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HI, I had to move a PIR due to building work. The cable was not long enough so I had to extend it. I soldered the 4 cables and plugged it all in. Everything was fine except I didn't take it out of engineer mode. I've since done a walk test and it detects movement and is fine. However...

HA I wish I could do with some inspections on weekends

Hi Thames Water just fixed my mains leak. However they couldn't do one section because of ground conditions. They told me to buy an insuduct and go up and create a new mains stop cock. I think this is a grand idea and will solve any problems in the future. However I have looked at the...

You are right! Since posting it was dealt with. As PD it didn't matter.

Hi, A firend of mine recently built an extension which under the new neighborhood consultation scheme. The reason was due to the depth ie he wanted 4m. They stuck to this depth but the length has increased by 15cm from 7m. Is this going to cause an issue? They asked me but I am unsure...

I couldn't agree more since we get one well! I should have agreed it but its so unclear I thought building inside of my wall covered me. I am dropping some plumb lines down the gap tomorrow and to my wall to see if there is any encroachment. I think his main concern is how is he going to...

Hi I have just built a new rear extension and had the roof put on. I get on well with the neighbours and included them in notification and inspection of foundations and wall building. however I just came back home from holiday and within 2 hours the door went and the neighbour said he had a...

Thank you for the input. Building control and the sparky would have to sign off on any solution. I'm trying to think of solutions in the mean time. I didn't think cavity was good. One odd solution would be to go under bath with extension off ring main. He can access this area and...

Hi, I've had a rear extension put in (well knocked down walls and rebuilt. I had planned to use the existing lighting circuit until we discovered it actually spurred off the sockets for the room in a concealed junction box. As a result there are very limited routes I can take to insert a...

Sadly i dont have. Oh well keep digging!

Hi I've got a build over agreement for this. The foundations required it. This is not a manhole its a small inspection chamber at the bottom of my soil stack. I didn't think it was right so double seal it is!

Hi I've got a large sewer running underground I've dug down 1.8m but can't locate it. Is there something i can hire to help detect it? My digger wont go down any further. Any ideas? Many thanks

I'm Building a single extension. This goes over an inspection chamber. I plan to install rod access in the main stack and seal the chamber. One builder told me i could simply put foam around gaps to prevent smell. This didnt sound right. I am right in thinking this should be a screw...

Thanks for all your input. I know little about structural engineering for sure! I'm not bad on google though. Ive been able to review a number of similar plans for the area. The only other things which came back were regarding the type of lighting i will use.

thank you I'm not exactly sure of soil type. Will i need to dig down to find out? Trickle vents on windows will likely cover the requirement then. I will specify this on the plans including u value

Hi, I've submitted my building plans to the local council for a single story rear extension. They have come back to me with some bits I need to cover in my application. Could anyone help me out with what more I could do to cover it? 1. Foundataions (i've stated): All fonudations to be...

Odd development! Dug out old plans including bill from thames water who charged for a class 1 sewer on previous extension. Also puts the sewer in a different position to them. I spoke to them saying will i be refunded if its a class 1. Answer no! We would have paid cctv costs. Need to...

thank you for this! I've spoken to them and they say its a class 2 drain meaning £687. They did say they would need to CCTV the drain before and after. The sewer will run under the extension. I don't have a manhole its in the neighbours garden. When I spoke to them they could not tell me...

Hi, I'm just about to submit some plans for a single rear extension. It has a depth of 3.6 m. However I spoke to Thames water today and my sewer (a class 2) runs parallel to the house. The distance from our house is aprox 3m but the depth is not known. I have no manhole on my property...

I want to use it in place of 21.5 rigid overflow. Space is tight so I need it flexible