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any advice would be appreciated hamazz

so the build up would be 75mm for floor finishes, 75mm insulation, 150mm block/beam, which makes 300mm, and then as im using 215mm blocks if i allow mortar would make it 250mm, so 550 in total, that would allow one block under the beams?? am i understanding that right? what is the minimum...

no drainage at all, -600mm seems like a big amount?? as we will have to excavate a bit for the block and beam either way, how would i build up the 600mm, 150mm block, 75mm insulation,75mm screed. ? what about the other 300mm? hamazz

just wondering what is the best way to know how much lower than the finished floor level to have the top of the foundation pour. we have 150mm block/beam, and about 75mm insulation, 50mm screed, leaving 25mm for floor finishes, so is it best to have the top of the finished foundation pour...

interesting thread, i was just wondering how much a bricky would take for a 215mm thick solid block, rather than brick/block cavity, and there is about 150m2+ , v had prices from £15/m2 to about "22/m2 in london area. i hoping someone could give me a better idea, as £7 difference by 150 = over a...

sleeper wall was going to be built on the foundation right up next to the wall block, as it is a big block 215mm wide, thought it might be better to build up another sleeper wall next to it to sit the beams on rather than cut pockets out in main block wall. solid wall mainly because its...

were planning a further extension in a year or 2, and want the void underneath for service's, cabling piping etc, thats why were not going for a slab hamazz

we got planning permission to remove our large conservatory and replace it with a solid extension, the old conservatory was a screed floor with no insulation, so we had to rip it out. we are now thinking of putting a block/beam floor in instead of a slab floor.. the only thing on my mind is we...

on the spec from ideal it says 50.1kw (170 900 btu/h) well the boiler is over 10years old, so might be an idea to get it changed, its energy rating is D, so was thinking of putting a new one in, i got a mate that can do most of the re-plumb and stripping and i can get another one in for the...

hi currently have a old conventional ideal mexico super cf4140 boiler, which is rated at about 50kw, looking to replace with a new combi, was advised that size needed is a 24kw?? checked on http://www.idhee.org.uk 4 bed semi detached with solid walls, double glazed and 2 bathrooms, 2...

our soil and surface water are currently combined and shared with a manhole on the neighbours side, we have permission from thames water to make our own connection on the lateral line. our neighbours manhole just across the drive is 1.2m deep, we will be excavating on our side of the wall 1.2m...

looking for a rough idea of a cost to re-plumb a 1930's 4 bedroom semi detached house in london. currently running on lead mains with a mix of 15mm copper and push fit pipes. Will be 3 bathrooms and kitchen, only need 1st fix for now.. for hot cold water only, as would be going for underfloor...

i got quoted £4170 for 2* 25/32mm feeds to our house that we are converting into 2 flats, the existing pipe is lead, we had that tested already to see if we can get it upgraded for FREE under their lead replacement scheme, but the test came back negative, so we will probably have to pay tog get...