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Can anyone tell me if it is necessary to notify the neighbour that shares a chimney you intend to repoint the chimney either on a) your own side only or b)on both sides? I tried to understand the Party Wall act but it doesn't seem clear on this point. Obviously it would be the neighbourly thing...

I guess that there must be something wrong with this post/topic as it hasn't received any replies. If this is correct will someone tell me what is wrong with it so that I can correct the problem. I know I asked similar questions in a previous topic...

I would be grateful for some solutions on a problem a friend has with a garage roof of a property she is about to buy from her father's estate. The garage is one side of a pair of semi-detached garages measuring 5.3m x 3.2m (5.3 x 6.4 for both) where both sides have severely pooling; with the...

Thanks for the info re the flat roof. Your right about the extension side facia not looking so good if angled. In the case I asked about the extension extends about 4 metre from the back of a corner plot house with a 400mm ish deep facia that's facing my lounge window and it looks bl***y awful...

Notch7 Thanks for the reply. I had considered putting new 6" plus joists next to the existing ones but hadn't thought to cut them short and rely on the existing joist bearing to support the new timber - great idea. Presumably the sistered joists would need bolting together with star washers in...

I'm trying to help a friend that has a problem with pooling water on the flat roof of a garage. Although the garage is a single of approx 3.2m x 5.85m it is one of a pair (her neighbour owns the other one; total building size approx 6.4m x 5.85m with a 4inch party wall. The roof construction...

Out of curiosity would laying 24 courses of bricks frog down and 8 rows of non-lightweight concrete blocks in a day be excessive? One 100 x 440(?) column (cut 1/3 + 2/3) of single lightweight blocks had to be rebuilt this morning, I think the wind got to it.

The house with the extension is red brick on the ground floor with render/pebble dash to the first floor and so is the neighbour's property along with all the other houses built in the street at the same time (mid 1930's). Given the animosity between the two property owners I doubt rendering the...

The planning consent letter under "CONDITIONS & REASONS" states- "2. The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match those used on the existing building. REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and ensuring the new...

Hi this post in on behalf of a friend's neighbour who is in a boundary dispute with a neighbour who is building a single storey rear extension that required Planning Permission (which has been granted). The property that is having the extension is detached. The outer leaf of the side wall of...

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. ^woody^, or anyone else come to that, is the £1k price reasonable for the Berkshire/North Hampshire area? What should we expect to pay for the engineer's calculations, again in Berkshire/North Hampshire area? Perhaps a silly question - Presumably...

I'm trying to help a friend with modifying her late dad's 50's/60's 2 bedroom bungalow (approx 11.8m x 6.4m) with a small galley kitchen and even smaller bathroom. I've done oodles of (accurate?) drawings to try and show what might be possible. The latest option is to put a full width box dormer...

The 400mm appears to be for situations where a door swings across the landing area. The kitchen door will open the other way so it does not encroach on the landing.

I'm trying to find out if there is a minimum distance from the bottom of a staircase to the opening for a kitchen door. Ideally I want to install a right-hand winder staircase in the hall that will wrap around the external corner of the kitchen. The lower section of stairs will be against the...

I think I read on this forum this morning that the extension off an extension loophole had been closed in 2017, but I can't find that thread again at the moment Edit: Just found the thread mentioned above at...

Hi Tony, Thanks for the reply. What about the width restriction? Is it up to half the width of the original 1948 building for each of the two side extensions, which could result in a doubling of the original width, or is it the width of both extensions when added together should not exceed...

Is it acceptable under Permitted development to build a single storey side extension on both ends (sides) of a detached dwelling? Unless I've missed it in the PD regs and guide documents I can only find references to single side extensions not multiple side extensions (not asking about two...

Ok many thanks

I think I'm getting there??? (me not you) So for the purpose of PD and roof enlargement the gable end brickwork above the eaves is not considered part of the roof?

I don't think I asked the question properly. The extension will not be a detached building it will be attached to the gable end of the existing building with its roof extending up above the height of the existing eaves. See attached drawing, top sketch. My question is if the side extension...