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I could not see the picture at first so posted saying the picture was broken but then I reloaded and it came up (did you edit it?), there does not seem to be anyway to delete a post here so I just deleted the post so it was meaningless.

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Today I made a start on installing a lintel between the existing and the extension. First I made 3 holes in the wall to accomodate 3 needles which I then supported in place with 6 acrows. Once the acrows were firmly in place, I broke out a slot to accomodate a catnic type lintel...

I am building it without planning permission, which means to stay within PD, I need to keep the overall height under 2.5m. I want as much ceiling height as possible which is why I want to place the insulation between the joists rather than above or below despite the extra difficulty fitting it...

Do you even need a pillar? just join the window direct to the door frame? Something you could do, to save the cost of a new window is to use an angle grinder to cut the existing window just to the right of the left hand mulluion leaving the left hand row of panes in place, this will leave a...

Hi, building a new garage and I am at the stage of adding the roof. I am thinking of using 100mm Kingspan between the joists of the flat roof. I insulated by existing garage with kingspan by carefully cutting pieces to the exact width between the joists and even then there were some gaps...

Mostly for welding and also some composites work which is why I am using a cavity wall with CWI as I will need to heat it and maintain it at 20c or higher for optimal curing of resins.

I would like to install some sprinklers in my garage. Knowing almost nothing about them I'd like to know what kind of cost I am looking at to install some sprinklers in a garage of about 4x6 meters. Am I correct thinking they would operate off the mains pressure or would a tank or pump be...

I am building it with a flat roof in order to be under 2.5m thus planning permission is not required. I confirmed this at a meeting with the council. I've not yet calculated the final cost but I would estimate about £6.5k total for the materials, skip hire and plant hire for the 4.6x6.5m...

Hi, I am thinking about building a conservatory on the back of my house. The size and position of the conservatory itself will fall within the permitted development requirements and thus not need planning permission. Also as the conservatory is under 30m2 and mostly glass, it should be exempt...

The extension may not have required planning permission when it was constructed as it may have been permitted development. Bear in mind that the permitted development rights have changed quite a bit from 30 years ago so while it may not be classified as permitted development today, it may have...

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Yep, I've done some more building and am now getting close to finishing. Due to severe weather in December very little building took place for about 6 weeks before the weather was suitable to resume. Anyway after filling the trench fill footings I laid 6 courses of Class B engineering bricks...

I am thinking of installing a sink within my (detached) garage for cleaning muddy boots etc. For this I will need to install a new foul waste pipe and a fresh water pipe for a distance of about 8 meters. I know the foul waste is notifiable and needs to conform to part H of the building regs...

Having outgrown my existing garage I am building an extension for it. I've been thinking about doing this for several years but have only now taken the plunge and started building. As the combined floor area of the existing garage and the extension is about 42m^2 which is over 30m^2 I am...