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Thanks. What we are doing is knocking the old kitchen and utility within the house into one large kitchen and extending that as a separate project. We are then building a new utility room/building one metre away from the house opposite the back door. The outbuilding will have a central heating...

I thought we were fine not doing building regs as this is what the architect said (we are having a kitchen extension done on the main house which needed plans) but you have made me think twice. I have just asked the builder to get the inspector out this week to do a building notice inspection as...

I totally agree. This is why I want to be sure what my builder is proposing is acceptable under building regs as I was expecting cavity walls with insulation. I want the building to be safe and usable as a utility room. This is not being done on the cheap so if cavity walls are the best way to...

Thanks very much for the reply. I should have said 'plasterboard then skim' is the builders plan. If I heat the room using electric heating independent of the house in some form does that remove the need for building regs? We do plan to put in kitchen units but most will be tall full height...

Hi All I am having a new outbuilding built next to the house to use as a utility room with central heating off of the house. It is about 2.5m x 3m so below the size requiring building regs. The builder is suggesting that instead of building a cavity wall with blocks and quilted insulation...

Hi All I have just swapped my old enforcer for the v11 with wifi and app. The new kit came with a new bell box so I have learnt the old and new bell boxes to the new panel (both are wireless). When I trigger an alarm only one bell rings. Both trigger on their own if I tamper with them. Do I...

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Hi I have an older version of enforcer (2016 installation) which I do not have the engineers code for and it does not have wifi. I have now purchased the latest V11 panel and just need some guidance on uninstalling the old panel if you can help please. My uninstall questions are - 1) Is...

Thanks @Bigsosij . I changed the exit mode to timed and the hall to final exit and it now allows timed entry and exit. Cheers.

Thanks for the replies. I have not ‘set each zones exit mode’ so must have overlooked this! Where in the engineers menu is this? Will try this when I go back to my mums and see if that is where the issue lies. Thanks.

Hi just installed Enforcer V10 for my mum and all good except getting the PIR that is in the entrance hall to do 20 second count down in both exit and entry. Changed the input type to Entry Route or Final Exit but neither do timed entry and exit? I have created 3 areas for all set, bedtime...

I think you’ll find the max porch size is 3 square metres floor area assuming this is the front of the house. That will limit how far you can practically build off of the front wall to end up with a usable width porch. If the bay window is within your planned porch area and does not start at...

Assuming the black outline of the house is the original unmodified house then yellow and green should be good subject to max depth for rear extensions under PD and height at boundaries and not more than 50% of width of existing house. Blue one looks like it will be way more than half the width...

UPDATE from OP: (for any future readers benefit) Although I have yet to complete the LDC to ensure my plans are PD, I have found that the 2015 act that covers PD was amended in 2017 to include the following which I believe states 'adding to a PD side extensions to make it a bigger (but still PD...

Thanks John. Were any of the ones you have done installed into a drive so cars can drive over and park on the land?

Existing is a 1960's septic tank discharging to a watercourse so no longer compliant with 2020 regs. I therefore need to change to a sewage treatment plant or package treatment plant. The other option would be to keep the septic tank and change the discharge point to a drainage field but that...

My existing septic tank needs to be replaced as it is no longer compliant discharging to a watercourse. The tank is located in the drive and I need to put the new sewage treatment plant in the drive too, either in the same location or next to it. Anyone able to recommend units suitable for...

Thanks for the all the input everyone. My plan is to go for an LDC first and see what they say, just trying to work out how to configure the roof which I may do a separate post on. I will post the outcome of this issue on this thread when I know the final answer from the LPA in however many...

Hi My house has an existing side extension done under permitted development by a previous owner. They did not extend along full width of side house so I want to enlarge still using PD to full width of side. See attached diagram. Can’t see any reference in regs to not being allowed to...

Thanks for your help. If I attempt to do this I will post the outcome back here for future reference. Cheers.