grey fox?

well done stiller - nice to see you can have a laugh :shock: we must have a beer sometime :roll: just for future reference :lol: = Laughing

I thought BAS could spell :lol: wouldnt this just postpone the current situation until 2009 when we can all start again? Its not particularly fair on all the guys who have signed up already? I suppose the 10 or so organisations who set up self-cert schemes must be over the moon at...

Wellies and a bucket? :D only sensible solution if youve got floods of water coming in would be to tank it.

the bottom of your foundations must be lower than the bottom of your drains. (if you put them above they would crush and block the drain!) the actual depth of your foundations will depend on the ground conditions. a reasonable guide may be to the same depth of your existing foundations...

i would guess the valve is an air admittance valve (Durgo). You should have another normal SVP on the property to give ventilation of the drain.

looks like my spot is an just an isolated error (but it does apply to 4 flats in the block) so the general consensus think its pretty accurate- good find!

put a picture of the mitchell brothers in each pane (or the krays/goodfellas/scarface any popular hardmen should surfice) :D

she only says you were indicating - were you?

this could be tricky to do when your stuck in a hospital bed

a very interesting find but...... they do have some properties listed with deed prices that WERE NOT BUILT UNTIL AT LEAST THREE YEARS LATER!!!!!!!!! :D in particular several flats that were constructed on the site of some demolished houses hence i have my doubts :shock: Can anybody...

If its a finlock type gutter there are a fair few links on google for specialists http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GSPA,GSPA:2005-32,GSPA:en&q=finlock+gutters

if the roof has originally been designed as a flat roof then it is unlikely to have been designed to take floor loads for an extra storey - i would expect that the flat roof would need to be replace OR maybe steel beams could be installed below the conc beams at right angles to reduce their span...